ALL SHOWS
are Thursday. Friday and Saturday at 8.00PM, with select
Sunday and matinee performances on a to-be-announced
basis.
OUR BOX
OFFICE opens 30 minutes before curtain.
Our seating is open, so reservations, while they’ll
be honored, will not guarantee your choice of seat unless
you are a member.
OUR
BOX OFFICE LINE will ask for your name,
telephone number, number of seats, price range (concessions
for students or seniors or general admission), and the
performance you wish to attend. Generally, your call
will not be returned unless you instruct us otherwise
AND/OR if we cannot seat you.
"THE CHARACTERS OF CONOR MCPHERSON'S DARK YULETIDE DRAMA [ARE]....INFINITELY ENTERTAINING..... AS ADULT HOLIDAY DRAMAS GO, THEY DON'T GET MUCH MORE DARKLY ENTERTAINING."
- The Buffalo New
Eric Bentley, our Board Member
Emeritus, is internationally renowned for his literary criticism
and translations (of the plays of Brecht, in particular) and
as a playwright whose dramas bend gender or the boundaries
of theatre. Each year, the New Phoenix Theatre annually launches
THE ERIC BENTLEY NEW PLAY COMPETITION, a national search for
bold new writing that tests the boundaries of theatricality,
gender, sexuality or identity.
Plays can address any combination of these challenges in any
way, but must be un-produced, full-length works in order to
be considered. MSS should be sent with an SASE and a $25.00
handling fee to Eric Bentley New Play Competition,
New Phoenix Theatre On The Park, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Previous winners have included ORGANIC MOVEMENT OF THE CHAIR AND PITCHER (pictured), Tim McPeek's exploration of eroticism and representation in the work of Egon Schiele, and EMBODY, Lauren Gunderson's new drama inspired Leonardo da Vinci's trial for sodomy.
Winner of
the 2005/2006
Eric Bentley New Play Competition
ORGANIC
MOVEMENT OF THE CHAIR AND PITCHER
By Tim McPeek
Each year, we select a brand new play that
explores the boundaries of theatricality and/or gender for
its World Premiere at the New Phoenix.
