top of page

SMALL PLAYS FOR GIANTS

Ranging from a bathtub, to the mast of a ship, to a closet, Small Plays For Giants is a five play series that emphasizes the relationship between audience and performer. Each of these highly interactive solo performances, written for intimate audiences, will be presented by WalkUpArts between February and July, 2018.

The Jester And The Dragon

Feb. 7, 8, 13, 14 @ The Tank 312 W. 36th St

An arthritic finger puppeteer gives her final performance as she slowly loses the use of her fingers. The Jester And The Dragon is a play about art and age. The audience interacts as children, mourners, and participants in this play celebrating and saying farewell to the legacy of a life dedicated to the arts.

The End of the World Bar and Bathtub

Ongoing. Beginning in March, 2018. 

Touring to audience members’ homes and performed for only two people at a time, Bar and Bathtub is a play about conviction and choice. The world is ending and Philip has discovered the only place you'll be safe. 

God Likes You

April 17th and 19th at 9:30pm, April 27th and 28th at 7pm @ The Tank 312 W. 36th St

A woman sets out to die absolved of all her sins. Inspired by the Confessions of St. Augustine, God Likes You is a play about belief and the fragile line between devotion and obsession. Audience members are asked to contend with the responsibility of helping a young woman find everlasting peace.

Baby Jessica's Well-Made Play

Workshop July 2018. Development ongoing. 

Written for one audience member at a time. Baby Jessica’s Well-Made Play is a conversation about fear and hope, as told by an eighteen month old stuck in a well. Touring to audience members’ closets, headphones, and nearby cafes Baby Jessica's Well-Made Play is a four act conversation. 

odysseus tied to the masT

July 14th, 17th, 19th, and 23rd @ The Tank 312 W. 36th St

Odysseus is determined to hear the sirens’ song. He needs the audience’s help to ensure he won’t jump to his death. odysseus tied to the masT is a play about the drive for immortality and the desire to control our own legacies. Can the blood-soaked Odysseus survive the experience of absolute beauty, and if he does, will he finally feel clean enough to return home?

bottom of page