The Motor Company

The Motor Company free site-responsive theater for all new yorkers
garden/laundromat/park pop-ups since 2011
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The Motor Company is devoted to creating and producing theater that is accessible and community-oriented. Our mission is to heighten our relationship to our city and surroundings by using public spaces as the impetus for story-telling and theatrical events. The Motor Company is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the charitable purposes of The Motor Company must be made payable to "Fractured Atlas" and are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law.

just an ol' prospector prospectin' to prospective robots...πŸ€–βš’οΈπŸ€ DAY ONE of πŸ… COMMUNAL SPACES🌻 is in the books! not to men...
09/12/2026

just an ol' prospector prospectin' to prospective robots...
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DAY ONE of πŸ… COMMUNAL SPACES🌻 is in the books! not to mention our BIGGEST PLAY ON reading ever (more on that soon)!
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if you like discussions of free will, tabletop yoga, or buggy surprise parties, come out to Moore Jackson Community Garden weekends thru sept 27 for original short plays that'll get you up and dancing - and hunting robots!
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the show continues tomorrow with
MUSIQUITA at 1:30
and plays at 2:30
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see y'all in the garden!
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and finally, DAY 5THE LAST MOVIE STARby Tori πŸ’ͺdirected by βœ¨πŸŒ™lila🌟✨at fort tildenwith daxx jayroe & their nifty bits πŸ˜‹ S...
08/28/2026

and finally, DAY 5
THE LAST MOVIE STAR
by Tori
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directed by βœ¨πŸŒ™lila🌟✨
at fort tilden
with daxx jayroe & their nifty bits πŸ˜‹ Sam Sherman | Χ©ΧžΧ•ΧΧœ Χ–Χ‘Χœ Anton Handel Jammine Nance
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photos by Kate
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we're already in the throes of ROUND 2! of our WRITERS' LAB, with a very exciting community partner, so keep yer eyes peeled for more public readings of new, site-responsive works-in-progress!
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and now, after much anticipation, DAY 4 of WRITER'S LAB round 1!✍️by Samantha Cooper GENERAL SLOCUM AT THE PICNICAstori...
08/27/2026

and now, after much anticipation, DAY 4 of WRITER'S LAB round 1!
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by Samantha Cooper
GENERAL SLOCUM AT THE PICNIC
Astoria Park Alliance
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directed by Susanna Jaramillo
featuring Austin Ku ✌🏼❀️🌈 Kamal Sehrawy Ciara Brown Erin Anderson Devin E. Haqq saidie BREEZY LEIGHβš‘οΈπŸ’« Gabe Calleja AJ
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photos by Tony Iaccio
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we're finally sitting still long enough to go thru photos from our first everWRITERS' LAB staged reading series,and what...
07/24/2026

we're finally sitting still long enough to go thru photos from our first ever
WRITERS' LAB staged reading series,
and what a bunch of gems!
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we'll start with
BULL MOOSE DOG RUN
by lab facilitator Kate Mulley
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staged outside the American Museum of Natural History
by company managing director caitlin wells
featuring elleiraj Lauren Dortch-Crozier David King Adam Patterson Chopper Jacobs ꧁Victoriaaa Vee ꧂
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thanks Tony Iaccio for the great pics!
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THIS SUNDAYat astoria park!🌊🌳🌁GENERAL SLOCUM AT THE PICNICby β›΄οΈπŸ’§πŸ”₯on the anniversary of a picnic never reached, a tight...
06/11/2026

THIS SUNDAY
at astoria park!
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GENERAL SLOCUM AT THE PICNIC
by
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on the anniversary of a picnic never reached, a tight-knit church congregation gathers to face what was lost
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directed by
featuring .stone
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come out to the south hill, just off shore blvd and south of hell gate bridge
june 14 at 2pm
totally FREE!
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BRING A BLANKET - or even your own picnic!
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NEXT UP!πŸ‘€NOW'S NOT A GOOD TIMEby πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’»πŸ’»πŸ“¦πŸŽΈa folk singer in a lonely bar tells the story of how an AI-driven future comes t...
06/10/2026

NEXT UP!
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NOW'S NOT A GOOD TIME
by
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a folk singer in a lonely bar tells the story of how an AI-driven future comes to an end
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directed by gaven d. Trinidad
featuring .le
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364 atlantic ave, boerum hill
brooklyn
this saturday at 4
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FREE, as always!
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the reviews are in! even the dogs are digging today's dog park play!🐢come out to the northwest side of the natural histo...
06/06/2026

the reviews are in! even the dogs are digging today's dog park play!
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come out to the northwest side of the natural history museum on the UWS today at 2! we'll meet at the nobel monument near the west entrance - be there or be square!
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we're so lucky to have the community we have. 🌱2025 marked our1st ever WRITERS' LAB✨️1οΈβƒ£βœ¨οΈ3rd ever PLAY ON! youth playw...
12/25/2025

we're so lucky to have the community we have.
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2025 marked our
1st ever WRITERS' LAB
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3rd ever PLAY ON! youth playwriting program
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13th COMMUNAL SPACES garden play festival
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and we couldn't have done any of it without our playwrights, facilitators, teachers, directors, actors, designers, host venues, musicians, interns, board, donors, photographers, staff, audiences, and YOU!
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not to mention generous grants from the likes of
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y'all have made this a year of incredible growth, and we're so honored to have you in our crew. here's to another year of mutual support, community spirit, and wild creativity for ALL - bless us, every one!
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we bring theater to YOU, for FREE!no tickets, no reservations, no money money money money! never ever!❌️ πŸ’° ❌️but in ord...
12/22/2025

we bring theater to YOU, for FREE!
no tickets, no reservations, no money money money money! never ever!
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but in order for us to keep producing wildly original new shows in unexpected places around the city for NOTHING, we need your help! we rely entirely on donations & grants, much of which goes to paying every single artist we work with. DONATE TODAY to bring theater to ALL new yorkers with
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the WRITERS' LAB developmental readings are up & running!πŸ•πŸ•πŸ•πŸ•πŸ•πŸ’¨6 playwrights have spent the year creating new site-resp...
11/16/2025

the WRITERS' LAB developmental readings are up & running!
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6 playwrights have spent the year creating new site-responsive scripts for the company, and we're just getting these wild & wooly babies up on their feet!
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we've got peppy pups, hapless tourists, maritime disasters, picnicking ghosts, washed-up action stars, alien cruise ships, ai robots, chekovian family drama, time loops, and more!
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these readings are currently for our eyes only, to help kick these scripts up to the next level, but keep your eyes peeled for public readings across the city this summer!
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pictured: WRITERS' LAB facilitator with director & actors after 4 hours of letting the(ir inner) dogs out
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