Brooke M. Haney

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Company of Fools returns with another visceral, slice-of-life production to start off its 2021 season. It's not your typical love story: Doug and Kayleen meet at the nurse's office in their elementary school; she's got a painful stomach ache, and he's all banged up from a running dive off the roof of the school.

“Love is love is love” in TURN TO FLESH PRODUCTIONS (TTF) presentation of Juliet and Her Romeo—Emily C. A. Snyder's vibrant retelling of Shakespeare's most famous love story.

Daughters of Troy announces a reading of Stroke Vagina, a new play by Nilsa Reyna. The reading features Ashley Candelaria, Bryan Cortes, Nina Simisterra and Liz Mattera. The reading will be directed by Daphnie Sicre. Stroke Vagina will be presented March 23rd at 7:30 PM at the Dramatist Guild Foundation Music Hall. Tickets are free and doors open at 7:15 PM.

Unconventionally Intimate, usually performed in living rooms, will receive a new staging for the United Solo Festival on Saturday,

The apprentices of Daughters of Troy announce Daughters Rising, a show featuring pieces written, directed, and performed by them. Daughters Rising features a cast of sixteen performers, and focuses on the work created by the apprentices this year, as well as highlighting difference mediums of art, such as poetry, dance, music, and digital media. The show will take place May 15th at 9:30 pm at The Dramatist Guild Foundation Music Hall.

Ithaca's Kitchen Theatre Company is partnering with NYC's Daughters of Troy to produce a reading of Natural Shocks, a new play by Lauren Gunderson on April 21st at 4 pm. The show, based on Hamlet's 'To be or not to be,' follows a woman waiting out an imminent tornado in her basement, and grappling with the reality of gun violence. The reading at the Kitchen, directed by Aubrey Saverino and featuring Brooke M. Haney, is one of over 50 that are happening all over the country that weekend, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine attack. Tickets are a suggested donation and all proceeds will be donated to The Advocacy Center in Tompkins County.

Ithaca's Kitchen Theatre Company is partnering with NYC's Daughters of Troy to produce a reading of Natural Shocks, a new play by Lauren Gunderson on April 21st at 4 pm. The show, based on Hamlet's "To be or not to be", follows a woman waiting out an imminent tornado in her basement, and grapples with the reality of gun violence. The reading at the Kitchen, directed by Aubrey Saverino and featuring Brooke M. Haney, is one of over 50 that are happening all over the country that weekend, the 19th anniversary of the Columbine attack.

Orange is the New Black's Amanda Stephen has joined Daughters of Troy as a theatre-making mentor. She is paired with mentee Jordan Tyson, who is currently appearing in Pipeline Theatre Company's Folk Wandering. Daughters of Troy launched its 2017/2018 Apprentice Company last fall.

Writer and Performer Alexandra LaPlante workshops her indelicate new play, Unconventionally Intimate, in a gorgeous Soho loft on Friday, January 19th at 7:30pm. Tickets are $12. Following the play, there will be a post show discussion and social hour with wine and beer.

Daughters of Troy announces the 2017/18 Apprentice Company. This marks the second education initiative for the company, following the Summer Apprentice Company. As Daughters of Troy workshops material over the fall, the company aims to foster the development of young artists through the Apprentice Company.

Daughters of Troy presented The Persephone Project Labor Day weekend on Governors Island as part of Barton Booth's Make Room Initiative. The company is excited to share photos from this work-in-progress.

Daughters of Troy is currently developing The Persephone Project on Governors Island in New York through Barton Booth's MAKE ROOM initiative. This year's  residency explores female sexuality and desire through the lens of the Persephone myth. An exhibition of artwork inspired by the themes will be open to the public on Saturday, Sept. 2 and Sunday, Sept. 3 from 10a-6pm, along with free performances of the theatrical works-in-progress at 1pm, 2pm, 3pm and 4pm at Building 8A in Nolan Park on Governors Island.

Daughters of Troy announces the 2017 Apprentice Company. This marks the first education initiative for the company. As they return to Governors Island in New York this year, to present The Persephone Project through Barton Booth's MAKE ROOM initiative, the company aims to foster the development of young artists.

Daughters of Troy will return to Governors Island in New York through Barton Booth's MAKE ROOM initiative for the second year in a row. This year's  residency will exhibit theatrical installations exploring female sexuality and desire through the lens of the Persephone myth.

Cabaret Artists Chad M. Ryan and Brooke M. Haney's first collaborative endeavor, Brooke and Chad Are… Just as Gay as You. (A Queer Cabaret of Chaos and Clarity), premieres this year during Pride Week on Tuesday, June 20th at 6:30 pm at the Duplex. Created by Haney and Ryan from their combined personal "GAY" experiences, the show explores the themes of queerness and identity and the unlikely friendship between a Gay man and a Queer woman, all under their shared love of music and storytelling. Filled with chaotic  humour, truth telling vulnerability and occasional crisp clarity, the evening is sure to be a 'gay ol time.'  The duo has also partnered with Shining Hope for Communities to raise money and build awareness for Margaret's Safe Place, a project of Shining Hope. To that end, a portion of the proceeds from every ticket will go to support Shining Hope.

The workshop performance of Unconventionally Intimate on Tuesday May 30th has sold out. The team has added a second workshop on Thursday, June 1st at 7:30 pm also at the Music Hall at the Dramatist Guild Fund. Documenting her real life experiences navigating the complex and delightfully awkward world of contemporary dating, Unconventionally Intimate is Alexandra LaPlante's humorous, fascinating and sexy look at what is possible... if you throw traditional expectations out the window.

Writer and performer Alexandra Laplante workshops her indelicate new play, Unconventionally Intimate, at the Music Hall at the Dramatist Guild Fund on Tuesday, May 30th at 7:30pm.

Daughters of Troy presented a performance of mostly new theatrical works-in-progress at Dixon Place on November 21st at 7:30pm. Photographer Larissa Nowak captured some fantastic shots of rehearsal for those that missed this one-night performance.

Daughters of Troy announces an expansion of their interdisciplinary project which began earlier this year at an artist residency on Governors Island. The one night performance of mostly new theatrical works-in-progress will take place at Dixon Place on November 21st at 7:30pm.