Girls in Trouble named "Best Of" by L Magazine

The Flea’s production of Jonathan Reynolds’ Girls in Trouble was named the “Best Of” by The L Magazine for a very interesting category.

Click here to find out the category and for the full story.

Posted August 12, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Jim Simpson's Alma Mater Visits The Flea

Alumni of Punahou School in Hawaii, including Artistic Director Jim Simpson, recently gathered at The Flea for an east coast reunion.

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Posted August 10, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Flea IP Party 2010

Our Flea IP program had its second summer soirée on June 28th 2010, at the home of Jim Simpson and Sigourney Weaver. Flea IPs, artists, political guests and Board Members were all in attendance to help celebrate.

Posted June 29, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Sigourney Weaver writes for the NY Daily News

Flea Board Member Sigourney Weaver wrote an OpEd piece for the NY Daily News recently about the necessity of the arts in New York City.

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Posted June 25, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Video: Bathsheba Doran on Parents' Evening


Playwright Bathsheba Doran discusses her show @ The Flea and Parents’ Evening co-stars Julianne Nicholson and James Waterston.

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Posted May 7, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Parents' Evening


Click here to see images from PARENTS’ EVENING.

Posted April 22, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Video: Julianne Nicholson and James Waterston on Parents' Evening


Parents’ Evening co-stars Julianne Nicholson and James Waterston discuss the show, The Flea, and cheap drinks.

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Posted April 15, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Parents' Evening Rehearsal


Exclusive photos of Julianne Nicholson and James Waterston rehearsing for Parents’ Evening.

Posted March 31, 2010  /   ( 0 )

The Flea's on TV (again)!

Better TV featured Sigourney and The Flea this week.

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Posted March 26, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Documentary to Air in Austin

The Flea’s 30 minute documentary “The Flea: A Portrait” will air on PBS affiliate stations throughout the country this spring.

Click here for a schedule and to view a trailer of the documentary!

Posted March 4, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Girls in Trouble

Click here to see images from GIRLS IN TROUBLE.

Posted February 19, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Jim and Carol featured in the Yale School of Drama Magazine

The Flea’s Artistic Director Jim Simpson and Producing Director Carol Ostrow were both featured in the Winter 2009-2010 edition of the Yale School of Drama Magazine.

Posted February 19, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Jonathan Reynolds stirring up trouble in Time Out

Jonathan Reynolds, author of GIRLS IN TROUBLE, and Jim Simpson, director, discuss why the play will be so controversial.

Posted February 9, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?

Pictures from our Benefit at the Broad St. Ballroom on December 8th, 2009

Posted January 21, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Meet the Bats of Girls in Trouble

Meet the cast of Girls in Trouble.

Posted January 20, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Music with a View's Spring Season

Photos of this spring’s musicians in action!

Posted January 20, 2010  /   ( 0 )

The Flea and Sigourney Weaver on NBC

Sigourney Weaver gives an interview at The Flea explaining what we’re all about!

Posted January 7, 2010  /   ( 0 )

Paper Mag loves The Flea

Two Flea shows named among Paper’s 10 Best of 2009!

Posted December 31, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Radio Days

Radio interview with THE GREAT RECESSION playwrights Thomas Bradshaw and Erin Courtney on WBAI.

Posted December 15, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Dance Conversations Spring 2010

Posted December 15, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Radio Magic

Hear Adam Rapp and Will Eno on the legendary Leonard Lopate radio show on WNYC

Posted December 15, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: The Great Recession

Click here to see images from THE GREAT RECESSION

Posted December 3, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Meet The Bats of The Great Recession

Meet the cast of The Great Recession

Posted December 1, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Little Gem

Click on the link to see images from the show

Posted November 24, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: The Misunderstanding

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Posted November 20, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Trailer from The Flea: A Portrait

See select scenes from The Flea: A Portrait, a half hour documentary that followed The Flea’s 2008-2009 season.

Posted October 28, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Free Night of Theater

On Thursday, October 15th The Flea joined hundreds of theaters in New York to give away tickets as part of the nationwide TCG program Free Night of Theater. The event was held in Union Square and proved to be a huge success. Check out images from the event by clicking on the above link.

To learn more about Free Night in NYC click HERE

Posted October 16, 2009  /   ( 0 )

The Flea: A Portrait

You can now watch The Flea… on TV!

Yes, that’s right. Our thirty minute documentary entitled “The Flea: A Portrait” has been selected to air on PBS affiliate stations all across the country.

Click on the link to see how you can watch interviews with Sigourney Weaver, Bill Murray, Adam Rapp and Elizabeth Swados, all featured in the documentary.

Posted October 6, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: The Oldsmobiles

Click HERE to see images from the show!

Posted October 5, 2009  /   ( 0 )

The Flea Wins an American Graphic Design Award

Our website won an award!

Posted September 30, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Bat Auditions!

This fall hundreds of actors lined up at 41 White Street for a chance to auditon for Artistic Director Jim Simpson and become a part of THE BATS; The Flea Theater’s resident acting company.

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Posted September 30, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Variety: Power of Women Event with Carol Ostrow and Sigourney Weaver

On September 24th 2004, Producing director Carol Ostrow and Board Member and Flea enthusist Sigourney Weaver flew to Los Angeles to participate in the inaugural Variety: Power of Women- produced in tandem with the Womens Impact Report

Learn more about the event HERE!

Posted September 24, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Music With a View's Fall Season

Click on the link to see images of this years 2009-2010 performers

Posted September 17, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Ny Goofs performing Hotel Bananas Summer 2009

More photos of clown-fun inside.

Posted September 8, 2009  /   ( 0 )

LITTLE GEM from Dublin wins award at Edinburgh Festival, to come to The Flea

Click on the link to read the article and see a few photos

Posted August 31, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: The Parents Evening at Guild Hall with Michael Gladis and Mary Bacon

More photos from the reading inside

Posted August 28, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Extraordinary Bat Call

This summer our Bats spent a couple of days readying the theater for the fall season. Here, Felipe Bonilla, Sarah Sakaan and Dorien Makhloghi enjoy a post-work snack.

Posted August 27, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Dance Conversations Fall Season

Posted August 18, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Bats Mentioned in Edinburgh's The Scotsman

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Posted August 14, 2009  /   ( 0 )

The Flea's 2009/2010 season mentioned in the NYT, Playbill and Variety

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Posted August 12, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Work

Posted July 22, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Ashley Montana Goes Ashore in the Caicos... Or What Am I Doing Here?

Posted July 22, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Critics Acclaim Tribeca New Music Festival

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Posted June 10, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Flea IP Party

The Flea IP initiative kicked off with a fabulous summer soirée on June 9th 2009, at the home of Jim Simpson and Sigourney Weaver. Flea IP Patrons, Artists, Political Guests and Board Members all were in attendence to help celebrate the exciting new project.

Posted June 9, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Music with a View's May Concert

Check out these images from the May Concert

Posted May 14, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Music @ The Flea

Check out more Music images..

Posted April 30, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Off the Main Road

More Images Coming Soon…

Posted April 29, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Dance @ The Flea

Check out these photos from Dance @ The Flea

Posted April 21, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Twitter!

We joined Twitter!

Posted March 24, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Subway Hero Chad Lindsey In Kaspar Hauser!

Posted March 18, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Love/Stories Behind-the-Scenes

check out the behind-the-scenes video from Love/Stories

Posted March 13, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Kaspar Hauser Behind-the-Scenes

Check out this exclusive peek at Kaspar Hauser, plus interviews with its creators.

Posted March 9, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Kaspar Hauser

See more images from the show!

Posted February 16, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Dance Conversations

Coming this Spring 2009.

Posted February 9, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Love/Stories

See more images from the show

Posted January 30, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Writer/Director Interview: Love/Stories

Itamar Moses, playwright, and Michelle Tattenbaum, director, discuss the world premiere of Love/Stories (or But You Will Get Used To It)

Posted January 26, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Smoke and Mirrors

More photos from the production inside.

Posted January 20, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Seating Arrangements

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Posted January 20, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Offending the Audience

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Posted January 20, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Bingo with the Indians

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Posted January 19, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Oh The Humanity

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Posted January 19, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: America LoveSexDeath

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Posted January 19, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: I.E. In Other Words

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Posted January 19, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: The Director

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Posted January 19, 2009  /   ( 0 )

How do you like YOUR Lunch?

A Light Lunch is “well worth the trip to White Street!”

See what audience members thought about the show and post your own reviews.

Posted January 6, 2009  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: A Light Lunch

See more images from the show.

Posted December 16, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Dawn

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Posted November 12, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: The Dawn Cast

See the actors in Dawn

Posted November 7, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Flea Theater Nominated For Two AUDELCO Awards!

The Flea Theater has been nominated for two awards by the Audience Development Committee, Inc.

Posted November 6, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: The Footage

See more images from the show

Posted November 4, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Interview with Jim Simpson

Artistic Director Jim Simpson discusses the founding and purpose of The Flea Theater

Posted November 4, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Free Night of Theater - October 16, 2008

See more images from the event

Posted October 27, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Cato

See more images from the show

Posted October 14, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: We Must Be Off!

Images from our benefit on September 23, 2008

Posted October 9, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Back of the Throat


See more images from the show

Posted October 9, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Mrs. Farnsworth

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Posted October 9, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Los Angeles

More photos from the production inside.

Posted September 30, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Bat Auditions Fall 2008

September 2008 Bat auditions were a smashing success! Young actors lined White Street from the door of The Flea to Broadway, waiting for their chance to sign up.

Posted September 26, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: Lower Ninth

More photos from the production inside.

Posted September 18, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Being a Bat



Get a behind the scenes look at what it’s like to be a member of The Bat Theater Company from the Bats themselves.

Posted September 14, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Photo Gallery: The Break-Up & The Happy Sad

More photos from the production inside.

Posted August 28, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Writer/Director Interviews, Mark Greenfield and Kip Fagan, I.E., IN OTHER WORDS

Kip and Mark describe their process.

Posted August 26, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Writer/Director Interviews: Joseph Goodrich and Nick Faust, SMOKE AND MIRRORS

Long time collaborators Faust and Goodrich discuss their process.

Posted July 16, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Writer/Director Interviews, Barbara Cassidy and Jessica Davis-Irons, THE DIRECTOR

The director and writer behind the production of The Director share behind-the-scenes info.

Posted June 1, 2008  /   ( 0 )

Writer/Director Interviews, Julian Sheppard and Adam Rapp, LOS ANGELES

An exclusive interview with Adam Rapp and Julian Sheppard during the rehearsal process for LOS ANGELES @ The Flea.

Posted March 26, 2008  /   ( 0 )