The Skeleton Rep - News

"Wendell & Pan" opens in exactly 1 month!

12/10/2018

The W&P cast & crew are hard at work bringing the magic of Katelynn Kenney's world off the page and onto the stage.

"Wendell & Pan" runs 1/10 - 1/20 at The Tank. You won't want to miss this magical dramedy about family, secrets, letting go, and growing up!
$25 tickets | $15 senior/student

If you're excited by this show or have enjoyed any other Skeleton Rep work this year, consider making a tax-deductible donation to help fund "Wendell & Pan" as well as our 2019 ambitions!
No amount is too small (although $100 donation gets you 2 tickets)!

#GivingTuesday for the Exploration of Modern Myth!

11/27/2018

We know that everyone is asking for money today, especially non-profit theater-makers.
The Skeleton Rep humbly and joyously asks you, our community, to play your part in
exploring modern myth.

This has been our mission since conception, from living room performances to outdoor workshops to FringeNYC Best Bet and now, a co-production with The Tank. We've come far in three short years, but now we need your help to keep growing so that we may explore further.

Check out our Fractured Atlas page for more information about us, what your contribution funds, and how to make your tax-deductible donation today!

Theasy says we're a BEST BET!

10/17/2018

"an enthralling work, performed by a talented and engaging cast... in the gamble that is the Fringe Festival, Devices of Torture is a chance worth taking."
- Adrienne Urbanski, Theatre is Easy

Read the Full review

"Feminizing Jason" Isabella Jane Schiller (L), Miranda Noelle Wilson (C), and Miranda Poett (R)

"Punishing Larry" Olivia Jampol (top), Isabella Jane Schiller (bottom)

The Mistresses say you have three chances left to catch their act.
You don't want to miss this best bet.

Run time is approximately 80 minutes

Devices of Torture - Read our review, plus 4 more chances to catch the show!

10/15/2018

"Devices of Torture" opened over the weekend - & the Mistresses were pleasing!

"In the daring, delightfully scintillating, and damn tantalizing "Devices of Torture," the women have grown tired of waiting on the world to change. These dommes are making their own rules, and you better have thick skin, a whole lotta wit, and a big heart to play the game." - Zennie Trieu

Read the full review

We're so pleased to have four more performances! Join the dommes at La Maison:
Tonight @ 9:45pm
10/20 @ 6:30pm
10/21 @ 5:30pm
10/22 @ 9:00pm

Psst!

We're going to be hanging out in the West Village prior to the show. Want to meet one of the team before seeing them onstage? Join us at Cowgirl at 8pm!

Looking forward to seeing you there. Mistress demands it.

"Devices of Torture" opens in 2 weeks!

9/29/2018

In DEVICES OF TORTURE, a one-act play premiering at FringeNYC 10/13 - 10/22 by Caroline Bennett, four dominatrixes navigate their daily work, life, and relationships in the days following the 2016 election.
Oh, and the dommes play the Johns.
Love isn't the only thing that hurts.

Featuring Olivia Jampol (AJAX, NYT Critics pick, The Flea), Miranda Poett (Whatchamacallit: A Play about Jesus, The Secret Theatre), Isabella Jane Schiller (Garbage Person Karaoke, Capital Fringe), and Miranda Noelle Wilson* (Ryan Raftery’s Titans of Media Cabaret Series, The Public).

5 Chances to see DEVICES OF TORTURE!
Saturday, October 13 at 8:45pm
Monday, October 15 at 9:45pm
Saturday, October 20 at 6:30pm
Sunday, October 21 at 5:30pm
Monday, October 22 at 9pm
Tickets ($22) are available for advance purchase at www.FringeNYC.org.

St. Angela's is back in session!

9/3/2018

Vanessa's an atheist who just wants to get through high school.
Florence is an old nun who wants to be a mom.
Abigail's a teenage prophet and has a message from God.
... St. Angela's is about to have a very interesting fall semester.

Want to know more? You've got 2 chances to see it!

9/5 & 9/12 @ 7pm
The Acorn, Theatre Row

THE INCONVENIENT MIRACLE is back!

8/27/2018

The Skeleton Rep so excited to announce our participation in the New York New Works festival this year, happening at Theatre Row next month!

The story started as a play, Whatchamacallit: A Play About Jesus.
It became The Inconvenient Miracle: A Mysterious Birth Musical.
Now, we're doing it in 1/2 an hour.

This condensed musical is written by Emily Claire Schmitt, Emily Rose Simons, and Ria T. DiLullo.
We are also so fortunate to have our cast from May's workshop joining us again!

We will be performing:
9/5 & 9/12 @ 7pm
Theatre Row, 42nd Street
The Acorn

Each evening, every audience member get to vote on their two favorite shows, which will have an impact on if we get a third performance! Show your support for Skeleton Rep, new work, and female-driven stories by coming out for a night of incredible new theater!
And don't forget to vote for the girls at St. Angela's in "The Inconvenient Miracle!"

We hope to see you there!

Cheers,
The Skeleton Rep
Team Inconvenient Miracle

We now have fiscal sponsorship through Fractured Atlas!

8/19/2018

What is Fractured Atlas, and what is fiscal sponsorship?

Fractured Atlas is a 501(c)(3) public charity, which makes it possible for those who have fiscal sponsorship to accept donations, which now includes us.

What this means for you is that contributions to The Skeleton Rep are now tax-deductible...
HALLELUJAH!

Photo by Hunter Canning

visit us at fractured atlas

The Skeleton Rep has an exciting fall coming up -

1. We've got a show in the New York New Works festival this September.
2. We're co-producing a show for Fringe NYC in October.
3. We'll be announcing some exciting personnel additions soon!

We're also already hard at work planning our 2019 season.

If you're into our mission to explore modern myth and want to support us, check out our Fiscal Sponsorship page. You can donate monthly or once, at any amount.
Our first goal is $100/month - help us get there!

If donating isn't in the cards for you right now, we still want to see you!
We'll be announcing ticket links for the fall shows soon, and we'd love to show you what we've been up to.

Ria's writing & directing the next Salon! - 7/28 @ 7pm

7/16/2018

I, Ria T. DiLullo, am so pleased to be sharing something I've written as part of the summer Salon Series - Agrodulce !

I will be presenting this work Saturday 7/28 @ 7pm,
will the help of the most incredible cast:
Barron Bass
Claire Buckingham
Michelle Cage
John Carlin
Brendan Cataldo
Emmanuel Linden-Broner
Dani Martineck
Courtney McClellan
Miranda Poett
John Racioppo

Those of you who have been following the salon series for a while might remember this show by another name. The script was presented as "Grief Lines" in January 2015. After a set of rewrites, it became clear that the title needed to change. "Agrodulce" is the Italian for "bittersweet" or "sour-sweet," which I believe more appropriately reflects just how dynamic a family becomes in the moments following the surprise and grief of a loss.

Please RSVP & BYOB. I look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,
Ria AKA The Skeleton Rep

Something very special is happening tomorrow...!

7/6/2018

You may remember a call to action from last year, asking for shorts about little known women in history. Dani Martineck wrote an incredible piece for Courtney McClellan about Cathay Williams, the first black woman to serve (undercover) with the Buffalo Soldiers, a specialist group of the army during the Civil War and the years beyond.

Less than a year later, the piece has been developed and performed through Urban Stages' Outreach program. After being performed throughout the spring, we are pleased to be able to share our work on the Urban Stages stage, for one night only* -
Saturday 7/7 @ 6pm
259 West 30th Street

*The performance is paired with the other Outreach program from this spring, which asks what happens when the Goddess of Love gets rejected, using only the text from a little known Shakespeare poem.