IRT & Moxie Arts NY Present Sophie Blanchard’s Rock’n’Roll Extravaganza

Sophie Blanchard’s High-Flying Rock’n’Roll Extravaganza is a historical rock concert about the daredevil life and pyrotechnic death (spoilers) of the first professional female air balloonist, performed by an all female and gender-non-conforming rock band!

Performances: August 23rd-September 1st
Friday August 23rd – 8:00pm (opening)
Saturday August 24h– 2pm and 8pm
Sunday, August 25th– 2pm
Tuesday, August 27th– 8:00pm
Thursday, August 29th – 8:00pm
Friday, August 30th – 8:00pm
Saturday, August 31st – 8:00pm
Sunday, September 1st – 2pm and 8:00pm
RUNNING TIME: 90 minutes with no intermission
PRICE:
Artist/Student/Senior: $20
General Admission: $25
VIP: $40 (includes reserved seats)At IRT: 154 Christopher st. NYC #3B (third floor)
ADA Accessible

Cast and Creative
Lizzie Hagstedt* as Sophie Blanchard
Claire-Frances Sullivan* as Jean-Pierre
Lauren Thomas* as The Poet and others
Jo Brook* as The Parachuting Dog and others
Rheanna Atendido* as Ensemble
Kasey Blezinger on drums

*appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association

Written by Lizzie Hagstedt
Directed by Kalina Ko
Music directed by Fernanda Douglas
Executive produced by Moxie Arts NY

Alyssa Rios – Stage Manager
Qingan Zhang – Set/Props and Projections Design
Saawan Tiwari – Costume Design
Jen Leno – Lighting Design
Jess Ducey and Grace Ruiz – Line Producers

Moxie Arts NY is a Lilly Award-winning nonprofit theatre company founded in 2017 dedicated to engaging audiences with stories centering women, created by artists of historically excluded genders (including women, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists). Our programming provides opportunities for artists at all stages of career development, building community from the page to the stage, and everywhere in between. Moxie Arts NY is led by Managing Producer Madelyn Paquette and Creative Producer Kayla Hernandez-Friend.

Sophie Blanchard’s High-Flying Rock’n’Roll Extravaganza is produced as part of the Moxie Incubator, Moxie Arts NY’s flagship new works development program which moves new plays and musicals through a three-step development process over the course of nine months each year. Learn more on our website www.moxiearts.org

IRT Theater is a grassroots laboratory for independent theater and performance in New York City, providing space and support to a new generation of artists. Tucked away in the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, IRT’s mission is to build a community of emerging and established artists by creating a home for the development and presentation of new work.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council; A.R.T./New York’s NYC Small Theatres Fund made possible with support from the Howard Gilman Foundation & support for ASL interpretation provided in part through funding from Access A.R.T./New York.

ACCESS: IRT is a fully wheelchair-accessible facility. Please reach out to Kori Rushton if you have any accessibility questions or concerns, [email protected]

PLEASE NOTE: All sales final and there is no late seating at IRT Theater.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

IRT Theater, 154 Christopher Street, New York, United States