The Main Area at Nancy Manocherian's The Cell Theatre
About this space
The Main Space at the cell, located right on 23rd street is our largest and most versatile venue. With a striking grand window, front and side entrance access, and seating for up to 55, this space features a mezzanine, tech booth, outdoor garden, kitchenette, bar and two bathrooms. A green room area is also located on the basement level, making it an inviting space for innovative performances, installations, concerts, readings and events.
TECH PACKAGES
• Lighting Tiers
Tier 1: Free; Standard lighting setup with 5 basic cues: you press the button!
Tier 2: $250; Standard lighting setup, haze machine, up to 20 custom cues: we press the button!
Tier 3: $1050; Customized lighting setup, haze machine, 3 extra hours for directing lighting design: we still press the button!
• Projection Tiers
Tier 1: Free; No projector available.
Tier 2: $150; Static image, video, or slideshow: you press the button!
Tier 3: $250; Custom cues during your program: we press the button!
• Sound Tiers
Tier 1: Free; Up to 2 handheld microphones and a cable for audio devices.
S Tier 2: $150; Up to 5 microphones, live audio treatment; we press the button!
S Tier 3: $650 Up to 8 audio inputs, add’l speakers or monitors, access to amps and drum backline, live audio treatment, 2 additional hours of rental time for sound check
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
Stereo Room Audio Recording $50
House Manager 4 hour/$120 min
Piano Tuner $180
2 Camera Recording (480p) $250
Black Drapes on Walls $300
Riser Installation $400
Prices
• 3 hours: $450
• 6 hours: $700
• 12 hours: $1,300
Weekend Non-Profit
• 3 hours: $600
• 6 hours: $1,000
• 12 hours: $1,900
Weekday For-Profit
• 3 hours: $550
• 6 hours: $1,000
• 12 hours: $1,900
Weekend For-Profit
• 3 hours: $750
• 6 hours: $1,600
• 12 hours: $3,000
*10% discount for any rental of 2 weeks or more
Capacity
Catering and drinks
Facilities
Music & sound equipment
Accessibility
Rules of the space
Allowed events
Host rules
• Smoking on premises not allowed.
Cancellation policy: Flexible with Grace Period
Nancy Manocherian's the cell theatre (Artistic Director Kira Simring) is a not-for- profit dedicated to the incubation and presentation of new work across all artistic disciplines that mine the mind, pierce the heart and awaken the soul.
Founded in 2006 as a “21st century salon”, the cell has provided a developmental home in the heart of Chelsea for the performing arts, food artists, cyborg theatre artists, musicians, installation artists, choreographers and more. Past performances include The Trojans with Loading Dock Theatre, Sheltered, cryptochrome, Communion, I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire, PROPHET$, Words of the Prophets and The Smallest Sound in the Smallest Space with The Why Collective, What Kind of Woman, when the blossom passes, what remains?,The Final Veil, Elizabeth Swados’ Nightclub Cantata, What Keeps You Going?, Fruma-Sarah (Waiting in the Wings) (starring Jackie Hoffman), Persou by Ellpetha Tsivicos and Camilo Quiroz-Vazquez, Tolerance Party, Found, Hoard (co-produced with Off the Wall), The Evolution of Mann, Bastard Jones (a Drama-Desk Award nominee), Crackskull Row, Hey Jude, Rady & Bloom's Peter/Wendy, The McGowan Trilogy, Horse Girls, Hard Times: An American Musical (now the Tony-Award Wining Paradise Square) and Dinner and Delusion.
Work developed at the cell has been seen on Broadway, Irish Repertory Theatre, MCC, Rattlestick Playwrights’ Theatre, New World Stages, Cherry Lane Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Portland Stage, Toyohashi Arts Theatre, Southwark Playhouse, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Carnegie Stage, Carnegie Museum of Art, and Art Basel Miami.
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