Pop-up theater in the former Pork Pie Hatters on 9th Street

[Photo by Steven]

Out of the Box Theatrics is starting its 2018 season with a production of Adam Rapp's "Nocture," staged inside the former Pork Pie Hatters on Ninth Street between Avenue A and First Avenue.

Previews start tonight ... with a short run through May 6. Find tickets here.

Here's more about the company via their website:

Since its 2015 inception, Out of the Box Theatrics (OOTB) has been committed to hiring a diverse company of actors, regardless of gender, race, creed, ethnicity, or disability. We are dedicated to producing new and classic works while challenging audiences to experience work outside of their expectations with a fresh perspective in site-specific locations.

roviding accessible and individualized experiences to many different ages, ethnicities, disabilities, gender and sexual identifications of all kinds. By offering performances that speak to both experiences they are confronted with as well as perspective beyond their own backyard, OOTB serves enthusiastic patrons of culture and art and underserved communities equally.

H/T Veronica!

440 East 9th Street is home to an old hat shop that we are transforming into a bookstore for this production of ‘Nocturne’! We are so excited to share this immersive experience with you! We are truly getting site specific here! The play takes place in the LES - "Mrs. Levitsky, a Nabokov fanatic. She lives on Tenth Street between First Avenue and Avenue A, next to a Russian and Turkish bathhouse, where on a cool night the smell of eucalyptus drifts up from the courtyard and in through the window to his 9-by-9 room." ^^^THATS WHERE WE ARE! How cool is this? . . . . . #nocturne #ootb #immersive #nonprofit #offbroadway #sitespecific #oneman #les

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