2009–10 Season

Questionable Content 2009

September 17–19 @ 8 p.m.
September 20th @ 2 p.m.
The Kraine Theater, 85 E. 4th Street, New York

COTE's second annual one-act festival Questionable Content features all new works from four contemporary playwrights:

– Steve Koppman's futuristic (prescient?) Homage to Catatonia envisions a world where we're all plugged in, and questions the cost. Directed by Ashley Marinaccio.

– Craig Abernethy's sharp comedy Do/Don't Do turns the playwright's incredible eye for social commentary on a (not so) ordinary street crossing. Directed by Robert A. K. Gonyo.

– In Reina Hardy's classic tale of truth versus fiction, Smooth Criminal, a writer of a fraudulent blog is forced to choose between integrity or a book deal. Directed by Casey Cleverly.

– And in COTE Artistic Director Robert A. K. Gonyo's Urinal Play, a young man must deal with his impertinent boss who has run out of toilet paper. Directed by Robert A. K. Gonyo.

Democracy in America: NYC Mayor

October 31 & November 1

In COTE's first foray into guerilla theatre, we present a piece exploring the nature of civic participation, spectatorship, the politics of art, and the art of politics.

The audience will find Robby & Ashley with a soapbox and "all eight candidates for Mayor of New York City" at several different street fairs and festivals on the weekend before Election Day, offering the opportunity to hear about the issues "live" from "the candidates."

You might find us:
Saturday, October 31

Fort Greene Park, Brooklyn
Dekalb Ave. @ Washington Park
between 12:30 and 1 p.m.

World’s Largest Block Party
Madison Ave between 42nd and 57th Streets, Manhattan
between 2:30 and 3 p.m., and between 4 and 4:30 p.m.

36th Annual Village Halloween Parade
Sixth Ave from Spring St to 23rd St, Manhattan
between 5:30 and 6 p.m., and between 6:30 and 7 p.m.

Sunday, November 1

Jackson Heights Greenmarket
34 Avenue between 77 & 78 Streets, Queens
between 1 and 3 p.m.

Union Square Broadway Festival
Broadway between 17th and 23rd Sts
between 4 and 5:30 p.m.

Decadent Acts

Thursday–Sunday, April 22–25, 2010 @ 8pm
Saturday–Sunday, April 24–25, 2010 @ 2pm

American Theatre of Actors
Beckmann Theater
314 W. 54th Street, New York, NY 10019
Tickets available at SmartTix

This new play from COTE’s Artistic Director Ashley Marinaccio examines the effects of discriminatory laws against same-sex partners in late 1980s New York, plunging emotional as well as political depths with grace and searing honesty. At a time when the push for full equality is finally building real momentum across the country, this play couldn’t be timelier.