Going Away Party

Alicia can’t sleep. Alicia misses Derek. No, Alicia hates Derek. Alicia is moving to Houston. Nope! Alicia is moving back to New York. Alicia is going to boutique stores and touching all the clothes. If only she could remember to focus on what she sees, feels, hears, smells, and tastes. At least that’s what her doctor says. Wait, is he hitting on her?

A trip through the eerie and uncanny, the times when life feels just a bit off, the moments when you’re outside of your body and don’t know how to get back in.

PERFORMANCES:

• Sat, Jun 27, 2026 at 03:00 PM
• Sat, Jun 27, 2026 at 10:00 PM
• Sat, Jun 28, 2026 at 08:00 PM

RUNNING TIME: 90 min

PRICE: $18 Online, $20 At Door

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

Written by Lydia Riess

Directed by Vivian Farahani

Produced by Alice Zelenko

Production Design by Madeleine “MRC” Rubin-Charlesworth

Sound Design by Mellie Way

Lighting Design by Sage Green

Fiona Tarses as Alicia

Madison Hu as Sarah Anne

Anna Lei Negrin as Paige

Felix Teich as Derek 

Ian Edlund as Doctor/Waiter/Someone New/Closet

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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. 

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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.

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