A post-apocalyptic, God-stricken world is on fire ’cause Texaco left the air-fryer plugged in.
A Gen Z nun and a priest contemplate the new meaning of life as they journey through the remnants of America’s past: cancel culture, mukbangs, and Hollywood. HELL HATH TURNED OVER. F*CK is a satire of the American Western Social Media experiment, false escapism, and the threat of Tik Tok dances.
ANT Fest shows will premiere on Ars Nova Supra later this fall. Ars Nova Supra is our digital platform where you can stream all of our one-night shows on-demand. For the low price of $15/mo, you can access an entire seasons worth of comedy, music and theater from our groundbreaking artists, and additionally you can cancel your subscription anytime!
Sarah Shin is a Korean American theatre artist whose work lives at the intersection of creative leadership, community engagement, cultural preservation, and technological innovation. Select Directing Credits: The Chinese Lady (Stages Houston), The Supreme Leader (Mile Square Theater), Silent Sky (Central Square Theater), The Sweet Science of Bruising (Boston University). Her work has been supported by the Public Theater, NYC Women’s Fund for Media, Music & Theatre, The Boston Foundation, NEFA Public Art for Spatial Justice Grant. Roundabout Directors Group Cohort 4, SDC Barbara Whitman Award Finalist, A4 Virtual Resident Artist, New York Stage and Film 2025 Pfaelzer Award Recipient. www.sarah-shin.com
Brandon Bautista is a Filipino-American artist originally from the Bay Area. A graduate of NYU Tisch Drama, Brandon’s plays have been developed at the Kennedy Center, Makers’ Ensemble NYC, The Tank, and NYU. He is a recipient of a Merit Award in playwriting from The Kennedy Center, The Groundlings Diversity Scholarship, and a company member for Road Theatre Company Los Angeles. Brandon strives to be somebody for his ancestors, his family, and his dreams. brandonabautista.com
This show will take place at Ars Nova, located at 511 W 54th Street, New York, NY 10019.
Seating is general admission and first-come first-served. So, the earlier you arrive at the theater, the more choice you’ll have about where you sit! (Bonus: the most affordable drinks in Midtown are at Bars Nova!)
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If a performance is sold out, you can join a standby line for day-of-show tix made available by minute cancellations and no-shows. Standby will begin 1 hour prior to curtain and will form outsideFolks from the standby line will be admitted into the show on a rolling basis as availability is confirmed.
Additionally, Supra is never sold out! If you can’t make the show in-person, you can always stream online for only $15/mo, which gets you unlimited streaming access to performances from the last year. You can cancel your membership anytime by emailing contact@arsnovanyc.com.
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All sales are final – there are no refunds or exchanges.
If you’re unable to use your tickets, you may donate them in exchange for a letter of tax credit by emailing tix@arsnovanyc.com.
Ars Nova is uncensored. We provide content advisories — to the best of our ability — to inform audiences when shows contain racial violence, racist language, sexual violence or nudity. We provide information about this type of content in advance, based on our core values, so that each audience member can make an informed decision about if and how they’d like to engage with that content. We welcome artists to share additional information about their shows based on their own core values.
Ars Nova is wheelchair accessible. If you wish or need to remain in your wheelchair throughout the show, our staff will remove the theater chair. This can be done by letting us know your needs/plans in advance; just email Taylor Rey. It can also be done without prior notice when you arrive! If you wish to transfer to the theater seat from your wheelchair, we are happy to store your wheelchair or motorized mobility aid in the lobby during the performance. The House Manager will return your mobility device to you at the end of the performance as this show has no intermission.
About 25% of the seating is on the ground floor of the theater and does not require using stairs to access. There are five six-inch steps to get into the building.
All remaining seats require no less than one and no more than three steps to access.
Licensed service animals (any dogs that are trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities) are welcome at Ars Nova. They must rest in your seating area throughout the performance and are unable to occupy the aisle. Please bring proof of certification or a license for your service animal and be prepared to present it to the House Manager upon request. You can send advance notice to tix@arsnovanyc.com, which is appreciated, but not required.
Our bathrooms are stalled, all gender restrooms – everyone is welcome to use any bathroom of their choice. We have two single-person restrooms in the lobby; with the wheelchair accessible option located right outside the theater on the first floor (doors 7 feet 10 inches x 3 feet 10.5 inches).
We have space that can be made to offer privacy for feeding should you need at any time. See the House Manager onsite and they will arrange a comfortable space, with storage and refrigeration for your materials.
The audience seating locations could be in, around and throughout the playing area. Performers will be within 3’ of you.
The seating is a combination of chairs.
Black Chairs with back: 19” wide x 32.25” high x 21.75” deep with a 500lb capacity
Black Counter height: 16.5” wide x 38” high x 18” deep with a 500lb capacity
The doors for entry into the building are 7 feet 10.5 inches x 3 feet 7 inches (external) and 7 feet 10 inches x feet 10.5 inches (internal).
Box Office height is 3 feet 6 inches and the Bar height is 3 feet 8.5 inches.
