Physical Storytelling: Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime
Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime w/ Broken Box Mime Theater
(5-Week Workshop, Sundays)
Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) invites artists of all backgrounds to join in exploring the audience's imagination as medium. From the perspective of BKBX's unique brand of mime based in American narrative style, participants will look at body language, basic mime technique, staging metaphor, efficiency in storytelling, and devised process. How can precision, efficiency, and specificity in physical storytelling help to craft our comedy? Over the course of the series, students will craft mime pieces that will be shared in a final showing in December.
This class is open to students of all experience levels.
To sign up for this class, click here.
Physical Storytelling: Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime
Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime w/ Broken Box Mime Theater
(5-Week Workshop, Sundays)
Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) invites artists of all backgrounds to join in exploring the audience's imagination as medium. From the perspective of BKBX's unique brand of mime based in American narrative style, participants will look at body language, basic mime technique, staging metaphor, efficiency in storytelling, and devised process. How can precision, efficiency, and specificity in physical storytelling help to craft our comedy? Over the course of the series, students will craft mime pieces that will be shared in a final showing in December.
This class is open to students of all experience levels.
To sign up for this class, click here.
NOVEMBER: New Works in Development
In moving toward our next 2025 Mainstage debut, BKBX will be performing two new works in progress shows this fall! Join us for the last Monday and Tuesday of each month this October and November. We have split into two cohorts, each cooking up new ideas to share with you. In November, you can catch us in a new plot-driven, genre-rich narrative at a beloved venue, the Theater at 14Y on 14th St and 1st in Manhattan. Cast: Géraldine Dulex, Duane cooper, Tia Cassmira, Jae Woo, Marissa Molnar, Blake Habermann, and Julia Cavagna. Music by Jack McGuire, Lights by Yang Yu. Stick around for the casual post-show Sip n’ Chat to keep the conversation going. Join us!
NOVEMBER: New Works in Development
In moving toward our next 2025 Mainstage debut, BKBX will be performing two new works in progress shows this fall! Join us for the last Monday and Tuesday of each month this October and November. We have split into two cohorts, each cooking up new ideas to share with you. In November, you can catch us in a new plot-driven, genre-rich narrative at a beloved venue, the Theater at 14Y on 14th St and 1st in Manhattan. Cast: Géraldine Dulex, Duane cooper, Tia Cassmira, Jae Woo, Marissa Molnar, Blake Habermann, and Julia Cavagna. Music by Jack McGuire, Lights by Yang Yu. Stick around for the casual post-show Sip n’ Chat to keep the conversation going. Join us!
SMALL TALK in Massachusetts
Broken Box Mime partners with Newton Theatre Company in Newton, Massachusetts, to present SMALL TALK: A Show About How (And Why!) We Tell Stories in Mime.
In SMALL TALK, the cast will present several of our favorite non-speaking narratives, skipping across genres and celebrating the limitless possibilities of physical storytelling. The show will interweave spoken descriptions of how the art was made by Artistic Director and Newtonite Becky Baumwoll, offering audiences a look behind the curtain - or beyond the box, as it were.
Appropriate for all ages! Tickets $15 adult, $10 kid, free for under 5. No one turned away for lack of funds. Running time: approximately one hour.
This show is made possible with support from Newton Theatre Company and the Newton Cultural Council!
Cast: Becky Baumwoll, Tia Cassmira, Ismael Castillo, David Jenkins, Tasha Milkman, Jae Woo
Physical Storytelling: Class Show
Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime w/ Broken Box Mime Theater
(5-Week Workshop, Sundays)
Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) invites artists of all backgrounds to join in exploring the audience's imagination as medium. From the perspective of BKBX's unique brand of mime based in American narrative style, participants will look at body language, basic mime technique, staging metaphor, efficiency in storytelling, and devised process. How can precision, efficiency, and specificity in physical storytelling help to craft our comedy? Over the course of the series, students will craft mime pieces that will be shared in a final showing in December.
Black & White Ball 2024
It's that time of year! Join the BKBX community for an evening of dance, drinks, eats, performances, honorees, and fundraising to celebrate BKBX past, present, and future.
This year we are at the 14Y Theatre on 14th and 1st in Manhattan! Perfect for a highlight of BKBX favorites lit by resident Lighting Designer Jamie Roderick.
Wear your best black and white, and meet us on the 19th! Thursday never looked so good.
$40 tickets HERE!
ASL interpretation present // Access needs? Contact us! // Wheelchair accessible // Ball photos by Bjorn Bolinder
Physical Storytelling: Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime
Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime w/ Broken Box Mime Theater
(5-Week Workshop, Sundays)
Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) invites artists of all backgrounds to join in exploring the audience's imagination as medium. From the perspective of BKBX's unique brand of mime based in American narrative style, participants will look at body language, basic mime technique, staging metaphor, efficiency in storytelling, and devised process. How can precision, efficiency, and specificity in physical storytelling help to craft our comedy? Over the course of the series, students will craft mime pieces that will be shared in a final showing in December.
This class is open to students of all experience levels.
To sign up for this class, click here.
Family Saturdays at FIAF - Silent Storytelling Workshops for Kids!
Join BKBX teaching artists in a weekly class, exploring ideas that complement L’Alliance New York’s language class curricula. Each semester, the classes will focus on a theme related to our wider cultural programs. Theater artists from Broken Box Mime will explore how we tell stories without words! In this weekly series, we will learn the basics of mime, play with body language, and learn how to tell stories as an ensemble. All levels of experience and access needs are welcome. Come play! More info at:
Physical Storytelling: Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime
Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime w/ Broken Box Mime Theater
(5-Week Workshop, Sundays)
Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) invites artists of all backgrounds to join in exploring the audience's imagination as medium. From the perspective of BKBX's unique brand of mime based in American narrative style, participants will look at body language, basic mime technique, staging metaphor, efficiency in storytelling, and devised process. How can precision, efficiency, and specificity in physical storytelling help to craft our comedy? Over the course of the series, students will craft mime pieces that will be shared in a final showing in December.
This class is open to students of all experience levels.
To sign up for this class, click here.
Family Saturdays at FIAF - Silent Storytelling Workshops for Kids!
Join BKBX teaching artists in a weekly class, exploring ideas that complement L’Alliance New York’s language class curricula. Each semester, the classes will focus on a theme related to our wider cultural programs. Theater artists from Broken Box Mime will explore how we tell stories without words! In this weekly series, we will learn the basics of mime, play with body language, and learn how to tell stories as an ensemble. All levels of experience and access needs are welcome. Come play! More info at:
OCTOBER: New Works in Development
In moving toward our next 2025 Mainstage debut, BKBX will be performing two new works in progress shows this fall! Join us for the last Monday and Tuesday of each month this October and November. We have split into two cohorts, each cooking up new ideas to share with you. In October, you can catch us in a devised, imagistic swirl of revolution with Tasha Milkman, Regan Sims, Ismael Castillo, Deniz Erzaim, Kristin McCarthy Parker, David Jenkins, and Becky Baumwoll at one of our favorite places to generate new work: the rehearsal studios at A.R.T./NY at 520 8th Ave (btwn 36th and 37th!). Stick around for the casual post-show Sip n’ Chat to keep the conversation going. Join us!
Please bring an ID to enter the building at 520 8th Ave. Thank you!
OCTOBER: New Works in Development
In moving toward our next 2025 Mainstage debut, BKBX will be performing two new works in progress shows this fall! Join us for the last Monday and Tuesday of each month this October and November. We have split into two cohorts, each cooking up new ideas to share with you. In October, you can catch us in a devised, imagistic swirl of revolution with Tasha Milkman, Regan Sims, Ismael Castillo, Deniz Erzaim, Kristin McCarthy Parker, David Jenkins, and Becky Baumwoll at one of our favorite places to generate new work: the rehearsal studios at A.R.T./NY at 520 8th Ave (btwn 36th and 37th!). Stick around for the casual post-show Sip n’ Chat to keep the conversation going. Join us!
Please bring an ID to enter the building at 520 8th Ave. Thank you!
Physical Storytelling: Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime
Crafting Comedy Through the Lens of Mime w/ Broken Box Mime Theater
(5-Week Workshop, Sundays)
Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) invites artists of all backgrounds to join in exploring the audience's imagination as medium. From the perspective of BKBX's unique brand of mime based in American narrative style, participants will look at body language, basic mime technique, staging metaphor, efficiency in storytelling, and devised process. How can precision, efficiency, and specificity in physical storytelling help to craft our comedy? Over the course of the series, students will craft mime pieces that will be shared in a final showing in December.
This class is open to students of all experience levels.
To sign up for this class, click here.
Family Saturdays at FIAF - Silent Storytelling Workshops for Kids!
Join BKBX teaching artists in a weekly class, exploring ideas that complement L’Alliance New York’s language class curricula. Each semester, the classes will focus on a theme related to our wider cultural programs. Theater artists from Broken Box Mime will explore how we tell stories without words! In this weekly series, we will learn the basics of mime, play with body language, and learn how to tell stories as an ensemble. All levels of experience and access needs are welcome. Come play! More info at:
Family Saturdays at FIAF - Silent Storytelling Workshops for Kids!
Join BKBX teaching artists in a weekly class, exploring ideas that complement L’Alliance New York’s language class curricula. Each semester, the classes will focus on a theme related to our wider cultural programs. Theater artists from Broken Box Mime will explore how we tell stories without words! In this weekly series, we will learn the basics of mime, play with body language, and learn how to tell stories as an ensemble. All levels of experience and access needs are welcome. Come play! More info at:
My Little Eye: McCarren Park
Come catch us for FREE in the PARK this October! Broken Box is performing the newest iteration of My Little Eye: A Show about Climate & The Earth. Follow our speaking emcee (who might be…a caterpillar?!) as she guides us through the mimes’ silent stories and interactive games. What is climate change? What big feelings come up around big changes of any kind? Audiences will leave with an activated imagination, and a reminder of how powerful we are when we all work together. You bring the blanket, we’ll bring the stories. See you in the park! For ages 2-6 and their families.
This show is supported by the Brooklyn Arts Council and the Puffin Foundation. First commission by the Alliance Francaise, image credit Alliance Francaise. Performed on the traditional lands of the Lenape people.
Collaboration for McCarren Park by The Mommy Archives, @themommyarchives
Saturday, October 19th
10am - 10:45a
FREE, no reservations required
North end of McCarren Park
Family Saturdays at FIAF - Silent Storytelling Workshops for Kids!
Join BKBX teaching artists in a weekly class, exploring ideas that complement L’Alliance New York’s language class curricula. Each semester, the classes will focus on a theme related to our wider cultural programs. Theater artists from Broken Box Mime will explore how we tell stories without words! In this weekly series, we will learn the basics of mime, play with body language, and learn how to tell stories as an ensemble. All levels of experience and access needs are welcome. Come play! More info here.
My Little Eye: Prospect Park
Come catch us for FREE in the PARK this October! Broken Box is performing the newest iteration of My Little Eye: A Show about Climate & The Earth. Follow our speaking emcee (who might be…a caterpillar?!) as she guides us through the mimes’ silent stories and interactive games. What is climate change? What big feelings come up around big changes of any kind? Audiences will leave with an activated imagination, and a reminder of how powerful we are when we all work together. You bring the blanket, we’ll bring the stories. See you in the park! For ages 2-6 and their families.
This show is supported by the Brooklyn Arts Council and the Puffin Foundation. First commission by the Alliance Francaise, image credit Alliance Francaise. Performed on the traditional lands of the Lenape people.
Saturday, October 5th
10am - 10:45a
FREE, no reservations required
South end of Prospect Park - Grecian Shelter, The Peristyle
Summer Workshop 3
Join BKBX company members to explore mime and empower the body as a limitless storytelling tool. No prior experience necessary; folx with and without mime experience are welcome to play!
You can come to one, two, or all three sessions; they will each offer new content. Sessions will be at a TBD location in Manhattan. Come dressed to move, masks optional, and share access needs and topic requests via the sign up form.
Workshops are $60 per session, and $150 if you come to all three. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Session 3 will be taught by Becky Baumwoll.
Sign up HERE!
Summer Workshop 2
Join BKBX company members to explore mime and empower the body as a limitless storytelling tool. No prior experience necessary; folx with and without mime experience are welcome to play!
You can come to one, two, or all three sessions; they will each offer new content. Sessions will be at a TBD location in Manhattan. Come dressed to move, masks optional, and share access needs and topic requests via the sign up form.
Workshops are $60 per session, and $150 if you come to all three. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Session 2 will be taught by Marissa Molnar.
Sign up HERE!
Summer Show EXTENSION
BKBX is making new work! Join us at the early stages, reinterpreting some of last year’s experimentation and putting it into a new shape. We will follow both performaces with our Sip N’ Chat for feedback and socializing. (We’ll throw in some repertoire too, for good measure!)
Looking forward to sharing this work-in-progress with you.
Tickets HERE!
Summer Show
BKBX is making new work! Join us at the early stages, reinterpreting some of last year’s experimentation and putting it into a new shape. We will follow both performaces with our Sip N’ Chat for feedback and socializing. (We’ll throw in some repertoire too, for good measure!)
Looking forward to sharing this work-in-progress with you.
Tickets HERE!
Summer Show
BKBX is making new work! Join us at the early stages, reinterpreting some of last year’s experimentation and putting it into a new shape. We will follow both performaces with our Sip N’ Chat for feedback and socializing. (We’ll throw in some repertoire too, for good measure!)
Looking forward to sharing this work-in-progress with you.
Tickets HERE!
Summer Workshop 1
Join BKBX company members to explore mime and empower the body as a limitless storytelling tool. No prior experience necessary; folx with and without mime experience are welcome to play!
You can come to one, two, or all three sessions; they will each offer new content. Sessions will be at a TBD location in Manhattan. Come dressed to move, masks optional, and share access needs and topic requests via the sign up form.
Workshops are $60 per session, and $150 if you come to all three. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Session 1 will be taught by David Jenkins.
Sign up HERE!
BKBX Community Picnic
Join us for some fun in the sun!
BKBX will be hosting our annual community picnic at Madison Square Park from 5-7p on Wednesday, July 10. A casual affair, the picnic will have some snacks, juice, and lots of conversation. Bring your friends and let’s connect!
SMALL TALK: Library Show
Join the artists of Broken Box Mime for a special afternoon of performance and process! In SMALL TALK, the cast (Regan, Deniz, and David) will present several of our favorite nonverbal narratives, skipping across genres and celebrating the limitless possibilities of physical storytelling. The show will interweave spoken descriptions of how the art was made by our Artistic Director, Becky, offering audiences a look behind the curtain - or beyond the box, as it were. Appropriate for all ages!
Designed for all ages. All are welcome!
Free. No reservation required.
See, Move & Imagine: Library Show
Borough Park Library, Brooklyn
Join the mimes from Broken Box on an invisible adventure! This is a 30-minute version of our flagship touring show for kids, Destination: Everywhere. Becky, our speaking host, will guide our very youngest theater-goers through an afternoon of physical storytelling. The cast (Regan, Deniz, Nick, and David!) will bring us three different non-speaking stories, each taking place in wonderful and wild locations.
After the show, we’ll teach kids how to mime from their seats!
Designed for ages 0-5 and their families. All are welcome!
Free. No reservation required.
The king penny golden radio show
Catch BKBX as special guests in Colorado’s favorite night of improv comedy and 40’s-themed flair. Wednesday, May 15th at the Dairy Center! Tickets here!
"Small Talk" at the MAT
Colorado, here we come! This is BKBX’s debut at the Millibo Art Theatre.
Join the artists of Broken Box Mime for a special evening of performance and process! In SMALL TALK, the cast will present several of their favorite nonverbal narratives, skipping across genres and celebrating the limitless possibilities of physical storytelling. The show will interweave spoken descriptions of how the art was made, offering audiences a look behind the curtain - or beyond the box, as it were. Welcome to mime, redefined!
Tickets via the MAT website.
BKBXWest: "Small Talk" Industry Event
Broken Box Mime Theater is back in Colorado with a special industry event hosted by the Arvada Center! SMALL TALK will feature a dynamic setlist of Broken Box repertoire performed by company members Leah Leonard (CO), Matt Zambrano (CO), Becky Baumwoll (NYC), and Regan Sims (NYC). The showing will interweave narration about the art-making process, mixing performance with an “open studio” feel. Designed to both introduce the company to new faces and strengthen existing partnerships in the area, SMALL TALK will be followed by an informal reception at a nearby cafe. Join us!
This event has an informal setting with no tickets required.
The king penny golden radio show
Catch BKBX as special guests in Colorado’s favorite night of improv comedy and 40’s-themed flair. Wednesday, May 8th at the Savoy! Tickets here!
Workshops: Winter Series
Welcome to our Winter Workshop Series!
Join BKBX company members to explore mime and empower the body as a limitless storytelling tool. No prior experience necessary; performers with and without mime experience are welcome to play! In session 1, we'll exercise some foundational mime techniques, play some games in silence and some with language, reflect on our discoveries, and have fun.
You can come to one, two, or all three sessions; they will each offer new content. All sessions will be held at wild project in the East Village at 195 East 3rd Street (at Ave B). Come dressed to move, masks optional, and share access needs below!
Workshops are $60 per session, and $150 if you come to all three. No one turned away for lack of funds. Payment can be made via venmo @brokenboxmime, in cash upon arrival, or here:
https://brokenboxmime.democracyengine.com/BWBall23/contribute.
Feb 18th 1-4p
Lead Teacher: Blake Habermann
Feb 25th 1-4p
Lead Teacher: Marissa Molnar
Mar 3rd 1-4p
Lead Teacher: Becky Baumwoll
Workshops: Winter Series
Welcome to our Winter Workshop Series!
Join BKBX company members to explore mime and empower the body as a limitless storytelling tool. No prior experience necessary; performers with and without mime experience are welcome to play! In session 1, we'll exercise some foundational mime techniques, play some games in silence and some with language, reflect on our discoveries, and have fun.
You can come to one, two, or all three sessions; they will each offer new content. All sessions will be held at wild project in the East Village at 195 East 3rd Street (at Ave B). Come dressed to move, masks optional, and share access needs below!
Workshops are $60 per session, and $150 if you come to all three. No one turned away for lack of funds. Payment can be made via venmo @brokenboxmime, in cash upon arrival, or here:
https://brokenboxmime.democracyengine.com/BWBall23/contribute.
Feb 18th 1-4p
Lead Teacher: Blake Habermann
Feb 25th 1-4p
Lead Teacher: Marissa Molnar
Mar 3rd 1-4p
Lead Teacher: Becky Baumwoll
Workshops: Winter Series
Welcome to our Winter Workshop Series!
Join BKBX company members to explore mime and empower the body as a limitless storytelling tool. No prior experience necessary; performers with and without mime experience are welcome to play! In session 1, we'll exercise some foundational mime techniques, play some games in silence and some with language, reflect on our discoveries, and have fun.
You can come to one, two, or all three sessions; they will each offer new content. All sessions will be held at wild project in the East Village at 195 East 3rd Street (at Ave B). Come dressed to move, masks optional, and share access needs below!
Workshops are $60 per session, and $150 if you come to all three. No one turned away for lack of funds. Payment can be made via venmo @brokenboxmime, in cash upon arrival, or here:
https://brokenboxmime.democracyengine.com/BWBall23/contribute.
Feb 18th 1-4p
Lead Teacher: Blake Habermann
Feb 25th 1-4p
Lead Teacher: Marissa Molnar
Mar 3rd 1-4p
Lead Teacher: Becky Baumwoll
BKBX at wild project - Encore Show
Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) is thrilled to return to wild project with an encore of our recent performance at PhysFestNYC, the inaugural physical theater festival they co-produced at Stella Adler Center for the Arts from January 5 - 14.
This two-night encore is a best-of collection of original shorts told entirely through movement. Set to rich lighting by Yang Yu and a heart-thumping soundtrack by Jack McGuire, the ten narratives range from a sweeping sci-fi epic to an absurdist first date, touching on themes of climate change, pop fandom, grief, and more. Come catch NYC’s favorite silent storytellers, and experience their take on “mime, redefined.”
Stick around after the show for an informal chat with the cast and a drink at the lobby bar!
Cast: Becky Baumwoll, Julia Cavagna, Duane Cooper, David Jenkins, Blake Habermann, Marissa Molnar, Jae Woo
Stage Manager: Esti Bernstein
Run time: 70 minutes
Suggested age: Adventurous 12 and up
BKBX at wild project - Encore Show
Broken Box Mime Theater (BKBX) is thrilled to return to wild project with an encore of our recent performance at PhysFestNYC, the inaugural physical theater festival they co-produced at Stella Adler Center for the Arts from January 5 - 14.
This two-night encore is a best-of collection of original shorts told entirely through movement. Set to rich lighting by Yang Yu and a heart-thumping soundtrack by Jack McGuire, the ten narratives range from a sweeping sci-fi epic to an absurdist first date, touching on themes of climate change, pop fandom, grief, and more. Come catch NYC’s favorite silent storytellers, and experience their take on “mime, redefined.”
Stick around after the show for an informal chat with the cast and a drink at the lobby bar!
Cast: Becky Baumwoll, Julia Cavagna, Duane Cooper, David Jenkins, Blake Habermann, Marissa Molnar, Jae Woo
Stage Manager: Esti Bernstein
Run time: 70 minutes
Suggested age: Adventurous 12 and up