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EDITOR’S NOTE
Immersive rock production adds performances
Third Rail Projects has added performances to the world premiere of True Love Forever, a mashup of immersive theater and an indie rock concert. Inspired by Coyle Willett’s solo debut album Love Kills and featuring seven new pieces by the songwriter, True Love Forever will be directed by Jennine Willett. The show’s title track was released in January 2023, along with a music video featuring the show’s cast. True Love Forever will run Nov. 21–23 and Dec. 13–15 with performances at 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. at ART X NYC (409 W. 14th St. between 9th & 10th avenues). For tickets and more information, visit www.trueloveforever.show. —Edward Karam
Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre (338 W. 23rd St.) presents Matthew LaBanca’s confessional one-man show Communion. Based on LaBanca’s real-life experiences, the play is about a gay Catholic schoolteacher who is fired when the Church finds out that he married a man. The teacher’s termination leads to a crisis of faith, for himself and for the community. Produced by Knocking at Your Door in association with Nancy Manocherian’s the cell theatre and Alissa Orlando, and directed by Kira Simring, Communion runs from Nov. 7 to Dec. 8. For tickets and more information, visit thecelltheatre.org. —Colin Macdonald
Artemisia Gentileschi, the real-life subject of Kate Hamill’s uneven new drama The Light and the Dark, survived rape and a harrowing experience at her assailant’s trial to become the most accomplished female painter of the Renaissance. While Hamill’s approach to telling Gentileschi’s life story is ill-conceived in places, the playwright understands its power as a triumph over patriarchy.