Name: Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet
Start: 2026-04-04T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2026-04-04T21:30:00-04:00

April 2026
Eivind Opsvik’s The Setting // jondownload

April 1 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm

A double bill of the semi-nostalgic alt trio The Setting (bassist Eivind Opsvik, pianist Elias Stemeseder, guitarist Will Graefe) and the drummer/electronicist jondownload (Jonathan Starks). The Setting—the trio of Norwegian bassist/composer Eivind Opsvik, pianist Elias Stemeseder, and guitarist Will Graefe—celebrates the release of their debut album. The stunning ten-song record brings to fruition a seed that Opsvik has been carrying with him for about […]
PERFECT LIVES: A Screening to Benefit Roulette

April 2 @ 7:00 pm - 10:30 pm

Leading up to the Roulette 2026 Gala honoring the Robert Ashley Band alongside Thomas and Kamala Buckner, Roulette presents a screening of Perfect Lives. At the center of this landmark work first completed for broadcast in 1983 is the hypnotic voice of Robert Ashley, whose continuous song narrates the events of the story, supported by “Blue” Gene Tyranny’s piano inventions and choral commentary […]
Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet

April 2 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet

“★★★★★ Brilliant …This infectiously exuberant production serves as a reminder that Shakespeare is accessible to all, and Hamlet is for everyone” The Telegraph “A performance like none I’ve ever witnessed during my 30-plus years of writing about entertainment and arts and culture … the complete definition of theatre for the mind, spirit, soul and imagination … The troupe delivers an […]
Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered

April 3 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Exhibition Tour, The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered

Join the Center of Brooklyn History for a free tour of The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered. In August of 1776, the first and largest battle of the American Revolution took place in what is now Brooklyn, NY. The Battle of Brooklyn: Fought and Remembered uses primary source material from the Center for Brooklyn History's collection […]
First Novel Friday: ‘The Oldest Bitch Alive’, ‘American Han’, and ‘Ruins, Child’

April 3 @ 6:00 pm

On the first Friday of the month, join The Center for Fiction as they celebrate and launch a selection of the best debut novels published today. Be among the first to discover boundary-pushing and world-expanding work from exciting new voices in fiction. This month, The Center for Fiction welcomes debut novelists Morgan Day (The Oldest Bitch […]
Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet

April 3 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet

“★★★★★ Brilliant …This infectiously exuberant production serves as a reminder that Shakespeare is accessible to all, and Hamlet is for everyone” The Telegraph “A performance like none I’ve ever witnessed during my 30-plus years of writing about entertainment and arts and culture … the complete definition of theatre for the mind, spirit, soul and imagination … The troupe delivers an […]
Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet

April 4 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet

“★★★★★ Brilliant …This infectiously exuberant production serves as a reminder that Shakespeare is accessible to all, and Hamlet is for everyone” The Telegraph “A performance like none I’ve ever witnessed during my 30-plus years of writing about entertainment and arts and culture … the complete definition of theatre for the mind, spirit, soul and imagination … The troupe delivers an […]
Disassembling Hamlet

April 4 @ 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Chela De Ferrari reveals the creative process of Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet, an "extra free" adaptation of Shakespeare's play which she wrote and directed based on the ideas, interests and demands of the eight actors and actresses with Down syndrome who star in the production. In this presentation, the director welcomes us into the intimacy of the […]
Bringing The Shãm (شام) to BAM

April 4 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Acclaimed Syrian-American rapper Omar Offendum premiered his hit Little Syria in the Fishman Space in 2022, and has since sold out dozens of shows around the world. Now, he’s back for a very special Fisher Takeover marking Arab American Heritage Month (NAAHM), celebrating 150+ years of Arab cultural heritage in New York City.
Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet

April 4 @ 7:30 pm - 9:30 pm Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet

“★★★★★ Brilliant …This infectiously exuberant production serves as a reminder that Shakespeare is accessible to all, and Hamlet is for everyone” The Telegraph “A performance like none I’ve ever witnessed during my 30-plus years of writing about entertainment and arts and culture … the complete definition of theatre for the mind, spirit, soul and imagination … The troupe delivers an […]

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