The Reading Lab is Back!

Spend a day with Squeaky Bike! Join us Sunday, December 8th at 3PM & 8PM for the Winter Reading Lab (and wine party).

As audience members, you not only get the chance to hear readings of promising new scripts, but you will also be able to help in the development process by participating in a short talkback (led by Squeaky Bike resident dramaturg Kathryn McConnell) and wine party. With your help, we’ll be able to get these shows ready for fully-staged productions. 

** Our 3 PM lab features a duet of short plays by some familiar scribes: 
Stella Starlight: Queen of Space 
by W.M. Akers 
An interstellar adventure fantasy featuring the precocious Stella and the loyal bodyguard who has dedicated his life to protecting her. Imaginary reviewers are already calling it “the most anticipated play in galactic history." 

Directed by Kathryn McConnell 
Featuring:
Robyn Michele Frank 
Sergio LoDolce 
Nathan Brisby*  

Private School 
by Dylan Lamb 
Life isn't fair. In a world plagued by corruption, discrimination, and overzealous media outlets, six high school students try to make it through senior year with their integrity and/or popularity intact. 

Directed by Kelly Kay Griffith 
Featuring: 
Erin E. McGuff 
Amy Stockhaus 
Keilly McQuail 
Kevin Russo 
Sergio LoDolce 
Joel Hughes 

** At 8 PM, we present:

Ground Glass 
by Jonathan Kravetz 
John is obsessed with the playground where his young daughter was murdered. Abby, desperate to save her husband from oblivion, plans to confront the man responsible. As the couple faces the consequences of their actions, they begin to see that morality is not so easily pinned down.

Directed by Kathryn McConnell
Featuring:
Bart Shatto*
Aleisha Force*
Sean Hudock*
Nathan Brisby* 

* appearing courtesy Actors' Equity Association 

Both labs take place at: 

The Theater at Joria Productions 
260 West 36th Street, 3rd Floor 

between 7th and 8th Avenues. 

$10 suggested donation for this event. All donations will help future Squeaky Bike productions. * And may help your heart grow three sizes this holiday season. *

Reserve your spots below:

3PM LAB   8PM LAB

Post-Show Wrap-Up

There are not nearly enough words to properly express our gratitude. We'll let Ms. Addams do our talking.

ONLY 5 DAYS LEFT on IndieGoGo Campaign; Alligator Summer Closes a Huge Success!

"Alligator Summer dares to dive into the jaws of the beast, and it's definitely worth it." - Maya Phillips, Amsterdam News

Over the course of three weeks and sixteen performances, Alligator Summer entertained nearly 500 theatre fans, hailing from all over the country. Thanks to so many of you for coming out and being a fabulous audience!

This show is the biggest project we've ever undertaken and we're so pleased with the response.

As an up and coming theater company, we rely on the generosity of our supporters—newcomers and old hats—to raise the funds necessary to produce such successful productions. With only 5 days left in our IndieGoGo Campaign we're so close to reaching our goal. Can you show your support for Alligator Summer and help us continue to make great theatre? Click here to make a tax-deductible donation.

Every dollar means the world to us! If you weren't able to make it to the show this time around, you might consider donating the cost of a ticket ($15). You'll get an Alligator Summer memento, and our everlasting thanks.

We are forever grateful for your help and cannot wait to entertain you in the years to come!

With love,

Brandi, Kathryn, & Bethany

Crowdfunding, hoorah!

"We have seen time and again what seemingly normal people 

are capable of, given the circumstances. But if the human mind has allowed the species to progress, it's the heart that has helped it to endure. 

And that's what Alligator Summer is about: 

the hope that can override the face of fear."

We have just four performances left  and twelve more days on our IndieGoGo fundraising campaign. Producing theatre is an expensive venture, but in the long run, is absolutely worthwhile. Help us out by giving a dollar or ten or one hundred. Every bit helps, we swear! And don't forget to share our campaign with your e-mail contacts, Facebook followers, Tweeps, etc. 

We are incredibly grateful for all the enthusiastic responses to Alligator Summer. Friends, family, classmates, colleagues, and complete strangers all agree Alligator Summer is the kind of show that sticks with you for a while. It is certainly a production which will stick with Squeaky Bike for quite some time.

Five Performances Left!

Ladies & gents, we are down to our last five performances of Alligator Summer! 

Tonight (Tuesday, July 2) at 8 PM
Friday, July 5 at 8 PM
Saturday, July 6 at 3 PM and 8 PM
Sunday, July 7 at 3 PM

And then, sadly, our alligator summer becomes plain ol' summer.

Tickets are available at Smarttix.com or at the Abingdon Theatre Complex box office at 312 West 36th Street (box office opens half hour before each performance).

An Alligator Summer indeed!

Now, we're inclined to get the giggles at wildly inappropriate times, same as anyone else, so it comes as no surprise that this news from Williamsburg has us in stitches. 

A few days ago, New York Magazine ran an article about alligator limbs found in Brooklyn: "Real, Gross Alligator Limbs Found Scattered Around Williamsburg"

I mean, could the timing be any better? We thought not.

And then today, Gothamist took it one step further: "Is Someone Buying Alligator Arms and Scattering Them Around Williamsburg?"

"Given the locations of the limbs (peeking out from under a rock, reaching from inside a grate, etc.) we're inclined to think this is part of an elaborate joke, and not the work of some vigilante alligator hunter keeping an alligator invasion at bay."

First, we'd like to state for the record that we have nothing to do with this.

But we will use it to our advantage.

Reviews are pouring in:

"Alligator Summer is masterfully orchestrated by director Brandi Varnell who heads a cast that work flawlessly as an ensemble, and designers who collaborate to bring this Gator Menagerie world to life.  It is a meticulously mounted production of a smart script with a dynamic and talented cast. Vacillating between dark comedy and drama, you’ll get a little laughter, a little lyrical, and a lot of homage to the Southern melodrama." 
-- Theatre Is Easy

"I… am used to brave wonderful theatre coming from small Equity Theatres but was completely blown away by both the show and the performers. One of the best shows I have seen in years."

-- New York Times reader review 

"What's … clear early on is that Dylan Lamb can write. From the first lines, you're struck by the very unique way his characters talk, and how distinctive each of them are. In this talent, I don't think comparisons to the Coen Brothers and Christopher Durang are out of place. Taking the writing even further is director Brandi Varnell's efficient staging, and a fine cast, each of whom approaches their unique characters with an emotional truthfulness that's rare in plays like this."

-- nytheatre.com 

"Squeaky Bicycle Productions has been presenting a superb production of Dylan Lamb’s excellent new play Alligator Summer. It’s a rare amalgam of first rate work from all artists involved."

-- New York Critic  

"If you really like some content to chew on, this play (Alligator Summer) raises issues ripe for serious, long discussions afterward. The acting is terrific... the entire cast is excellent."

-- TheatreMania reader review

What do YOU have to say about Alligator Summer?

Haven't seen it yet? Tickets available at Smarttix.com or at the box office, located at 312 West 36 Street, Second Floor.