Totems in the Night / Vardo

This performance is a double bill featuring Totems In The Night by Eric Easter and VARDØ by Nicole LeBlanc

PERFORMANCES:

Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 06:30 PM

RUNNING TIME: 60 min (Each performance is roughly 30 minutes. There is no late entry or early exit permitted.)

PRICE: $18 Online, $20 At Door

At IRT: 154 Christopher St., NYC #3B (third floor)ADA Accessible VISIT/CONTACT US»

Totems In The Night is a new one-act play written by Eric Easter, about Marta, who is having trouble grappling with her reality, falling into maladaptive daydreaming. A figure from her past steps back into her life and her world begins to shift. Loosely inspired by "Rough Song" by Beach House, this play is a modern dark fairy tale featuring two actors and a musician, guiding us through a dreamt up world. 

Written and Produced by Eric Easter

Directed by Shaakirah Nazim-Harris

Performed by Audrey Kim Chung (Marta) and Ethan Turbyfill (Tommy)

Original Music by Max Zorn

Vardø, Norway, 1621. Four women accused of witchcraft await execution in a dirt cell. Four become five when their accuser finds herself awaiting the same fate.

Written by Nicole LeBlanc

Directed by Maggie Dunn

Performers TBA

ALab is an NYC theater festival that takes place several times a year at The IRT Theater in the West Village. Our mission is to present diverse, experimental works to new audiences at accessible prices while providing free resources and fair compensation to participating theater artists. 

Festival Directors: Sophie Rossman and Luke Wisniewski

Lead Producer: Blaise Ylianna Hewlett

Contact alabfestival@gmail.com with questions. Follow us on insta @alab.theater
 

IRT Theater is a grassroots laboratory for independent theater and performance in New York City, providing space and support to a new generation of artists. Tucked away in the old Archive Building in Greenwich Village, IRT’s mission is to build a community of emerging and established artists by creating a home for the development and presentation of new work.

This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and the New York State Legislature; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council; A.R.T./New York’s NYC Small Theatres Fund made possible with support from the Howard Gilman Foundation & support for ASL interpretation provided in part through funding from Access A.R.T./New York.

ACCESS: IRT is a fully wheelchair-accessible facility. Please reach out to Kori Rushton if you have any accessibility questions or concerns, krushton@irttheater.org