The School of Drama at The New School College of Performing Arts presents The 2025 APEX Festival. 

Catch the exclusive, one-time ON DEMAND viewing of The 2025 APEX Festival. The APEX Festival shows will be available to stream from May 12th, 4:00 PM ET to May 19th, 4:00 PM ET.

APEX Festival is a collective, artistic activation of the Bank Street Theater and surrounding spaces by graduating MFA Contemporary Theatre and Performance students. Eight distinct projects serve as each student's capstone offering as well as a public introduction to their work as it exists at this stage in their development. In celebration, the School of Drama invites The New School community, communities surrounding The New School, and communities beyond to experience a collection of performative artworks that push the boundaries of discipline and form.

Anticipated performances include:

40°44'12.4"N 74°00'30.8"W (June Seo); the starry-eyed (Lars Montanaro); Lacuna (Catalina Cofone Polack); Unsay (Moira Zhang); Guanahani (Neka Knowles); Ernestine (Jasmine Kiah); Ameliaorated (Alina Burke); Give Me Your Love, Your Heart, And Bunny (Anamaria Willars)

Visit the APEX Festival 2025 Online Experience for more information!

Performances at Bank Street Theatre (151 Bank St, New York, NY 10014): 

Weekend 1:
April 25th at 6:30pm & April 26th at 6:30pm 

Give Me Your Love, Your Heart, And Bunny
Written & Directed by Anamaria Willars

Ernestine
Written by Jasmine Kiah
Directed by Amani Meliyah

Ameliorated
Written & Directed by Alina Burke

Weekend 2:
May 2nd at 6:30pm & May 3rd at 6:30pm

Unsay
Written & Directed by Moira Zhang

the starry eyed
Written & Directed by Lars Montanaro

Lacuna
Written & Directed by Catalina Cofone Polack

Off-site Performances:

40°44'12.4"N 74°00'30.8"W

Directed and Performed by June Seo
Assistant Director: Zacha del Rosario

May 3rd & May 4th 

1-3pm
Westbeth Artists Residence

55 Bethune St, New York, NY 10014

*FREE tours begin every 30 minutes, starting at 1 PM, with the final tour leaving at 3 PM. No Reservation Required.

Guanahani

Written & Directed by Neka Cecilia Knowles

Thursday May 8th at 7:30pm

Friday May 9th at 7:30pm

Saturday May 10th at 3:00pm & 7:30pm

Sunday May 11th at 3:00pm 

Theater Lab 

357 W. 36th St. 3rd Floor, NY, NY 10018