Get ready for a great night of exceptional entertainment at the newly renovated Manes Studio Theatre of Long Island. We are a performing arts theatre located in the heart of the Long Island's newest hotspot in the heart of Lindenhurst's Business District. We are also home to Studio's Youth Theatre Program and Rick's Cafe Americain.
THE HUMANS
Winner of the 2016 Tony Award® for Best Play.
Irish-American Erik Blake has brought his wife and his mother for Thanksgiving at the new home of his daughter and her boyfriend. His mother (affectionately referred to as “Momo”) is suffering from Alzheimer’s, and his other daughter Aimee has recently been the victim of a nasty breakup. The parents are disappointed that their daughters have left home to struggle in New York City, and worried that they are abandoning their values. The Humans tells the story of the quintessential family reunion: a group of people who love each other but still wrestle with basic human fears: old age, abandonment, poverty, and death. Filled with equal parts humor and hurt, The Humans is a Tony-award winning play from popular playwright Stephen Karam.
THE SUNSHINE BOYS BY NEIL SIMON
Nominated for the 1973 Tony Award® for Best Play.
Al and Willie as “Lewis and Clark” were top-billed vaudevillians for over forty years. Now they aren’t even speaking. When CBS requests them for a “History of Comedy” retrospective, a grudging reunion brings the two back together, along with a flood of memories, miseries, and laughs. The story follows the attempt by a young theatrical agent to re-unite his elderly uncle, a former vaudevillian great, with his long-time stage partner for a TV reunion. Despite their celebrated reputation, the two old men have not spoken in twelve years. Besides remastering their sketch, the two men have numerous issues to work out before they are ready to return to the public eye.
THE PASSION OF DRACULA
The Passion of Dracula is a stage play based on Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula. The story is set in 1911 in the English countryside, where a number of young women have died under mysterious circumstances. Count Dracula has recently moved to the area, and a group of heroes, including doctors, a reporter, and an English lord, must battle him to save a young woman.
ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR
Absurd Person Singular is a three-act play by British playwright Sir Alan Ayckbourn, focusing on the changing fortunes of three married couples—Sidney and Jane, Geoffrey and Eva, and Ronald and Marion. The play takes place at a Christmas Eve celebration; each act takes place in a different couple’s home on a successive year. Exploring themes of materialism, gender roles, what it truly means to be wealthy, and the struggles of the middle class.
NEXT TO NORMAL
Winner of three 2009 Tony Awards, including Best Musical Score and the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, Next to Normal was also chosen as "one of the year's ten best shows" by critics around the country, including The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Rolling Stone and The New York Times.
This compelling musical tells the story of a family in which Diana, the wife of Dan and the mother of Gabriel and Natalie has been battling bipolar disorder for 16 years.
Next to Normal takes audiences into the minds and hearts of each character, presenting their family's story with love, sympathy and heart.
This deeply moving piece of musical theatre with an energetic pop/rock score is an emotional powerhouse that addresses such issues as grieving a loss, ethics in modern psychiatry, and suburban life.
DOUBT, A PARABLE
Recipient of the 2005 Tony Award® for Best Play and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
“What do you do when you’re not sure?” So asks Father Flynn, the progressive and beloved priest at the St. Nicholas Church School in the Bronx, in his sermon. It’s 1964, and things are changing, to the chagrin of rigid principal Sister Aloysius. However, when an unconscionable accusation is leveled against the Father, Sister Aloysius realizes that the only way to get justice is to create it herself. And as for the truth of the matter? As Father Flynn says, "Doubt can be a bond as powerful and sustaining as certainty.” In stunning prose, John Patrick Shanley delves into the murky shadows of moral certainty, his characters always balancing on the thin line between truth and consequences. Doubt: A Parable is an exquisite, potent drama that will raise questions and answer none, leaving the audience to grapple with the discomfort of their uncertainties.
STEEL MAGNOLIAS
Truvy Jones runs a successful beauty salon in Chinquapin, Louisiana, where all the ladies in the neighborhood have a standing Saturday appointment. Along with her anxious and eager assistant, Annelle, Truvy styles the hair of many of the women about town: wealthy widow and former first lady of Chinquapin, Clairee Belcher, local curmudgeon Ouiser Boudreaux, intelligent and compassionate career woman M’Lynn, and her daughter Shelby, the prettiest girl in town. Shelby’s engagement is the talk of the town, but the joy and excitement of her wedding quickly turn to concern as she faces a risky pregnancy and a myriad of health complications. As the women of Chinquapin makes their ways over life’s many hurdles together, they find comfort (and a fair amount of verbal ribbing) in one another.
July 20 at 2pm
Brookside Park, W. Sayville
July 27 at 6pm
South Shore Mall, Bay Shore
August 15 at 6pm
LI Maritime Museum, W. Sayville
August 21 at 6pm
Bay Shore Band Shell, Bay Shore
August 25 at 2pm
Bayard Cutting Arboretum
Introducing the rollout of the newest addition to our theatre content!
Announcing "STUDIO AFTER DARK" - Your New Late-Night Destination for Thrills and Avant-Garde Performances!
Join us for a spine-chilling launch with our MIDNIGHT SHOWINGS beginning with the thriller play, "I'll Be Back Before Midnight"!
Get ready for an unforgettable night of suspense, mystery, and edge-of-your-seat excitement.
Premiere Date: October 18th 2024 at Midnight.
But that’s just the start! "Studio After Dark" is your gateway to an array of bold and boundary-pushing midnight performances.
Cutting-Edge Thrillers: Dive into stories that will keep you breathless and guessing.
Adult Content: Provocative and daring performances designed for mature audiences.
Avant-Garde Artistry: Experience the fusion of different art forms in groundbreaking shows.
Stay tuned for updates, behind-the-scenes peeks, and exclusive content!
Prepare yourself for an edge-of-your-seat experience as we unveil the electrifying thriller, "I’ll Be Back Before Midnight." This gripping play, filled with twists and turns, will keep you guessing until the very last moment.
A secluded farmhouse, a stormy night, and a sinister presence lurking in the shadows. As the tension mounts, a chilling mystery unfolds, leaving the characters—and the audience—questioning what is real and what is not. Can they survive the night, or will the horror consume them?
There is angle metered parking on S. Wellwood Ave. from Hoffman Ave. south to E.Gates Ave. Meters are 25 cents per hour and are in effect until 9:00 PM (Except Sundays).
There is also free street parking on S. 1st Street (behind the theatre) as well as three free Municipal Parking Lots. One located opposite 138 S. 1st Street, a second one located adjacent to 186 S. 1st Street and a third located opposite 186 S. 1st Street.
Ample street parking is available on S. 2nd Street as well.
141 South Wellwood Avenue, Lindenhurst, New York 11757, United States
Enhance your theatre experience and enjoy a glass of wine, beer, coffee, latte, or partake from a variety of non-alcoholic beverages. Grab a snack before the show, or at intermission.
Manes Studio Theatre Gift Certificates are the perfect gift. They are E-Gift Certificates, choose any denomination and the certificate can be emailed to the recipient on the date of your choosing. Redeem for tickets, VIP Membership, Youth Theatre Program tuition, or in our Theatrical Learning Center!
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