We're Back: Introducing the Theatr Insiders
Including recs from Theatr Insiders and closing shows.
Hey, happy new year. To old readers: we’re back! Did you miss us?
Today we’re officially introducing the Theatr Insiders Program!
In October, we announced applications looking for the most knowledgeable and avid theatergoers in NYC.
After receiving over 1,000 applications, we carefully hand-selected 100 young and diverse individuals to make up the Theatr Insiders Program.
We send them to a variety of shows around the city, from big Broadway spectacles to hidden experimental works, and have them review the shows to shed light on the theatre that you should know about. They each have an Insider badge on their Theatr profile so you can know to look out for their reviews.
Trying to figure out what to get a ticket for? Follow along to watch them uncover the best live performance that the city has to offer.
Producing a show in NYC in 2025?
Here’s how you can invite Theatr Insiders to cover your show:
If you’re interested in inviting a group of Insiders to attend your show, please email partnership@theatr-app.com how many tickets you would like to offer and for which performances.
We will then hand-select Insiders based on their preferences and invite them to sign up for one of the available days. A live sign up sheet will be shared with your team so you can have direct access to the Insider names.
📝 Recommendations from Theatr Insiders
Mindplay
👍 Recommended by Jahdiel
@jahdiiiel | actor who stage manages often and sometimes writes
Mindplay is a one-man show where Vinny DePonto dives into the human mind. The ways it can fail, flourish, achieve unbelievable things, and the way it can connect us all. Vinny opens his mind to us, sharing what weighs on it, and invites the audience to do the same. The performance heavily uses randomly selected audience involvement and it was so fun to see how each person brought something unique. This show is both moving and hilarious. I don’t laugh out loud too often at shows, but I was constantly laughing during this. The size of the space also makes the show feel much more intimate, making you feel closer to every audience member, especially those Vinny highlights. I was one of the audience members selected and all I can say without spoiling is that it was freaky in the best way. Read more
Blind Runner (closing soon)
👍 Recommended by Becca
@talkingincodes | i’m probably at the drama book shop reloading Last Minute Deals
This performance was one that I needed to sit with after seeing it and come back to write this review. Between the projections, the lyrical nature of the language, and the performances of the cast. This production blew me away. I think the projection elements really added to this. Within the first 5 minutes with the opening scene I was hooked. I’d recommend this to anyone that likes character stories, and enjoys watching theatre that stays with you. I’d almost recommend you have no plans after so you can sit with the message. If it hadn’t been so cold out; this is the type of play I would have left and wandered the city for a while before returning home. Seriously, I cannot stop thinking about this. Run to see it. Pun intended. Read more
Marie Antoinette (closing soon)
👍 Recommended by Laura
@Laura_hwx | I’m all about experimental and physical theatre, always on the lookout for shows and ensembles outside the commercial circuit
If you’re conventional, this is not for you. But if you’re extravagant, open-minded, and nonjudgmental, you’ll enjoy it. You’ll feel as if you’re in various situations—at a stand-up comedy show, an improv performance, a comedy, and even a bit of a tragedy. It’s like being a guest at a house party where the hosts suddenly start arguing and airing their private matters. You feel uncomfortable, yet you stay, eager to hear every detail to gossip about later. Or like being on the subway when someone starts yelling and cursing—you don’t switch cars because the bizarre scene intrigues and entertains you. This piece is hard to watch at times, and your chest might feel tight with tension, but you could also laugh out loud. I think both the performers and the audience are incredibly brave to expose themselves to the unknown. And the most intriguing part? You’re never sure if what’s happening in front of you is real or just part of the show. Read more
Dead as a Dodo
👍 Recommended by Adam
@ajmassilchalk | Harlem-based arts & culture journalist, stage manager, and production manager
The world of puppets, bone, and life after death created in this play is one of the most unique and beautiful I’ve ever seen on a stage. So many fascinating and intricate moments across direction, design, and performance that I keep replaying over and over in my head. Every character, environment, and effect overflows with heart and personality. Dead as a Dodo strikes a great balance between the grim and the hopeful, and between the cartoon and the myth. Read more
The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy [Redux] (closing soon)
👍 Recommended by Sarah
@Sarah_q7i | Lyricist, Librettist, Improviser & All-Around Fan
A really fun, tight, one-man show! The story of an astronaut stuck in a time loop with no one but himself for company is fun and funny enough, but seeing how Theater in Quarantine and Sinking Ship Productions create their online content live adds a whole new level. Performer and co-creator Joshua William Gelb is outstanding as the titular space traveler, and his work is even more impressive when you consider that every performance requires absolute precision. This piece is wholly contemporary, with both the digital and live components being essential to Egon Tichy’s story. Read more
The Dan Daw Show (closing soon)
👍 Recommended by Laura
@Laura_hwx | I’m all about experimental and physical theatre, always on the lookout for shows and ensembles outside the commercial circuit
The Dan Daw Show is a bold declaration of self-acceptance. When you enter the playhouse, disco music is playing, creating a festive vibe. Someone on the stage is dancing and smiling at the audience, and the atmosphere feels like stepping into a party—you might even feel like joining in and dancing yourself. Then Dan takes the stage, warning the audience about certain conditions in the show and acknowledging that you’re free to leave if you feel uncomfortable. At times, you might, as the show is a high-impact sensorial experience that uses sound, light, and movement to take the audience to their limit. It challenges societal norms and serves as a physical metaphor for how disabled people might feel in society. Even if you’re not familiar with disability, you might find yourself relating to it because, in some way, everyone experiences a form of limitation. Read more
Find Your Eyes (closed)
👍 Recommended by Sid
@Sid_xs7 | a data scientist living near broadway
The core of the performance is live photography. The act of capturing images, the results of those captures, the subject’s reactions, and the unscripted moments in between all become part of the performance itself. So, if you’re the type to skip photography exhibits at museums, this might not be your thing. At first, I assumed that every line and scene was meticulously scripted. I was floored by how seamlessly it blurred the line between performance and reality. But after the equipment malfunction[ed], the performer and creator explained that much of the show is improvised, evolving based on the fleeting moments caught by the photographer’s lens. That spontaneity is fascinating. The creator spoke about the freedom and unpredictability of photography, the challenges of limited funding, and how, back home in the UK, the performance uses a massive 5-meter-wide screen—imagine how much more immersive that must be. Expressions that can’t be caught by the naked eye are suddenly projected in stark detail, raw and unmissable. Read more
Blind Runner, Marie Antoinette, Dead as a Dodo, The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy [Redux], The Dan Daw Show, and Find Your Eyes are a part of the Under the Radar Festival.
💨 Closing in Two Weeks
Runway | Onassis ONX | Closing on 1/14
A {Room} of One’s Own | Onassis ONX | Closing on 1/14
Rich With History and other stuff you say at a haunted house | Mabou Mines @ 122 CC | Closing on 1/16
The Dan Daw Show | Performance Space New York | Closing on 1/17
Eat the Document | HERE Arts Center | Closing on 1/17
We Came to Collect: A Flirtation, With Capitalism | The Flea Theater | Closing on 1/17
Cuckoo | Perelman Performing Arts Center | Closing 1/18
Shuji Terayama’s Duke Bluebeard’s Castle | Japan Society | Closing on 1/18
Nothing Doing | Chemistry Creative | Closing on 1/18
Seagull Fucker | La MaMa Downstairs Theatre | Closing on 1/19
Marie Antoinette | Chemistry Creative | Closing on 1/19
Old Cock | 59E59 Theaters | Closing on 1/19
Little Murmur | New Victory Theater | Closing on 1/19
Night Side Songs | Lincoln Center | Closing on 1/19
Blind Runner | St. Ann’s Warehouse | Closing on 1/24
The 7th Voyage of Egon Tichy [Redux] | New York Theatre Workshop | Closing on 1/26
Show/Boat: A River | NYU Skirball | Closing on 1/26
What’s Theatr?
Theatr app started as as an Instagram account (@stooping_theatre) where people can resell their Broadway tickets at or below the price paid, ensuring that others can enjoy the show at a fair cost and that no seat goes empty.
Beyond ticket resale, we’re creating a new kind of theatergoing experience that fosters a community of theatre lovers advocating for access.
By sharing reflections on shows, offering seating insights, and passing on secondhand tickets, we’re making theatre, music, opera, and dance — live cultural experiences that once felt out of reach for newcomers — truly inclusive and accessible.