PhysFest NYC – Physical Theater Family Shows & Free Kids Workshops

Broken Box Mime Theater’s third annual PhysFest NYC presents a number of family-friendly shows and kid-friendly events during their 10-day physical theater festival. PhysFestNYC is a one-of-a-kind community-led festival that celebrates, enriches, and envisions the field of physical theater. It provides space for practitioners, audiences, and the physical theater-curious to share in presented works, diverse workshop offerings, and community-building events featuring a stellar lineup of practitioners, makers, and companies from all genres of physical theater across two theaters, two studios, and a community-gathering space. Family-friendly shows include:

• Liars & Believers Ensemble’s “Yellow Bird Chase” for ages 2+ and fully accessible to Deaf and hard of hearing community, as well as non-English speakers.
• “The Adventures of Beastie,” an interactive show for kids 8+, performed by Del Gonzales and Eva Pearlman.
• Soft Brain Theatre Company’s “Spork & Gimble Lose Their Cheese” & “Tippy Topwell Dances Around the Subject” – a music-infused, Commedia dell’Arte-inspired play for all ages.
• STEMmersive’s “Ms. Information Expert Lecture Series” – an interactive work-in-progress show for kids 5-12 with post-show feedback from the kids.
• The Free Kids Hour at PhysFestNYC welcomes children of all ages to join our physical theatre professionals in a fun hour of movement, physical expression, and theatre making. This workshop provides children with a safe, positive, and engaging environment, allowing them to tap into their own creativity.
• Spellbound Theatre’s “A Shadow Puppetry Adventure for the Whole Family” is a playful, hands-on workshop inviting families to explore light and shadow and craft their own colorful sea creature puppet to bring imaginative stories to life.