Carolina Ðỗ & Isabel Criado of “ExtraO1dinary Aliens!”

Ally Callaghan & Julio Cesar Gutierrez of “Love Story”

[http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Tankwebsite820pxx600pxIMAGETITLEONLY-300x220.jpg]https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/2026/2/18/lovestoryListen in as actors Ally Callaghan (Maria) and Julio Cesar Gutierrez (Marc) of Aurora Stewart de Peña’s Love Story, presented in its world premiere by The Tank and Voyage Theater Company, discuss theatrical roller-coaster rides, building props and scenery in space, stage directions, feeling the space, heaviness & fun, getting from point A to point B, mid-’00s dramaturgy, and “grief, afterlife, & the unknown.” > “…from the people that have come to see it, they’ve said that they’ve felt really impacted by the show, and it left them thinking a lot. I think this tackles grief in a way that I’ve never seen it tackled before…so I think because of that, it leaves a lot of questions to ask, and a lot of questions to be answered…” The Tank [https://thetanknyc.org/] and Voyage Theater Company [https://voyagetheatercompany.org/] present Love Story written by Aurora Stewart de Peña directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek thru May 17, 2026 The Tank 312 W. 36th Street Manhattan tickets: $28–$53, available via The Tank [https://tickets.thetanknyc.org/ChooseSeats/207202] The Tank and Voyage Theater Company present LOVE STORY, written by Aurora Stewart de Peña, directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek, photo by Geve Penn [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Love-Story-featuring-Mickey-Ryan-and-Julio-Cesar-Gutierrez-Photo-credit-Geve-Penn-01.jpg] The Tank and Voyage Theater Company present LOVE STORY, written by Aurora Stewart de Peña, directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek, photo by Geve Penn [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Love-Story-featuring-Yassmin-Alers-and-Ally-Callaghan-Photo-credit-Geve-Penn-01.jpg] The Tank and Voyage Theater Company present LOVE STORY, written by Aurora Stewart de Peña, directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek, photo by Geve Penn [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Love-Story-featuring-Ramona-Floyd-and-Ally-Callaghan-Photo-credit-Geve-Penn-01.jpg] The Tank and Voyage Theater Company present LOVE STORY, written by Aurora Stewart de Peña, directed by Rose Burnett Bonczek, photo by Geve Penn [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Love-Story-featuring-Mickey-Ryan-Julio-Cesar-Gutierrez-Ramona-Floyd-and-Ally-Callaghan-Photo-credit-Geve-Penn-01.jpg]photos by Geve Penn

Carrie Heitman, Kyle Abourizk, Leah McVeigh, Cynthia Babak, & Parnia Ayari of “Plan C”

[http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/PlanC_TwoWorlds_poster1-262x300.jpg]https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/2025/11/13/plan-cListen in as Hook & Eye Theater [https://www.hookandeyetheater.com/] ensemble members and collaborating devisers on Plan C—Carrie Heitman (director), Kyle Abourizk (assistant director), Leah McVeigh (production management), Cynthia Babak (performer), & Parnia Ayari (performer)—discuss their devising process, solving problems by hand, modern resonance, getting your people into a room together, lemons worth squeezing, trusting your collaborators, taking risks, politics and somatic experiences, and organizing to defeat a systemic problem. > “…we have collaborated over the years—trust does grow. It’s a real joy to work with people who you know have your back, and the only way you can do that is by doing a bunch of things with them, and failing, and picking it up…it’s unique…” The Tank [https://thetanknyc.org/] and Hook & Eye Theater [https://www.hookandeyetheater.com/] present Plan C devised & written by the ensemble of Hook & Eye Theater directed by Carrie Heitman thru April 12, 2026 The Tank 312 W. 36th Street Manhattan tickets: $38 ($53 supporter, or $28 discounted) available via The Tank [https://tickets.thetanknyc.org/EventAvailability?EventId=92401&ref=bookNow&scroll=timeAndDates] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Hook_Eye_PLAN_C_Baranova-168-1024x683.jpeg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Hook_Eye_PLAN_C_Baranova-280-1024x683.jpeg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Hook_Eye_PLAN_C_Baranova-482-1024x683.jpeg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Unknown-1-1024x683.jpeg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Unknown-1024x683.jpeg]photos by Maria Baranova

Philip Kenner & James Wyrwicz of “The Mall The Mall The Mall”

[http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/w660_197414_tmtmtm.jpg-240x300.webp]https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/2026/2/28/the-mall-the-mall-the-mallListen in as The Mall The Mall The Mall playwright Philip Kenner and director James Wyrwicz discuss setting the conditions for the tone, early teenage friendships, double-dip playwriting, the benefit of creative restrictions, Scooby-Doo as text, playing in a video-game-like world, reference bombardment, wonderful and horrible moments of transformation, and how when everything is meaningless, anything can have all the meaning in the world. > “…it’s been three years of watching this play become even more itself, sort of like the characters in the play. It started in a place of zaniness and silliness, and it’s only found more depth, and more truth, and brighter colors and louder sounds…it’s just such a blast to be part of that room…” Twin Fruit Productions and Christian & Eliza Lange present The Mall The Mall The Mall written by Philip Kenner directed by James Wyrwicz thru March 22, 2026 The Tank [https://thetanknyc.org/] 312 W. 36th Street Manhattan tickets: $28/$38/$53, available via The Tank [https://tickets.thetanknyc.org/EventAvailability?EventId=92801&ref=bookNow&scroll=timeAndDates] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Trent-M.-Williams-Ellena-Eshraghi-and-Mahayla-Laurence-01.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mikey-Fiocco-and-Ellena-Eshraghi-01.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mia-Wurgaft-Mahayla-Laurence-Mikey-Fiocco-and-Trent-M.-Williams-01.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mahayla-Laurence-Trent-M.-Williams-and-Ellena-Eshraghi1-01.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Mahayla-Laurence-Mia-Wurgaft-and-Trent-M.-Williams-01.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Ellena-Eshraghi2-01.jpg]photos by HanJie Chow

Issy Knowles of “Body Count”

[http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/BODYCOUNT-480x720-1-200x300.webp]Listen in as Issy Knowles, the creator & performer of Body Count, discusses imploding and exploding your work, putting a feminist lens on porn, clicking with your collaborators, how online sex culture bleeds back into society, the commodification of intimacy, audience involvement, and the ongoing loneliness of this modern world. > “I think what’s interesting is everybody in this scenario is actually being dehumanized…not just the girls who are hosting, and participating, but the men that are also participating, they are being dehumanized, they are just a number in the queue. So everyone wins! But everyone loses. They get what they came for, but at what cost?” The International Fringe Encore Series [https://www.sohoplayhouse.com/theatre] presents Body Count written & performed by Issy Knowles directed by Alice Wordsworth thru March 29, 2026 SoHo Playhouse [https://www.sohoplayhouse.com/] 15 Vandam Street Manhattan tickets: $45.50, available via OvationTix [https://ci.ovationtix.com/35583/production/1256491] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_3179-01.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2989-2-01.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2924-01.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/IMG_2912-01.jpg]photos by Geve Penn

Carolina Ðỗ & Isabel Criado of “ExtraO1dinary Aliens!”

[http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/ExtraO1DinaryAliens_banner.webp]Listen in as ExtraO1dinary Aliens! playwright Carolina Ðỗ and assistant director/stage manager Isabel Criado discuss nightmares becoming reality, bureaucratic flattening, telling stories to heal, collaboration & community & education, and growing, changing, & becoming more real. > “It’s about people trying to survive the American government…” > > “…while pursuing the American dream. Which is such a paradox. But a reality.” BETTERFLY Productions, Leviathan Lab, and JACK present ExtraO1dinary Aliens! written by Carolina Ðỗ directed by Vas Eli thru March 14, 2026 JACK [https://www.jackny.org/] 20 Putnam Avenue Brooklyn tickets: $45, available via Zeffy [https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/extrao1dinary-aliens] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Belle-Le-and-Marlon-Xavier3-scaled.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Belle-Le-Vas-Eli-Julie-Tran-Matthew-Zimmerman-Marlon-Xavier-and-Maria-Muller4-scaled.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Julie-Tran-and-Matthew-Zimmerman.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Julie-Tran-and-Vas-Eli2.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Vas-Eli-and-Matthew-Zimmerman-scaled.jpg] [http://goseeashowpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Xerxes.jpg]photos by Tudor Cucu