Theater for the New City, Crystal Field executive artistic director, presents Remembrance written by Pat GoodSon and directed by Joan Kane March 20, 2025 to April 6, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 3:00 pm 155 First Av, NYC 10003 description Amy is in therapy to cope with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder […]
Diva Therapy
Theater for the New City, Crystal Field executive artistic director, presented Diva Therapy Joan Kane† directed an Equity Showcase Code production of Diva Therapy by John Mark Lucas presented by Theater for the New City and produced by Ego Actuswith performances November 7 to November 24, 2024Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm, Sundays at 3:00pmat Theater for the New […]
Meltdown
Theater for the New City, Crystal Field executive artistic director, presented MeltdownJoan Kane† directed an Equity Showcase Code production of Meltdown by Toby Armour Presented by Theater for the New City and produced by Ego Actus with performances October 10 to October 27, 2024Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm with a special matinee at 3:00pm on October 12 […]
Freedom Summer
Joan Kane directed an Equity Showcase Code production of Freedom Summer was presented by Theater for the New City and produced by Ego Actus with performances June 8 to June 25, 2023Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 8:00pm, and Sundays at 3:00pmat Theater for the New City 155 First Avenue, NYC 10002 description This latest play by Toby Armour […]
Silent Sky
Joan Kane directed Silent Sky by Lauren Gunderson at the Amateur Comedy Club for the Snarks in November, 2022. description Silent Sky is based on real female pioneers. Henrietta Leavitt, an intelligent, educated woman enthralled by astronomy, and excited to be hired to work in Harvard’s Observatory, comes to Cambridge full of expectations. But, this is the early 1900s. The women astronomers at […]
Dating, Depression, & Dirtbags: A Love Story
written and performed by Elza Zagreda directed by Joan Kane About the Play After her Prince Charming turns into the Prince of Darkness, Elza dries her tears, straps on her pink Bottegas and embarks on a journey to find love again; not easy to do in a city where single women outnumber single men by […]
Susan B.
Susan B. Anthony recounts her life struggles and political maturation in the context of a press interview with Nellie Bly, the famed reporter who was a pioneer of investigative journalism. In a time of deliberate campaigns of voter suppression through a variety of means, women’s rights are increasingly under attack. All of which makes it […]
Almost 13
Almost 13, 2022 EdFringe See our short promo video here. REVIEWS “Kane is an engaging storyteller who convincingly embodies the various characters” ***** Five Stars by Adam Thornton in Wee Review “This is visceral, credible and well written drama, documentary delivered in part-fictional style through character acting, storytelling, occasional heart-breaking humor and a life-affirming message […]
Aunt Susan & Her Tennessee Waltz
Aunt Susan & Her Tennessee Waltz at Theater For The New City, 155 First Avenue @10th Street Originally scheduled for April 28 to May 15, 2022, We had to close the show before the last weekend due to COVID in thee company. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 pm, Sundays at 3:00pm Tickets were $18 […]
Almost 13 in 2021
Ego Actus presented Almost 13 inn 2021, written and performed by Joan Kane and directed and designed by Bruce A! Kraemer at The Episcopal Actors Guild in October 2021. These are the memories of a young girl’s hot, sweaty summer in Brooklyn. Can she survive being caught between a disintegrating family at home and racial […]