Venue: The Brick Theater
Town: New York, US

The Brick Theater is a venue in Williamsburg, Brooklyn that presents dance, performance art, drag, comedy, film, music, experimental theatre, and more. Gothamist has hailed the space as “one of the city’s most reliable sources for smart, funny, and surprising performance.” The Brick was founded by Michael Gardner and Robert Honeywell in 2002. The theater is in a brick-walled former garage/auto-body shop and former yoga center. Since its inception, the Brick has presented off-beat revivals, messy shows, and festivals on themes such as the convergence of video games in theatre, stage combat, and comic book artists. In 2019 it was announced that Theresa Buchheister would step into the role of Artistic Director, joined by Ryan William Downey and Travis Just as Associate Artistic Directors. In December 2019, the space was renovated to improve its technical capabilities and accessibility. Buchheister, Downey, and Just assumed leadership in January 2020 alongside curators Harrison Rivers, Nicolás Noreña, Justin Linville, Yuki Kawahisa, Teresa Braun, and Alyse Lamb. While remaining "Williamsburg’s primary incubator of innovative theater and performing arts" the team's renewed vision is producing multi-week theatrical runs along with one-off performances events. In March 2020 amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, the Brick created Out of An Abundance of Caution, a livestreamed avant-garde microfestival online via Twitch. In April 2020 the Brick began releasing archival recordings of shows produced at the space on YouTube. In 2023 the Brick won an Obie Award Theatre Grant, with the judges praising its artistic experimentation and financial accessibility. In 2024 Buchheister stepped down as the Artistic Director. As of September 2025, Peter Mills Weiss was the theatre's producing artistic director. The Too Soon Festival (2010)The Antidepressant Festival (June 5-July 4, 2009)The Film Festival: a Theater Festival (2008)The Pretentious Festival (2007)The $ellout Festival (2006)The Moral