State of Play Productions

The Playground Presents – Butchers: A Love Story

Coming Up! Recession Benefit Bar Night!!

Benefit Bar Night at our favorite Theater District Pub, Deacon Brodie’s

Where: Deacon Brodie’s, 370 West 46th Street (between 8th and 9th)
When: November 20th – 6:30 to 9:30
Why: State of Play is guest bartending and all the tips are donated to SOP!!

The Return of the Original Radio Play (Hear Now)

State of Play Productions, in collaboration with Elixir Productions, has created a fun, schizo-sonic radio play, “‘Da Da’ (There, I Said It Twice).” (click to hear the show)

Part experiment in Dada “cut-ups” and part homage to the radio broadcasts of yesteryear, the piece consists of three original playlets, rehearsed separately under the direction of Jody [...]

The Return of Random Acts!

When Playwright Mike Dowling wrote Random Acts, he created some of the characters specifically for State of Play members. We now have the opportunity to reprise those roles with a new tour of Western Massachusetts in May presented by The Chester Theatre Company.  After rehearsing at the Atlantic Theatre Company in New York with Mike [...]

New Member!

After playing Mother Goose in The City That Cried Wolf, Michelle Concha is now the newest core member of State of Play Theatre. Welcome, Michelle! Also, look out for many exciting new projects from us this year. After the success of our last production of The City That Cried Wolf, we have lots of plans [...]

SNITCH Rock ‘N Roll Bar

August 23, 2007, 6-9 pm
59 West 21st St.
NY, NY 10010
212-727-7775
Come join us at for drinks a-go-go featuring special performances and a sneak preview of our upcoming show! Tips benefit State of Play Theatre, LLC. Pay $15 for THREE HOUR OPEN BAR!!! including well liquor and draft beer. 21+

Operation Gorilla Games

Launched on July 1, 2007, Operation Gorilla Games brings together a large network of artists to improvise and incubate new ideas through theatre games. Basically, we do theater games, read new plays, run improvisations, and generally, exercise our acting muscles in Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Enter at Grand Army Plaza. This is a recurring event every [...]

Deacon Brodie’s Pub

On Thursday, June 7, 2007, good friends drank together to support a good cause! Slainte! “Because, in Ireland, where the pub is home, and blurred vision is a comfort, you can’t just get drunk. No, you can get pissed. You can get fluthered. You can get jarred. You can get trousered. You can get polluted, [...]

The Harlem Beach Party

On Saturday, May 12, 2007, SOP threw a “Beach” party complete with classic oceanside cocktails, Painkillers and Madras, and a sultry summer soundtrack. Hosts and guests alike arrived suitably dressed to the Hudson River Beach Front property, generously supplied by Jenny Fleury and Eli Rood. **Company member Jyll Mihlek gave a sexy Go Go Dancing [...]