SheNYC Arts is a festival that showcases women in theater.  There’s 7 shows happening in New York City and all looked great but unfortunately, I could not attend all because I found out about it too late and only had a few spots free.  Champagne problem of being addicted to Off and Off-Off Broadway is that there are too many shows happening to see them all.

She Arts also does shows in other locations.  I am honestly eyeing Atlanta.  I did the thing where I priced flights and hotels but have not booked anything yet.  You can find more information HERE.  This whole idea has opened a whole new world for me where I can start traveling for shows.  2026 is starting to look a lot differently than I thought it would because of this.  But I am getting way too far ahead of myself.  Actually even having mental travel plans for a time period that is 17 months in the future at all is probably getting ahead of myself but hey.

Back to NYC.  This year, She Arts is happening at Classic Stage Company.  I had never heard of this venue before.  Its in the back room of a coffee shop and is a lot larger than I was expecting when I walked into the coffee shop.

Let me repeat that – the theater is in the back room of a coffee shop.  You walk into a COFFEE SHOP and go to the theater.  This is like heaven on earth.  You arrive early and you order coffee and sit and drink coffee while waiting for the house to open.  

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