CuRRENT & UPCOMING SHOWS
master-plan presents
First President of Japan and OK King
Thursday, August 20, 7-11pm
Do you like your rock music up close and in your face?
Are you looking to get your blood pumping and your head spinning?
Then you need a heavy dose of First President of Japan and OK King, two of the most colorful and engaging bands on the local scene. We guarantee this show will rule.
Doors at 7pm
Show at 8pm
master-plan.rocks is a nonprofit for rock n' roll. We provide funding to create and produce intimate live recordings, studio time, and the production of vinyl for the bands we love.
New York Immersive Invitational
Sunday, August 23, 1-8pm
Experience the inaugural New York Immersive Invitational, a one-night festival celebrating the boldest ideas in immersive theatre.
Five immersive creators from across New York City have accepted an extraordinary challenge: conceive, design, build, rehearse, and premiere an entirely new immersive experience in less than 48 hours. The result is an evening of daring, unpredictable, and wholly original work that can only exist for this moment.
The New York Immersive Invitational is both an incubator for immersive art and a celebration of the creative process itself. Audiences have the rare opportunity to experience ambitious new work at its earliest stage—to step inside ideas before they evolve into fully realized productions. Some pieces may never be seen again. Others may go on to become the next acclaimed immersive experience.
Following five successful editions in Los Angeles and a recent expansion to Denver, the Immersive Invitational makes its New York debut, bringing this unique creative challenge to one of the world's most vibrant immersive theatre communities. Each iteration showcases a new lineup of local artists, ensuring that every Invitational is a one-of-a-kind celebration of the creativity and innovation that define its home.
Whether you're a longtime fan of immersive theatre or discovering the art form for the first time, the NYC Immersive Invitational invites you to experience five original immersive worlds—all in a single unforgettable evening.
Performances at: 1pm, 4pm, and 6:30pm
REVERB: Eve Adams’ Tearoom
Thursday, Aug 27, 7-10pm
American LGBTQ+ Museum and Culture LAB LIC welcome you to REVERB: Eve Adams’ Tearoom, a night of lecture and performance that pays homage to Adams' lesbian literary salon of 1925 Greenwich Village. A Polish-Jewish feminist, radical activist, and writer, Eve Adams published her collection of short stories and illustrations, Lesbian Love, which gave an unprecedented voice to the lives of her sapphic community. Eve’s Hangout (as it was officially called), was the first openly lesbian nightclub in New York City, and laid the groundwork for sapphic spaces that would emerge throughout the next century. Enjoy a cup of tea at the salon, be transported with dramatic readings from early lesbian literature, follow the trail she blazed to sapphic spaces of today, and leave inspired by this inspirational literary icon.
ABOUT REVERB: COLLABORATION WITH AMERICAN LGBTQ+ MUSEUM
An immersive program series that connects the echoes of queer history to the present through captivating history lessons and live performances. Each event features a blend of lectures, music, dance, and interactive experiences, all set within a casual, speakeasy atmosphere. Participants can explore archival materials and ephemera that highlight a unique aspect of queer history, showcasing how its reverberations continue to shape and influence the LGBTQ+ community. Reverb creates a space to cultivate a deeper connection to queer history through both education and expression.
ABOUT AMERICAN LGBTQ+ MUSEUM
The American LGBTQ+ Museum (ALM) preserves, investigates, and celebrates the dynamic histories and cultures of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people, as well as those of the emergent and adjacent identities among our communities. Using exhibitions and programs, we seek to advance LGBTQ+ equality through the lens of social justice movements, including, but not limited to, race, gender, class, immigration, and disability.
Follow us and learn more at https://americanlgbtqmuseum.org
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Radium Girls Immersive
Thursday, September 24, 6:30pm
Following the sold-out run of our "playtest" in the summer of 2025 during Playground: Immersive Works in Progress at Culture Lab LIC, we are remounting a condensed, twenty-minute version for an industry presentation of RADIUM GIRLS IMMERSIVE this fall on Thursday, September 24 and Friday, September 25.
Each evening will feature two presentations and culminate in a mixer.
The mixers will invite audience feedback and performer mingling while providing the creative and producing team an opportunity to engage with potential producing partners and investors.
We are excited to be partnering with Culture Lab LIC in Long Island City as a co-producer and space-granting partner for the RADIUM GIRLS IMMERSIVE industry presentation. Their continued support has been integral to its development.
A limited number of public tickets are available for purchase.
Ticket tier sold out? Follow @radiumgirlsimmersive on IG for upcoming ticket releases! For industry access, investment interests, or additional inquiries, please contact radium@lenawolfe.com
Note for participants: By purchasing a ticket, the audience member understands that immersive theatre involves active participation and interaction with the environment and other participants. The audience member is aware that there are inherent risks associated with this type of experience, including the possibility of physical injury due to moving through the space, exposure to loud noises, and unexpected situations including verbal and tactile interactions with performers. The audience member voluntarily assumes all risks associated with participation in this event and hereby releases the producers, venue, and related parties from any and all liability for any injury, damage, or loss sustained during the event.
sweet prince
Friday, October 9, 7:30pm
The murderous uncle? The beguiled queen? A hired friend? Who will you choose?
sweet prince is an interactive, one-woman Hamlet that invites you to step in as the missing characters. Ready to be? This production uses a pared-down version of Shakespeare's script to investigate depression, what it means to be “mad,” and grief. At the same time, it joyfully invites members of the audience to participate as the missing characters.
In Shakespeare’s play, Hamlet recruits actors to help him prove his uncle is guilty. Can this Hamlet recruit members of the audience to help her successfully tell this version of the story? Will they act when called upon? Perhaps they’ll even experience a transformation, a spark of new courage, a curiosity to be. This production and Junkyard Shakespeare’s tour are supported by the generous Culture Lab LIC, our co-producer!
PERFORMING ARTS At Culture Lab LIC
Culture Lab LIC is passionate about supporting emerging artists and fostering ambitious work. Over the past four years, our directors have helped produce over 25 professional productions. We have supported original and in-development work, presenting the premiere productions.
We have provided rehearsal space for over 20 theatre/dance and music groups and produced hundreds of events. In 2024 alone, we donated over 1,000 hours of rehearsal space to local theatre and dance companies. Over the past three years, we have created an amazing space for performing artists to learn, grow, take risks and make work. We are proud to create affordable opportunities for our local artistic community here in LIC!