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Established in 1974. Closed in 1977. Revived in 2002 and producing LGBTQ+ theatre ever since!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
playwrights project
For Love of Will
Written by Stephan DeGhelder
Directed by Dennis Corsi
Monday July 20 @ 7:00 PM
The Flea Theatre
20 Thomas St. NYC
For over four centuries, one question has haunted Shakespeare’s legacy: who was the “fair youth”—the beautiful young man who inspired the Bard’s most daring, intimate sonnets?
When a brilliant English professor entrusts a former student with a volatile theory—one that could finally unmask the fair youth and explain why the proof led to death—the past refuses to stay buried. What begins as an academic pursuit, spirals into a dangerous obsession, drawing the student deeper into a maze of secrets, scholarship, and desire.
RESERVATION LINK COMING SOON!
SUBMISSIONS REQUESTED!
Our hit Halloween event is open for submissions!
It’s a raucous and rollicking evening of Halloween-inspired shorts that brings together writers, directors, actors and audience to delight in the eerie, the scary, the terrifying, the petrifying!
Calling all playwrights!
Deadline to submit is AUG 1
2026-27 SEASON
TOSOS PROUDLY CELEBRATES
The Other Side of Silence (TOSOS) celebrates writers — the chroniclers of our diverse collective history — and serves as a curator of the LGBTQ+ theatrical timeline by keeping our theatrical heritage alive and in conversation with the playwrights of today.
Through our mainstage productions and our free reading series, our audiences — and especially our LGBTQ+ youth — can hear the voices of both the past and the present to learn how far we’ve come (or not) as a community. They are given the opportunity to understand the generations who came before us, what life was like for them, and how they fought for the rights and freedoms we have today. At the same time, we give the stage to the writers of the present day who help us understand the continued struggles and incremental triumphs of our community and give us perspective on our collective progress.
Community is big for us. With great joy and good humor, we bring our TOSOS family together at social events like our free play readings and holiday parties. We discuss and debate the art we showcase — to learn from each other and build respect and understanding — and have lots of laughs!
At TOSOS, we embrace our differences. As an LGBTQ+ theater company, we value the diversity of artistic, cultural and life perspectives our artists bring to our stages. As storytellers, we champion the voices that aren’t being heard. As people, we strive toward equality, toward a world where everyone is welcome to the party. Join us!