Introducing The Box
124 South 400 West at The Gateway
The Box invests in cross- genre arts by providing inclusive and affordable space for new and experimental works.
News about the Coronavirus
The Box is a small venue typically seating fewer than 50 audience members. As a result, The Box Creative team will be handling events on a case-by-case basis. Please check back for announcements about upcoming changes in schedule.
Coming soon!
Open Syrup Episode 4: Time Wasted!
by Elise Barnett
POSTPONED--more information to come
Gadzooks! An episode of time travel has descended upon the humble hotel, The Open Syrup. What will happen when a couple of space assassins, a senior witch, an astrophysicist, a pair of lushes, an ex-boyfriend, and naive college students show up in the midst of a time vortex? Who will defeat the rat king in the basement? Will Rhonda survive an encounter with her ex? Find out in episode four of The Open Syrup: Time Wasted!
Mary's Little Monster
by Thomas Kee
a production of Umbrella Theatre Company
Postponed. More information to come.
Umbrella Theater pleased to be the second theater company performing a new play by Thomas Kee, Mary's Little Monster, as the first production under Umbrella's mentorship program to encourage new theater directors and designers. Previously it was performed by the Spit & Vigor theater company in New York City and New Orleans, and will be opening Off-Broadway at the Players Theatre on May 7th.
In 1816, the year without a summer, the poet Lord Byron is joined by a circle of intimates including the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, his future wife Mary Godwin, her half-sister Claire Clairmont, and Byron's personal doctor John Polidori. During their confinement with Byron in his Swiss mansion, the their massive emotions, drug habits, and intellects collide to produce poetry, conflict, catharsis, and legendary literature.
The performance runs about 90 minutes with no intermission. Admission is free and tickets are not required, although you can reserve a space in advance through Eventbrite. (We will be adjusting the number of seats once our set design is finished, so if you are unable to reserve a space please check again after March 30th.)
In 1816, the year without a summer, the poet Lord Byron is joined by a circle of intimates including the poet Percy Bysshe Shelley, his future wife Mary Godwin, her half-sister Claire Clairmont, and Byron's personal doctor John Polidori. During their confinement with Byron in his Swiss mansion, the their massive emotions, drug habits, and intellects collide to produce poetry, conflict, catharsis, and legendary literature.
The performance runs about 90 minutes with no intermission. Admission is free and tickets are not required, although you can reserve a space in advance through Eventbrite. (We will be adjusting the number of seats once our set design is finished, so if you are unable to reserve a space please check again after March 30th.)