The Mars One Project, a sketchy Dutch enterprise that raised millions of dollars in the 2010s with talk of establishing a human colony on Mars, is the inspiration for this new play by Heloise Wilson, a mixture of physical theater and projections directed at the Tank by Saki Kawamura. The piece is based in part of interviews with scientists and real participants in the Mars One project; in addition to Wilson herself, the cast includes Marisela Grajeda Gonzalez, Regan Hicks, Gibran García and Katherine Bahena-Benitez.
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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