The queer Pakistani-American writer-performer Adil Mansoor recounts his experience collaborating on a translation of Sophocles's political tragedy Antigone with his mother—a hijabi Queranic scholar—in an autobiographical solo show co-directed with Lyam B. Gabel. The show, which premiered at Washington, D.C.'s Woolly Mammoth Theater last year, makes its NYC debut at the Flea, which helpfully allows spectators to purchase tickets at prices ranging from $10 to $100 according to their ability to pay.
Broadway and Off Broadway productions get most of the attention, but to get a true sense of the range and diversity of New York theater, you need to look to the smaller productions collectively known as Off-Off Broadway. There are more than dozens of Off-Off Broadway spaces in New York, mostly with fewer than 99 seats. Experimental plays thrive in New York's best Off-Off Broadway venues; that's where you'll find many of the city's most challenging and original works. But Off-Off is more than just the weird stuff: It also includes everything from original dramas to revivals of rarely seen classics, and it's a good place to get early looks at rising talents. What's more, it tends to be affordable; while cheap Broadway tickets can be hard to find, most Off-Off Broadway shows are in the $15–$35 range. Here are some of the current shows that hold the most promise.
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