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NOW PLAYING:

CONVICTION, presented by Victory Gardens Theater, Maya Productions and Steve Klein.

By Oren Neeman. Adapted by Ami Dayan and Mark Williams. Directed by Jeremy Cole.

Performed by Ami Dayan, Kevin Hart and Catharine Pilafas.

Dates: Now Through Sunday March 21

Times: Tue-Wed 7:15, Thu-Fri 8:15, Sat 2:15 & 8:15, Sun 3:15 & 7:15

Tickets: $35 (59E59 MEMBERS $24.50)

In Franco’s 1960’s Spain, an Israeli scholar is detained for stealing a confidential Inquisition file. An interrogation follows, reviving the story of Spanish priest Andrés González (1447-1486), whose faith is tested when he finds himself in love with a Jewish woman. Conviction is an award-winning play based on a true story of the Spanish Inquisition.

After the following performance a special post show talk back will be held:

Wednesday Mar 3 with East 55th St Conservative Synagogue

“Palpable passion!” TheaterMania

"If you want a change from theatrical snacks, come for a meal!" www.womanaroundtown.com

BRACK’S LAST BACHELOR PARTY, presented by Babel Theatre Project. By Sam Marks.

Directed by Geordie Broadwater. Performed by Alex Alioto, Josh Barrett, Michael Crane and Crystal Finn.

Dates: Now Through Sunday March 14

Times: Tue-Wed 7:30, Thu-Sat 8:30, Sun 3:30

Tickets: $18 (59E59 MEMBERS $12.60)

The three men from Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler battle it out at a bachelor party. Camaraderie and good-hearted competition devolve into drunkenness and debauchery as they confront a dark vision of the future. Is there any way to avert the coming disaster, or are we all doomed? Smart, masculine and wildly funny! Following their enormous downtown success last year with Christmas Is Miles Away by Chloe Moss, this is

Babel Theatre Project’s first visit to 59E59.

TALKBACK TUESDAYS: Each Tuesday there will be a post-show discussion with the playwright, director and cast

COMING SOON:

ENJOY, presented by The Play Company. By Toshiki Okada. Directed by Dan Rothenberg.

Translated by Aya Ogawa. Performed by Jessica Almasy, Steven Boyer, Kris Kling, Mary McCool, Joseph Midyett, Kira Sternbach, Mikaal Sulaiman, Alex Torra and Stacey Yen.

Dates: Saturday March 27 – Sunday April 27

Times: TUE-WED 7:15, THU-FRI 8:15, SAT 2:15 & 8:15, SUN 3:15

Tickets: $35 (59E59 MEMBERS $24.50)

It’s Gen X vs. Gen Y in this slacker comedy of manners that follows the romantic adventures of part-time workers in a Tokyo manga café. This new play from one of Japan’s leading theatre artists reveals a portrait of Japanese youth culture adrift and the current socio-economic rifts that have widened the gap between generations. Enjoy is the inaugural project in The Play Company's Universal Voices translation program, a new initiative to commission American translations of foreign-language plays. From the producers of Rainbow Kiss, The Attic, Romania. Kiss Me! and Sakharam Binder.

JOHN BALL’S IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT. presented by Godlight Theatre Company. Adapted by Matt Pelfrey. Directed by Joe Tantalo. Performed by Gregory Konow, Sean Phillips, Nick Paglino, Michael Shimkin, Julianne Nelson, Ashton Crosby, Ryan O'Callaghan, Bryce Hodgson, Sam Whitten and

Scarlett Thiele

Dates: Friday March 19 – Sunday April 25

Times: TUE-WED 7:30, THU-FRI 8:30, SAT 2:30 & 8:30, SUN 3:30

Tickets: $25 (59E59 MEMBERS $17.50)

Don’t miss the first-ever stage adaptation of the famous story adapted by Matt Pelfrey and directed by Joe Tantalo for his acclaimed, award-winning Godlight Theatre Company, returning for their sixth season at 59E59 Theaters. It’s 1962. A hot August night lies heavy over the small town of Argo, Alabama. A dead white man is discovered and the local police arrest a black stranger named Virgil Tibbs. The police discover that their prime suspect is in fact a homicide detective from California. As it happens, Tibbs becomes the racially-tense community’s single hope in solving a brutal murder that is turning up no witnesses, no motives and no clues.

59E59 THEATERS is located at 59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison

Avenues. www.59e59.org

TICKETS can be purchased by phone through Ticket Central at 212-279-4200, online at www.ticketcentral.com or in person at the 59E59 Theaters Box Office.

BOX OFFICE HOURS: Monday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Tuesday 12:00PM – 7:30PM,

Wednesday - Saturday 12:00PM - 8:30 PM and Sunday 12:00 PM – Final Curtain. ###

THE MAN IN ROOM 306, presented by Luna Stage. By Craig Alan Edwards. Directed by Cheryl Katz. Performed by Craig Alan Edwards.

Dates: Now through Sunday February 14

Times: Tue-Wed 7:15, Thu-Fri 8:15, Sat 2:15 & 8:15, Sun 3:15

Tickets: $35 (59E59 MEMBERS $24.50)

The Man in Room 306 is a fictional account of the last night in the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - an intimate, human portrait of the civil rights leader set in Memphis on April 3, 1968, the evening before his tragic assassination on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. Dr. King is alone inside room 306. Experience the private journey of a public man during an extraordinary time; witness the depth and complexity of King’s personal struggles with himself, his future, and the very soul of a non-violent movement shadowed by the rise of Black Power.

“An act of love… Mr. Edwards, a fine actor, bears a sometimes uncanny resemblance to Dr. King”

Rachel Saltz, The New York Times

DOG AND WOLF, presented by Watson Arts. By Catherine Filloux. Directed by Jean Randich.

Performed by Nadia Bowers, John Daggett and Dale Soules.

Dates: Friday February 5 – Sunday February 21

Times: Tue-Wed 7:30, Thu-Sat 8:30, Sun 3:30

Tickets: $18 (59E59 MEMBERS $12.60)

When Jasmina, a political refugee seeking asylum in the U.S. suddenly disappears, Joseph, her wheelchair-bound lawyer must track her down. Who is the dog? Who is the wolf? A psychological and political play of intrigue, love and pursuit. During the New York run of Catherine Filloux’s critically acclaimed play Lemkin’s House, Filloux traveled to Srebrenica for the annual genocide commemoration and was inspired to write Dog And Wolf.

COMING SOON:

CONVICTION, presented by Victory Gardens Theater, Maya Productions and Steve Klein.

By Oren Neeman. Adapted by Ami Dayan and Mark Williams. Directed by Jeremy Cole.

Performed by Ami Dayan, Kevin Hart and Catharine Pilafas

Dates: Tuesday February 16 – Sunday March 21

Times: Tue-Wed 7:15, Thu-Fri 8:15, Sat 2:15 & 8:15, Sun 3:15 & 7:15

Tickets: $35 (59E59 MEMBERS $24.50)

In Franco’s 1960’s Spain, an Israeli scholar is detained for stealing a confidential Inquisition file. An interrogation follows, reviving the story of Spanish priest Andrés González (1447-1486), whose faith is tested when he finds himself in love with a Jewish woman. Conviction is an award-winning play based on a true story of the Spanish Inquisition.

BRACK’S LAST BACHELOR PARTY, presented by Babel Theatre Project. By Sam Marks.

Directed by Geordie Broadwater. Performed by Alex Alioto, Josh Barrett, Michael Crane and Crystal Finn.

Dates: Thursday February 25 – Sunday March 14

Times: Tue-Wed 7:30, Thu-Sat 8:30, Sun 3:30

Tickets: $18 (59E59 MEMBERS $12.60)

The three men from Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler battle it out at a bachelor party. Camaraderie and good-hearted competition devolve into drunkenness and debauchery as they confront a dark vision of the future. Is there any way to avert the coming disaster, or are we all doomed? Smart, masculine and wildly funny!

Following their enormous downtown success last year with Christmas Is Miles Away by Chloe Moss, this is

Babel Theatre Project’s first visit to 59E59.

59E59 THEATERS is located at 59 East 59th Street, between Park and Madison

Avenues. www.59e59.org

TICKETS can be purchased by phone through Ticket Central at 212-279-4200, online at www.ticketcentral.com or in person at the 59E59 Theaters Box Office.

BOX OFFICE HOURS: Monday 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Tuesday 12:00PM – 7:30PM,

Wednesday - Saturday 12:00PM - 8:30 PM and Sunday 12:00 PM – Final Curtain.