2021-2022

NSO Show: Imagination, Invention, And Confrontation.

“The only way art lives is through the experience of the observer. The reality of art begins with the eyes of the beholder, through imagination, invention and confrontation.” -Keith Haring. “Imagination, Invention, and Confrontation” is a concert style showcase of song, monologue, dance, visual projection; An exhibition of the visual and performing arts account of the AIDS epidemic and the people it touched.

Fall Show: Lobby Hero

What happens when emotions come in conflict with principles, and how do choices under pressure define who we really are? The lobby of a Manhattan apartment building is much more than a waiting area for four New Yorkers involved in a murder investigation. It’s a testing ground for what happens when personal and professional personas find themselves at odds. A young security guard with big ambitions clashes with his stern boss, an intense rookie cop and her unpredictable partner.

Winter Show: Waiting for Lefty

Set in the 1930s, Waiting for Lefty is centered around a union meeting between cab drivers who are planning a labor strike in New York City. We see how different relationships and dynamics are tested due to the strike and the impacts of the Great Depression.

Spring Show: Stop Kiss

Sara arrives in New York on a fellowship to teach third grade in the Bronx and befriends Callie, a NY native. As their lives intermingle, romance builds to one fateful kiss on a park bench in the middle of the night. The fallout of that single kiss reverberates through Sara and Callie’s lives, changing them in ways they did not expect.