wild project

Located on E. 3rd St.
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wild project is a theatre, film, music, and visual arts venue & producing organization that places the utmost importance on engendering a climate that supports the artists, enrich the community and promote social equity. wild project, a nonprofit company and venue, is an innovator among producing companies, supporting the diverse independent theatre, film, music, visual arts and spoken-word artist

s of New York City. Since 2007, wild project has presented and produced theatre that enriches, educates, and unifies its East Village community in an environmentally responsible green space. in Manhattan, wild project curate’s resident companies in its 89-seat theatre and devotes specific initiatives toward LGBTQIA+ and POC projects and the work of local East Village artists, to ensure nonprofit theatre sustains its roots in the community. wild project fosters a climate where artists explore their creative vision in a supportive atmosphere that brings together theatre and the environment in a unique way.

06/02/2026

wild project Names Neil Totton Inaugural Mikéah Jennings Artist-in-Residence. The residency, named for artist Mikéah Jennings, offers two weeks of free access to wild project’s 89-seat theater.

wild project has announced that multidisciplinary video, music, and theater artist Neil Totton will be the inaugural recipient of their Mikéah Jennings Artist-in-Residence program. 🎭

As part of the Mikéah Jennings Artist-in-Residence program Totton will receive 2-weeks of free access to wild project’s 89-seat theater to rehearse, develop, and perform a work-in-progress for a live audience. The Artist-in-Residence receives direct financial support from wild project, empowering them to secure a design team that aligns with their artistic vision. This support fosters greater creative freedom while advancing wild project’s mission to generate meaningful employment opportunities in the art. Named for artist Mikéah Jennings, a vital force in wild project’s formative years, the Mikéah Jennings Artist-in-Residence program was designed in alignment with wild project’s core mission statement, and the program’s goal is to increase equity for performance artists, to strongly encourage the work of BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ performers, and to open doors for historically underrepresented artistic communities.

Neil Totton is a multidisciplinary video, music, and theater artist who creates highly-energetic ritualistic performances grounded in sensibilities that speak to the issues of our times. His recent works, including Fit for Love, Fit for Freedom, Wait For Today, Trouble Of The World, The Fit Prince of New York, Becoming Relevant, and Slave For Love have been developed or performed at Theaterlab, Brooklyn Comedy Collective, The Evolution Festival, Denton Black Film Festival, The Social Distancing Festival sponsored by the General Consulate of Canada, JCC Harlem, New World Stages, Lululemon Hub 17, The inHEIRtence Project, The GloveboXX Collective and Easton Mountain Music Festival. In 2025, he originated a leading role in We The Messiah, a hip-hop remix of Handel’s Messiah by Darian Dauchan and has been featured in the musicals Hairspray (Seaweed), A Chorus Line (Richie), and The Col

06/01/2026

HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! 🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

05/25/2026

In a world of uncertainty, we are forever grateful to those who make gave their lives for our freedoms. Remembering the fallen with gratitude today, we are deeply thankful for the sacrifices that allow our city’s arts and community to thrive in peace. Wishing our NYC community a meaningful and reflective day of remembrance.

05/01/2026

Join us this May at wild project for exciting new and returning programming!

Woman In The Arena
May 4-5, 2026 7:30 PM  Written and Performed by Jen DiGiacomo  Directed by Tana Sirois   Playwright and Actress Jen DiGiacomo premieres her funny, moving and uplifting one-sided conversation about neurodivergence, trauma, dead bodies, and other lighthearted topics for a limited two-day run, after selling out its wild project preview earlier this year  The critically acclaimed one-woman show, Woman in the Arena, debuted at Edinburgh Fringe in 2025 where it was nominated for Best Show by the Offie Awards and shortlisted for the Best New Writing by the Popcorn Award.  Talkback with writer/performer Jen DiGiacomo and director Tana Sirois on May 4 after the show, moderated by Kelly Bartnik, lead producer of the critically acclaimed The Death of Rasputin and original cast member of the Boston and NY productions of Sleep No More.

Wild Works:  Puppetry on the Edge
May 6, 2026  7:00pm  Tickets $24.50 (including fees)   featuring performances from Tristan Allen  Maiko Kikuchi Marcella Murray Purser and Amanda Card   Wild Works: Puppetry on the Edge is a new performance series spotlighting artists who are reinventing and expanding the language of puppetry today. Curated by Resident Curator Amanda Card, the series features bold, boundary-pushing work that experiments with form, embraces risk, and explores the emotional and imaginative power of the animated.

Clubbed Thumb’s  Summerworks 2026
May 14 – June 30, 2026

In Summerworks we produce an aesthetically-diverse season of three new plays, each of which has two weeks of performances, as well as readings from our Early-Career Writers’ Group. It often provides a writers’ first professional opportunity — Will Arbery, Jaclyn Backhaus, Clare Barron and Gina Gionfriddo had their first shows in Summerworks; Sarah Ruhl, Jordan Harrison, Tanya Saracho and Lisa D’Amour made their NYC debuts.

04/19/2026

New wild project swag is available! Link in bio for hats, shirts, and more! 🧢 👕 💚

04/15/2026

Coming May 6! Wild Works: Puppetry on the Edge • May 6, 2026 • 7:00pm • Tickets $24.50 (including fees)

featuring performances from:
Nick Lehane
Maiko Kikuchi
Marcella Murray
Purser
and Amanda Card

Wild Works: Puppetry on the Edge is a new performance series spotlighting artists who are reinventing and expanding the language of puppetry today. Curated by Resident Curator Amanda Card, the series features bold, boundary-pushing work that experiments with form, embraces risk, and explores the emotional and imaginative power of the animated.

04/01/2026

This April at wild project! • NEW YORK CITY FRINGE & FRESH FRUIT FESTIVAL!

FRIGID NEW YORK PRESENTS
New York City FRINGE
April 1 – 19th, 2026  Tickets Pay-What-You-Can   New York City Fringe (formally the FRIGID Fringe Festival) is an open, lottery-based theater festival that gives artists an opportunity to let their ingenuity thrive in an environment that values freedom of expression and artistic determination. In true support of the Indie Theater Community, 100% of box office proceeds go directly to the artists whose work is being presented.

ALL OUT ARTS PRESENTS
Fresh Fruit Festival 2026
April 20 – May 3, 2026   The Fresh Fruit Festival encompasses theater, performance, poetry, comedy, spoken word, music, dance, visual arts and some talents that defy categorization. Artists come from around the city, nation and, indeed, the world. Australia, Canada, Philadelphia, Chicago, Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, San Diego, France, Maui, Israel, Italy, the Philippines, the United Kingdom, and all of New York City’s boroughs and suburbs have been represented. We offer local artists generous stipends and technical help through the generosity of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs.

03/29/2026

✨We feel the love! 💕 Tonight is the final night of 2026 at wild project! Join us for W.O.(e).R.D. – Literary Night at 7pm! 📚🎤 Link in bio!

W.O.(e).R.D. – Literary Night
7pm – Tickets $24.50 (including fees)

featuring:
Jennifer Blowdryer
Marylou DiPietro with Lisa Bostnar
Katheryn McGaffigan
Mary Raffaele
Nicca Ray

Address

195 E 3rd Street
New York, NY
10009

Telephone

+12122281195

Website

http://www.thewildproject.org/, https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/store/621/alldonations/57497

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