UNDER St. Marks
94 St. Marks Place
(Betw. 1st Ave and Ave A)
(Click for directions)

Oct 4-27, Thurs-Sat
Performance begins promptly at 7:30pm

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Visit www.kinderspiel.us for more information and photos.

Check out NYtheatrecast for a roundtable discussion featuring Kinderspiel's director, Jon Stancato.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from:

In the seedy and seditious demimonde of Weimar Berlin, five lost souls find each other (and sold-out audiences) when they create a scandalous club where adults play like children...and customers pay to watch!

"The inventive folks at the Stolen Chair Theatre Company explore the [Weimar] era with the existential KINDERSPIEL; think NO EXIT decked out in fishnets and Art Deco decay...The overall effect is haunting. Watching these slightly cracked adults play with desperate abandon reminds us that the worst of times may bring out the best in artists, but in the end it's the politicians who get to rule (and ruin) the world."
-Raven Snook, Time Out NY (4 Stars)

"There's a delightful irony in watching Kiran Rikhye's delectable frolic of a play Kinderspiel: audiences sit in a musty — yet appropriately atmospheric — basement to watch a play about a bunch of Weimar-era demimonde oddballs who sit around and play like children while customers pay to watch. The playwright provides insight into a glorious era of Berlin history, contrasting it with the economic depression and political upheaval of its time and drawing parallels to contemporary affairs. The childlike idiom is brilliantly developed and performed by the talented cast, leaving Under St. Marks' crowd wanting more."
-Stephan Paschalides, Flavorpill pick

"Will we see a more distinctive, visceral play this fall? Kinderspiel, the latest work to emanate from the extraordinary and increasingly well-regarded Stolen Chair Theatre Company, defies easy categorization and simple analysis. It is dazzlingly entertaining, extremely well-crafted, and at once both funny and a little off-putting. Its sharp and challenging themes linger well after the play itself has ended, sparking lively conversation and perhaps even a bit of soul-searching as you explore its ideas...

So, while I'm all for there being many new American plays as challenging and original as this one, I doubt that we'll be that lucky. Which is why Kinderspiel should be required viewing for the theatrically adventurous and those in search of the most provocative and thought-provoking work that indie theater has to offer."
-Martin Denton, nytheatre.com "Pick of the Week"

Read the full reviews at www.stolenchair.org

Please note: all performances begin promptly at 7:30pm.

Remember transforming your family's old refrigerator box into a dungeon?

The Stolen Chair Theatre Company has spent the past 6 months training to play like kids for Kinderspiel ("Child's Play"), a provocative and playful new production running every weekend in October. We've had such a great time "kinderspieling" that we want to invite everyone we know to come join us for a playdate. We've got loads of free wine and a stage filled with fun objects, and we invite you to get drunk and play with us. Or skip the drinks and just play with us. Or skip the playing and drink all you want while you watch other people play with us. Or sit in a corner and play by yourself while knowing that there are people drinking and watching you play.

$10 gets you the open wine bar and about two hours to recapture your youth in the company of friends and complete strangers.

Space is extremely limited so please RSVP by contacting jon@stolenchair.org.

10pm @ UNDER St. Marks
94 St. Marks Place
(Betw. 1st Ave and Ave A)
(Click for directions)