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How to Get to Heaven from the Crawfish Pond

Theater for the New City · East Village, Manhattan

World premiere of Melanie Maria Goodreaux's darkly comic Louisiana love story: crawfish farmer Earl Roussel, dead ten years, wakes in a front-yard purgatory as his wife lies dying and their children feud over money. Directed by Goodreaux with Christopher Bello. Runs 2 hours in the Community Space Theater; Sundays are pay-what-you-can.

world premiere / dark comedy / magical realism / louisiana

Performances

  • Thursday, November 5, 20268 PM
  • Friday, November 6, 20268 PM
  • Saturday, November 7, 20268 PM
  • Sunday, November 8, 20263 PM
  • Thursday, November 12, 20268 PM
  • Friday, November 13, 20268 PM
  • Saturday, November 14, 20268 PM
  • Sunday, November 15, 20263 PM
  • Thursday, November 19, 20268 PM
  • Friday, November 20, 20268 PM
  • Saturday, November 21, 20268 PM
  • Sunday, November 22, 20263 PM

Tickets

Buy tickets$25 ($15 students/seniors; Sundays PWYC)

Availablelast checked 2026-10-29

Venue

Theater for the New City
155 First Ave
East Village, Manhattan

Source

https://theaterforthenewcity.net/shows/how-to-get-to-heaven-from-the-crawfish-pond/

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