Playscape Performs takes place every Sunday from April through October at ShowBox Theater! We’ll be back in 2025 for music, dance, puppetry and more.
Home to ShowBox, the first improv theater in a New York City playground, Playscape is New York’s destination for arts, exploration, and play. Join us April – October in 2025 to celebrate the beauty of a biodiverse playground.
Please see the 2024 Program of Events below. In case of rain, performances will be rescheduled.
April 7th
10:30am: Show Up Kids!
12:30pm: Show Up Kids!
April 21st
10:30am: Shakesbears (with workshop)
12:30pm: Shakesbears (with workshop)
April 14th
10:30am: Puppetsburg
12:30pm: Puppetsburg
April 28th
10:30am: Paper Heart Puppets
12:30pm: Paper Heart Puppets
May 5th
10:30am: Sova Dance & Puppet Theater
12:30pm: Sova Dance & Puppet Theater
May 26th
10:30am: Chinese Theatre Works
12:30pm: Chinese Theatre Works
May 12th
10:30am: NYC Kids Project
12:30pm: NYC Kids Project
May 19th
10:30am: Bill Gordh
12:30pm: Bill Gordh
Come to Playscape to see About Sprouts a site specific work choreographed by David Parsons and featuring students from Ballet Tech, The New York City Public School for Dance
June 14th and June 15th: 2pm and 3pm
June 2nd
10:30am: WonderSpark Puppets
12:30pm: WonderSpark Puppets
June 23rd
10:30am: Parallel Exit
12:30pm: Parallel Exit
June 9th
10:30am: Puppetsburg
12:30pm: Puppetsburg
June 30th
10:30am: Show Up Kids!
12:30pm: Show Up Kids!
June 16th
10:30am: 3AM Theatre
12:30pm: 3AM Theatre
July 7th
10:30am: Loco 7
12:30pm: Loco 7
July 21st
10:30am: Teatro Sea
12:30pm: Teatro Sea
July 14th
10:30am: Puppetsburg
12:30pm: Puppetsburg
September 1st
10:30am: NYC Kids Project
12:30pm: NYC Kids Project
September 22nd
10:30am: Bill Gordh
12:30pm: Bill Gordh
September 8th
10:30am: Sova Dance & Puppet Theater
12:30pm: Sova Dance & Puppet Theater
September 29th
10:30am: Creative Stage Collective
12:30pm: Creative Stage Collective
September 15th
10:30am: WonderSpark Puppets
12:30pm: WonderSpark Puppets
October 6th
10:30am: Paper Heart Puppets
12:30pm: Paper Heart Puppets
October 20th
10:30am: NYC Kids Project
12:30pm: NYC Kids Project
October 13th
10:30am: WonderSpark Puppets
12:30pm: WonderSpark Puppets
October 27th
10:30am: Teatro Sea
12:30pm: Teatro Sea
Foskett Family Foundation
James David Price
Tom and Gayle Walsh
The Cornelia T. Bailey Foundation
Barker Welfare Foundation
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