Mission

WOW Café Theater is a women’s theater collective in NYC’s East Village, which promotes the empowerment of women through the performing arts.

Historically, WOW has been a majority lesbian woman’s space. WOW welcomes the full participation of all women and transpeople in solidarity with women. WOW especially welcomes women and transpeople of color, and women and trans people who identify as lesbians, bisexual and queer. We provide a working theater space to our members & the technical support to create and produce works, regardless of economic status.

We acknowledge the links between different kinds of oppressions and strive to be open to all sexualities and spiritualities, to be multilingual and intergenerational, and to challenge all oppressions including racism, classism, ableism, sexism, ageism, and sizeism. Our weekly Tuesday meeting and collective governance structure provide a space for artists to share their ideas, facilitate the exchange of labor and knowledge, and realize their creative visions.

Location
59-61 East 4th Street, 4th Floor
between Bowery and 2nd Avenue
New York, NY 10003
Outside door buzzer #6

Accessibility Info: The building has an elevator and is wheelchair accessible, with an accessible bathroom in the WOW space.

Phone
917.725.1482

Email

General
wowcafetheater@gmail.com

Rentals

Directions

Subway (doublecheck elevator and/or escalator status before embarking for outages)

• B/D/F/M to Broadway / Lafayette (Accessible Station, elevator on north side of Houston St. between Lafayette St. and Crosby)
• F to 2nd Ave (no elevator)
• N/R to 8th Street (no elevator)
• 6 to Bleecker Street (Accessible Station, connects with the B/D/F/M station and elevator on north side of Houston St. between Lafayette St. and Crosby)
• 6 to Astor Place (no elevator)

Buses

• M103 to Bowery/E. 4th Street
• M15 to 2nd Ave/E. 3rd Street