Top 5 Stage Performances to Stream This Weekend September 29-October 1
Even though in-person theatre and dance are back in full swing, in the name of accessibility we’re continuing to round up performances to watch online from the comfort of home. Our carefully curated list spotlights the five best options to stream this weekend, Friday, September 29 to Sunday, October 1, for free or at low cost.
The Green Room 42: Alice Ripley in Concert
Live-streaming on Saturday, September 30 at 1 and 7 p.m. ET for $26
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Theater of War Productions: Patient and Impatient Griselda with Jesse Eisenberg and Margaret Atwood
Live-streaming on Zoom on Saturday, September 30 at 5 p.m. ET for FREE; advance registration required
Theater of War Productions, a company that uses classical texts to address contemporary issues, presents a hybrid performance of two tales exploring power and control, domestic violence and family dynamics. Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network, Fleishman Is in Trouble), Maev Beaty (Beau is Afraid) and Araya Mengesha read the “Patient Griselda” from Boccaccio’s 14th-century Decameron. In response, Margaret Atwood performs her story “Impatient Grisleda,” written in 2020. Afterward, director-adapter Bryan Doerries facilitates a guided discussion about the themes raised.
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Internationaal Theater Amsterdam: The Damned Directed by Ivo van Hove
Live-streaming on Sunday, October 1 at 2 p.m. ET for €12.50, approximately $13.50
Iconoclastic director Ivo van Hove (A View From the Bridge, Network) directs this searing production of The Damned, based on Luchino Visconti’s legendary 1969 film. An immersive and cinematic theatrical event, the play chronicles the rise and fall of a family of rich German industrialists who are corrupted by their collaboration with the Nazis. Live-streaming directly from Amsterdam, the show is performed in Dutch but English subtitles will be available. Recommended for ages 16 and up due to nudity and violence.
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The Green Room 42: SEEN: In the Line
Live-streaming on Sunday, October 1 at 7 p.m. ET for $26
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Black Trans Women at the Center
Long Wharf Theatre presents its fourth annual Black Trans Women at the Center, a digital festival of playlets showcasing the stories and performances of Black trans women. The evening was curated by Long Wharf artistic ensemble member Lady Dane Figueroa Edidi, who directed three of the offerings: Desperately Seeking Faith, Memoirs of a Flower Witch and From the Inside Out, which stars Edidi and A Strange Loop Tony nominee L Morgan Lee.
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Top image: Ivo van Hove’s The Damned, which is live-streaming directly from the stage of the Internationaal Theater Amsterdam.