20+ Stage Performances to Watch Online This Weekend February 25-27

While in-person theatre is back in NYC, there are still wonderful shows to stream at home. Below are performances you can watch online this weekend, Friday, February 25 to Sunday, February 27, for free or at low cost.

Friday, February 25

• At 4:45 p.m. ET, And Toto, Too, Megan Quick‘s canine career retrospective about a diva dog in Hollywood
• At 5:15 p.m. ET, Brian Schiller‘s autobiographical dark comedy Three Funerals and a Chimp about navigating illness and death in his family
• At 6:30 p.m. ET, A Public Private Prayer, a meditation on whether God exists
• At 7 p.m. ET, My Grandmother’s Eye Patch, Julia VanderVeen‘s wacky comic tribute to her nana
• At 8:15 p.m. ET, Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life, Keith Alessi‘s inspiring journey of finding his passion after a devastating diagnosis
• At 8:45 p.m. ET, storyteller Jean Ann Le Bec‘s autobiographical The Last to Know about discovering her four-decade marriage was built on lies
• At 10:30 p.m. ET, Portly Lutheran Know-It-All, a solo comedy of faith and rebellion

Saturday, February 26

• At 1:45 p.m. ET, Brian Schiller‘s autobiographical dark comedy Three Funerals and a Chimp about navigating illness and death in his family
• At 3:30 p.m. ET, The Story of Falling Don, the real-life tale of playwright-performer Daniel Kinch‘s first day on the job across from the Twin Towers on September 11, 2001
• At 4:45 p.m. ET, Are you lovin’ it?, a surreal comedy from Japan’s Theatre Group GUMBO featuring dancing businessmen, Krazy Kitty and tasty WacDonalds
• At 6:30 p.m. ET, Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life, Keith Alessi‘s inspiring journey of finding his passion after a devastating diagnosis
• At 7 p.m. ET, Pueblo Revolt, the tale of two brothers set against the backdrop of the 1680 the Pueblo Revolt
• At 8:15 p.m. ET, And Toto, Too, Megan Quick‘s canine career retrospective about a diva dog in Hollywood
• At 8:45 p.m. ET, Bathroom of a Bar on Bleecker, a raunchy romp about recording the final episode of America’s No. 1 comedy podcast

Sunday, February 27

• At 1:15 p.m. ET, Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life, Keith Alessi‘s inspiring journey of finding his passion after a devastating diagnosis
• At 1:45 and 8:45 p.m. ET, Ellie Brelis‘ autobiographical solo show Driver’s Seat about her darkest moments, including living with a disability and a mental health breakdown
• At 3 p.m. ET, The Lonely Road, Will Clegg‘s multimedia storytelling adventure about an epic road trip
• At 3:30 p.m. ET, Bathroom of a Bar on Bleecker, a raunchy romp about recording the final episode of America’s No. 1 comedy podcast
• At 4:45 p.m. ET, Vaxxed & Waxxed, UK comedian Eleanor Conway makes her US debut with this Edinburgh Festival favorite about her no-holds-barred dating escapades
• At 5:15 p.m. ET, Smile All the Time, Amanda Erin Miller‘s romp about a teenage boy recounting the wild evening that landed him in jail
• At 6:30 p.m. ET, Human Flailings, psychotherapist and storyteller Jude Treder-Wolff‘s self-analysis about destructive relationship patterns
• At 7 p.m. ET, the atypical rom-com Love & Sex on the Spectrum
• At 8:15 p.m. ET, StarSweeper, a solo show exploring humanity, humor and reaching out to the universe for connection

All Weekend

The Huntington: The Bluest Eye
Boston’s The Huntington is currently presenting an in-person theatricalization of Toni Morrison‘s celebrated debut novel The Bluest Eye, but you can also stream a recording of the production online. Adapted for the stage by award-winning dramatist Lydia Diamond, the play centers on Pecola, a young Black girl who believes the world would be wonderful if she could have blue eyes. Awoye Timpo directs. Tickets start at $20 and the recording is viewable until Saturday, April 9.

Mosaic Theater Company: Dear Mapel
Washington, DC’s Mosaic Theater Company presents Dear Mapel, an autobiographical solo show by hip-hop theatre-maker Psalmayene 24 about how growing up with an absent father impacted his life. Through correspondence real and imagined, he examines the power of the written word to connect us with our loved ones, our past and our future. Tickets are $40 and the recording is available until Sunday, February 27. Closed captions are available.

New Victory Theater: Air Play
NYC’s premiere family theatre, the New Victory, is presenting an in-person production of Air Play featuring married clowns the Acrobuffos exploring the power of air in a series of entertaining experiments. But this science-themed circus spectacle is also streaming online. Tickets are $25 and the recording is viewable until Sunday, March 6. Prefer to attend in person? Click here for info or, if you’re a TDF member, log in to your account to purchase discount tickets.

Hypokrit Productions: Running
Last chance! Hypokrit Productions presents Running, an autobiographical cinema-stage hybrid by sitcom star Danny Pudi (Community) about his quest to learn about the father he never knew. With some scenes filmed in a theatre, others in the real world, this is a moving documentary journey of self-discovery. Arpita Mukherjee directs. Tickets are $20 and the recording is viewable until Sunday.

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Top image: Billy Porter, who will be discussing his new memoir on Stars in the House on Friday evening. Photo by Shavonne Wong.

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