Piper Theatre Productions

06/04/2026

https://www.broadwayworld.com/scotland/article/BLOODY-BALLAD-OF-BETTE-DAVIS-to-Return-to-Edinburgh-Fringe-from-Piper-Theatre-20260528

Piper Theatre Productions will present The Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis at Assembly Roxy Upstairs in Edinburgh, a camp horror musical fantasy set in 1970s Hollywood exploring aging, motherhood, and Tinseltown's dark side.

05/21/2026

Maggie Weber - our Piper friend is directing a very cool show. Check it out!

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/i-am-brooklyn-tickets-1989159350163?aff=oddtdtcreator&fbclid=IwY2xjawR8ebdleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFIcWxJUWlvQ1V4R3lkZkhvc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHiyBJ0gQkc8lcIiaBMlyWvGxjfhIglk8PGfJf4AMFbKc9ghh5xMnbzbBkntG_aem_nNnMze-jbPaICdk3APuxtQ

A Brooklyn kid battles neighborhood drama, grief, and the universe’s questionable sense of humor—armed only with music, grit, and a pear tree that refuses to let him forget who he is.
The Beekmann Theater at 314 W. 54th St., New York, NY 10019,

June 22nd and 24th @ 8:30 PM and June 27th @ 2 PM.

A Brooklyn kid battles chaos, grief, and destiny—armed only with music, grit, and a pear tree that refuses to let him forget who he is.

05/21/2026

The line at the heart of our Edinburgh Fringe show this August. Brooklyn previews July 25th & 26th.

THE DAVIS FILES 🪲
Bette Davis is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Hollywood Hills, in the Court of Remembrance. Her sarcophagus reads:
SHE DID IT THE HARD WAY.
The line wasn’t hers — at first.
In 1951, the director Joseph Mankiewicz, who had just made All About Eve with her the year before, told her: “On your tombstone should be written ‘She did it the hard way.’”
He meant it as a compliment.
She lived another 38 years carrying that sentence. Through the Warner Bros. lawsuit, through the years of bad scripts, through Burnt Offerings, through the stroke, through her daughter’s tell-all memoir, through the cancer.
Months before she died, she said: “You know what they’ll write on my tombstone — ‘She did it the hard way.’”
They did.
The Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis tells the story of how she earned it.

🎭 The Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis
📍 Assembly Roxy: Upstairs, Edinburgh
📅 6 – 30 August 2026 · 15:00 daily (off Thursdays)
🎟 Tickets: https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/the-bloody-ballad-of-bette-davis
Plus Brooklyn previews — Gallery Players, July 25 & 26.
Presented by Piper Theatre Productions at Assembly Festival.

05/15/2026

AUDITIONS / IMPERIUM
Piper Theatre Productions
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Jack Vitale
Directed by Olivia Wohlgemuth
Music Direction by James Steinman-Gordon

This program is tuition-free for all participants. Students selected for the production will rehearse and perform at no cost.

We are seeking students ages 13–17 who are interested in helping bring a new musical to life.

Auditions
Saturday, May 30
2:00–5:00 pm
BAX | Brooklyn Arts Exchange – Studio D

To schedule an audition time, please contact:
John P. McEneny, Artistic Director
[email protected]

Rehearsals
June 29, 30
July 1, 2, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
5:00–7:30 pm

Tech/Performance
July 11
The Old Stone House
Washington Park, Brooklyn

Please prepare one 30-second to 1-minute monologue of any genre and 16 bars of a song of your choice.

About the Show

After a devastating world war destroys America and wipes out most of humanity, a glittering new city rises from the ashes. Imperius promises safety, order, and a future free from the chaos that once doomed the world. Built by a mysterious visionary known as The Architect and governed by his powerful artificial intelligence Melius, the city runs on perfect rules and unquestioned obedience. But when a curious young citizen, Carlos, begins to question the fate of his rebellious brother and forms an unexpected bond with Violet, the Architect’s daughter, cracks begin to appear in Imperius’s flawless design. As hidden truths emerge, the citizens of this fragile new society must confront a terrifying question: in a world rebuilt by machines and control, who actually decides humanity’s future?

05/12/2026

Don’t Miss the May PIP at OSH This Thursday at 7pm!

05/11/2026

Meet the cast of our Edinburgh Fringe show this August! Brooklyn previews coming July 25 & 26 at Gallery Players. 🪲

05/11/2026

The poster has arrived. 🪲
The Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis — a glittering horror-musical fantasia — comes to Edinburgh Fringe 2026.
Bette Davis. Karen Black. Oliver Reed. The cursed 1976 set of Burnt Offerings. Witchcraft, demons, vintage glamour, and one demonic goat. Built through physical theatre using five actors. Composed by Rob Parker. Directed by John P. McEneny.

Poster design: on Insta.
Have you ever seen a poster that tells you exactly what kind of show you're walking into? This is that poster.
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🎭 The Bloody Ballad of Bette Davis
📍 Assembly Roxy: Upstairs, Edinburgh
📅 6 – 30 August 2026
🕒 15:00 daily (off Thursdays)
🎟 Tickets: https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/the-bloody-ballad-of-bette-davis
Plus Brooklyn previews — Gallery Players, July 25 & 26.
More info coming soon.
Presented by Piper Theatre Productions at Assembly Festival.

05/06/2026

13 years ago, Piper Theatre took its first show to Edinburgh.
The Island of Doctor Moreau. Somehow, we came home with a Bobby Award. We had no idea what we were doing. We just knew we had to be there.
3 more trips to Edinburgh later, we're back at Assembly Festival's Roxy Upstairs with our most ambitious show yet: The Bloody Ballad Of Bette Davis: A New Musical. Daily at 15:00, dark Thursdays, August 6–30.
Tickets: https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/the-bloody-ballad-of-bette-davis

12/07/2025

Piper friends, a quick reminder that our Scholarship Fundraiser is next week, and we need you with us.

Every summer, we dedicate more than thirty thousand dollars so that every child, regardless of circumstance, can spend their summer creating worlds. This year, with families feeling the strain, your support is more important than ever.

Join us next week as we celebrate twenty-five years of stories and lift up the next generation of young artists.
Seasonal bites, good company, entertainment and a room full of people who believe in the power of theatre.

If you cannot attend, please consider a donation. Every gift opens the door for a child. (Eventbrite link: https://pipercelebrates25.eventbrite.com; Donation link: https://www.pipertheatre.org/support) 🎭

12/04/2025

Playwrights in Process meets on Monday, December 8, at 7:00 p.m. at the Old Stone House. We’ll have our usual gathering of actors, playwrights, and anyone who likes hearing raw pages read in a room where people are genuinely listening. This month, we’re featuring new work by Flo Ankah, Nancy Jun, and Helene Montagna. We’ll read twenty to twenty-five pages from each script, then take a little time for honest, supportive feedback. It’s free, it’s welcoming, and it’s an openhearted place for artists to stretch, test ideas, and see what else might be possible. Come join us! 🎭