La MaMa - The Downstairs
theaterOff-off-Broadway theater space in Manhattan’s Lower East Side that serves as a primary performance venue of La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club. Known for presenting experimental, avant-garde and emerging playwrights since the 1960s.
Upcoming Events (7)
Spider Rabbit
Spider Rabbit at La MaMa’s Downstairs in NYC fuses Socratic dialogue, a psychiatric intake exam, dance/movement, and literary adaptation inspired by Dostoevsky’s The Double, created by The Useless Room.
The Iguana Becomes Marco
A hybrid theater piece blending Socratic dialogue, dance and literary adaptation of Dostoevsky’s The Double, The Iguana Becomes Marco, staged at La MaMa Downstairs. From The Useless Room, it probes the violence of narrative through movement and discourse.
Memory Generation
Memory Generation is a charming La MaMa Kids puppet show featuring The Sweet Tales of Piloncillo and Tejocote and Adventures in the Mexican Candy Factory. Colorful puppetry, playful storytelling, and themes of brotherhood and friendship delight young audiences.
McManus: Fall of a Tyrant
David Nellist stars in Protest Song by Tim Price, a raw, urgent, darkly funny stage portrait of a homeless man amid the Occupy London movement, staged at La MaMa Downstairs in NYC.
The Life and Times of Daisy Forbes
David Nellist stars in Protest Song by Tim Price, a raw, urgent, darkly funny portrait of homelessness amid the Occupy London movement, staged at La MaMa's Downstairs in New York City.
Lucky FM 2
An avant-garde theater piece at La MaMa Downstairs: The Useless Room’s The (Un)Double blends Socratic dialogue, dance, and a Dostoevsky-inspired literary adaptation to probe the violence of narrative in a Venice Biennale Teatro-tinged production.
The Last Play In Gaza
An experimental theatre piece by The Useless Room (Los Angeles) presented at La MaMa Downstairs in NYC, blending Socratic dialogue, a psychiatric intake exam, dance/movement, and a Dostoevsky-inspired literary adaptation; a Venice Biennale Teatro 2025 feature.