The Flea Theater

Posted on November 1, 2013

The Flea Theater was founded in 1996 by director Jim Simpson, playwright Mac Wellman, and designer Kyle Chepulis — all renowned artists — with a mission to create “a joyful hell in a small space.”

Nestled in the heart of TriBeCa, The Flea Theater is now an award-winning incubator for “non-institutional and resolutely noncommercial” theater, and thus gears its programming towards the experimental and daring. The Flea Theater received a Drama Desk Special Award in 2004 for its adventurous approach.

The Flea Theater is also home to the Bats, its resident acting company. The Bats are show-runners of #serials@theflea, now in its 19th cycle, a late-night theatrical competition in which five teams of Bats present segments from new plays by up-and-coming playwrights, and let the audience choose which three teams will proceed to the next week.

LOCATION

The Flea Theater
41 White Street
New York City
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CURRENT SEASON

My Daughter Keeps Our Hammer

The Mysteries

SUBSCRIPTION/MEMBERSHIP

The Flea Theater offers a membership program. For an annual fee of between $50 and $5,000, members receive special benefits including discounted tickets, invitations to special events, and a range of deals from nearby vendors. For more information, visit The Flea Theater’s membership page.