Click: A World Premiere at The Tank

Inspired by famed film auteur Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave masterpiece of a movie Breathless, playwright Drew Pisarra’s neo-noir follows two wayward kids who find themselves in too deep while negotiating the drop-off of a mysterious package — in a universe where telephone booths still exist. Show runs Aug. 30 - Sep. 8, Wed. - Fri. at 7pm.

About the Artists:

Drew Pisarra (playwright) is the author of the poetry collections Periodic Boyfriends (2023) and Infinity Standing Up (2019), and the short story collections You’re Pretty Gay (2021) and Publick Spanking (1996). His first radio play, The Strange Case of Nick M. (2021), was commissioned by Imago Theatre and debuted on K-BOO FM before being encored at the Fresh Fruit Festival in 2022. A grantee of Café Royal Cultural Foundation, Curious Elixirs: Curious Creators and the Lower Manhanttan Cultural Council, he was also a participating poet in A Gathering of the Tribes two-day reading marathon at The Whitney Biennial 2022: Quiet As Its Kept.

James Dean Palmer (director) is a director, deviser, producer, and educator based in New York City.  His credits include the Roundabout Theatre, Mabou Mines, Long Wharf, The Old Globe, Steppenwolf Theatre, Chautauqua Theatre, Asolo Repertory Theatre, The Texas Shakespeare Festival, Trinity Rep, and The Goodman Theatre among others. Additionally, James was the founding artistic director of Chicago’s award-winning Red Tape Theatre, an experimental theatre company committed to new work and new models of producing.

Photo by Clara Zwirble. Producer: Myah Shein.