# The Flea Theater

> 5 upcoming shows at The Flea Theater in Downtown NYC, including “BEYOND THE STARDUST”, “LIVIA: A Roman Tragedy”. Showtimes, tickets, and directions.

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- Last updated: Oct 28, 2026 at 09:07 AM

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## BEYOND THE STARDUST

- Venue: The Flea
- Run: Sep 10 - Oct 28, 2026
- Tickets: https://ci.ovationtix.com/14/production/1272866
- Source: https://theflea.org/calendar

A RADICAL AND REVELROUS LIVE ALBUM EXPERIENCE. New York City. Tonight. The Stardust Club at The Flea is electric with the spirit of intergalactic royalty who've come here to...well...to put it simply, honey, shake off all that shit going down and stay in the groove. Conceived by Flea Artistic Director Niegel Smith and The Illustrious Blacks . Featuring 12 original songs, stunning visuals, and a host of nightlife’s most enchanting aerialists, dancers, go-go boys, girls, and they/thems, Beyond the Stardust is an Afro-disco-space-punk-extravaganza of no-fucks-futurist-fabulousness, inviting audiences into intercosmic dance floor liberation. CO-CREATOR, LYRICS & ORIGINAL MUSIC The Illustrious Blacks CO-CREATOR & DIRECTOR / CHOREOGRAPHER Niegel Smith SCENIC & PROPS DESIGNER Oscar Escobedo LIGHTING DESIGNER Kate McGee COSTUME DESIGNER DeShon Elem SOUND DESIGNER German Martinez MUSIC PRODUCTION W. Andrew Raposo MUSIC PRODUCTION FOR “Order In the House” David Morales MUSIC PRODUCTION FOR “Cloud 9” Kenny Summit, Eric Kupper & LRX Runtime 60 minutes

Upcoming dates:

- Wed, Oct 28 at 07:00 PM — The Flea

## LIVIA: A Roman Tragedy

- Venue: The Siggy Theater
- Run: Oct 23 - Nov 15, 2026
- Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/livia-a-roman-tragedy-by-paul-david-young-tickets-1995159651225
- Source: https://theflea.org/calendar

Produced by Skylight Productions Theater Written by Paul David Young; directed by Danilo Gambini; starring Baize Buzan; costume and set design by Jimmy Stubbs; lighting design by Nicole Lang McDonald; sound design by Liam Bellman-Sharpe The late Roman Empire is in chaos. Livia longs for her lover, who left Rome to lead the rebellion against the incompetent, debauched emperor. How has the once noble Roman republic succumbed to the tyrant's hand? Livia: A Roman Tragedy, though set in ancient Rome, is an urgent message for our time. Livia quotes the dramatic literature situated in ancient Rome, such as Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, Titus Andronicus, Coriolanus, and Antony and Cleopatra, and plays by Corneille, Ibsen, and Dürrenmatt, plus Roman philosophers Seneca, Cicero, and Epictetus, and the German sociologist Norbert Elias. Showtimes Friday, Oct. 23 | 7:00 pm Saturday, Oct. 24 | 7:00 pm Sunday, Oct. 25 | 3:00 pm Monday, Oct. 26 | 7:00 pm Thursday, Oct. 29 | 7:00 pm Friday, Oct. 30 | 7:00 pm Sunday, Nov. 1 | 3:00 pm Monday, Nov. 2 | 7:00 pm Friday, Nov. 6 | 7:00 pm Saturday, Nov. 7 | 7:00 pm Sunday, Nov. 8 | 3:00 pm Monday, Nov. 9 | 7:00 pm Thursday, Nov. 12 | 7:00 pm Friday, Nov. 13 | 7:00 pm Saturday, Nov. 14 | 7:00 pm Sunday, Nov. 15 | 3:00 pm Run Time 75 minutes, no intermission For Box Office inquiries, please contact: paulpaulyoung@gmail.com | 917-864-0643 Instagram: @LiviaARomanTragedy

Upcoming dates:

- Thu, Oct 29 at 07:00 PM — The Siggy Theater
- Fri, Oct 30 at 07:00 PM — The Siggy Theater
- Sun, Nov 01 at 03:00 PM — The Siggy Theater
- Mon, Nov 02 at 07:00 PM — The Siggy Theater
- Fri, Nov 06 at 07:00 PM — The Siggy Theater
- Sat, Nov 07 at 07:00 PM — The Siggy Theater
- Sun, Nov 08 at 03:00 PM — The Siggy Theater
- Mon, Nov 09 at 07:00 PM — The Siggy Theater
- Thu, Nov 12 at 07:00 PM — The Siggy Theater
- Fri, Nov 13 at 07:00 PM — The Siggy Theater
- Sat, Nov 14 at 07:00 PM — The Siggy Theater
- Sun, Nov 15 at 03:00 PM — The Siggy Theater

## Staged Reading of Donald Margulies' Dinner With Friends

- Venue: The Pete Theater
- Run: Nov 7, 2026
- Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2001253603400?aff=oddtdtcreator
- Source: https://theflea.org/calendar

Presented By Middle Sibling Productions Written by Donald Margulies Come on down and join us for Middle Sibling Productions Fall 2026 Staged Reading! Synopsis: The long-standing, interconnected lives of two couples, Karen and Gabe and Beth and Tom, are shattered when Beth and Tom reveal they are divorcing. As Beth and Tom move on to new lives, Karen and Gabe are forced to confront the fragile, changing nature of their own marriage. Dinner With Friends runs approximately 140 Minutes with a 15 minute intermission. We welcome all audience members to a post show reception where you can meet and greet the cast and crew, and chat about the play with your fellow audience members. Light snacks and soft drinks will be provided. Showtime Saturday, November 7 | 7:00pm Run Time 140 Minutes with a 15 minute intermission For Box Office inquiries, please contact: austin@middlesiblingproductions.com , 215-519-3177

Upcoming dates:

- Sat, Nov 07 at 07:00 PM — The Pete Theater

## TRIBE Presents BLACK VELVET – 10 Year Anniversary

- Venue: The Sam Theater
- Run: Nov 19 - Nov 21, 2026
- Tickets: givebutter.com/blackvelvet
- Source: https://theflea.org/calendar

Presented by TRIBE TRIBE presents the 10th-anniversary celebration of BLACK VELVET, the award-winning live performance created by Shamel Pitts. BLACK VELVET is a dovetailing of texture, beauty, delicacy, and power within “a poetics of being” (Kevin Quashie). A deeply reflective performance, it explores the colorfulness of Blackness—especially in regard to Black women—through a relationship of camaraderie, consolation, and compassion. A 10th-anniversary performance run will take place in New York City at The Flea Theater on November 19-21, 2026. Showtimes Thursday, November 19 | 7:30 p.m. (post performance reception in The Pete) Friday, November 20 | 7:30 p.m. (post performance talkback in The Sam) Saturday, November 21 | 7:30 p.m. (performance only) Run Time 60 minutes, no intermission For Box Office inquiries, please contact: Pam Panozzo, pam@itsatribe.org , +1 269 861 3001 Team Founding Artistic Director, Concept Direction & Choreographer: Shamel Pitts Performers: Channce Williams, Ke’ron J. Wilson; Artistic Production Manager: Sarai Frazier Video Light & Mapping Designer: Lucca Del Carlo Costume Designer: Errin Shin Dress Design: David Gap Ladder Design: Derek Van Heel Audio: Ed Côrtes Photographer & Videographer: Itai Zwecker Socials @itsatribe @shamelpitts @keronjwilson @senti______mental @luccadc

Upcoming dates:

- Thu, Nov 19 at 07:30 PM — The Sam Theater
- Fri, Nov 20 at 07:30 PM — The Sam Theater
- Sat, Nov 21 at 07:30 PM — The Sam Theater

## The Master's Tools

- Venue: The Sam Theater
- Run: Jan 8 - Jan 31, 2027
- Source: https://theflea.org/calendar

Presented By The Flea Author: Zora Howard Most widely known as a tertiary character in Arthur Miller’s The Crucible , Tituba was a 17th Century Black woman enslaved by the Reverend Samuel Parris in Salem, Massachusetts. When rumors of witchcraft plagued the town, Tituba was amongst the first to be imprisoned for her involvement in the “Black arts.” Though her influence on the witch trials to follow was substantial, she was mostly forgotten in the historical record and the literary imagination. In THE MASTER’S TOOLS , Tituba speaks, post-Salem. At last an agent in her own myth making, Tituba defies the many masters that have laid claim to her story, centering instead her own subjectivity and violent truth. Deftly weaving humor, terror, and spectacle, Tituba subverts our notions of good and evil, challenging our perception of this canonical character and the canon itself. THE MASTER’S TOOLS was developed as a part of the Under Construction Series of the Under the Radar Festival and in an international presentation with Wiener Festwochen in Vienna Austria, both in 2024. Showtimes Friday, January 8 - Sunday, January 31 | 7:00PM Additional showtimes to be announced Run Time 60 minutes For Box Office inquiries, please contact: info@theflea.org

Upcoming dates:

- Fri, Jan 08 at 07:00 PM — The Sam Theater