TREASURES
Treasures are full-length, public performances, offering space for artists to present their work.
Our next project is HEAVEN IS A PLACE IN THE SKY, a tragic, stupid farce about money, loneliness, and killing spotted lanternflies in New York City during the hottest summer in human history. Written by Ian Reid and directed by Jake Beckhard, HEAVEN will run at The Tank from September 3-8 – get your tickets today!
We're lucky enough to have received a $4,000 grant from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council for the show, but we still have costs to cover. If you're interested in helping out with that, consider making a small tax-deductible gift by clicking the button below! The vast majority of this money will go directly to paying actors and the rest of the team; the rest will go toward the design budget and a small marketing push. Any amount helps!
Heaven Is A Place In The Sky
Ian Reid (playwright) & Jake Beckhard (director)
Geoff has been lonely, so his girlfriend Juliet hires two actors to pose as his friends, but things fall apart when one of the actors wants to be Geoff's friend for real. Meanwhile, Juliet's best friend is in love with her, and the Therapist they all go to keeps trying to turn therapy into hanging out. A tragic, stupid farce about money, loneliness, and killing spotted lanternflies in New York City during the hottest summer in human history.
Slop Bucket
An evening of unfinished plays, songs, stories, images, textiles, and people. If you can't take the slop, stay out of the bucket!
Heaven Is A Place In The Sky (reading)
Ian Reid (playwright) & Emma Richmond (director)
A play reading at The Tank. Geoff has been lonely recently, so his girlfriend Juliet secretly hires two actors to keep Geoff company, but things get complicated when one actor wants to be Geoff’s friend for real. Meanwhile, Juliet’s best friend is in love with her, and the therapist they share keeps trying to hang out with them.
The Last Annual Spelling Bee
Ian Reid & Sarah Marlin (pronouncers)
No theatre. No gimmicks. Just a spelling bee. Twenty-five people competing for fame, glory, and a big doughnut, cheered on by their friends, family, and peers.
Lobster / When the Rain Runs Out
Kallan Dana (playwright) & Hanna Yurfest (director) / Max Mooney (playwright) & Emma Richmond (director)
Two readings, produced as part of The Tank’s LimeFest 2023. A co-production with Needy Lover.
Drive the Speed Limit
Penelope Gould (playwright) & Marina Carlstroem (director)
A play with puppets following Eve, a chronically ill and fat teenager struggling to understand her body while navigating her artist mother and religious grandmother’s views of what it looks and feels like to be healthy. Shadow puppets animate the battle raging inside Eve’s body. The doctors don’t accept her insurance.