The Infinite Wrench is a barrage of 30 short plays the cast attempts to perform within a single hour in a race against the clock. Each play offers something different, be it funny, profound, elegant, disgusting, topical, irrelevant, terrifying, or even a dance or a song. All are truthful and tackle the here-and-now, inspired by the lived experiences of the performers. With new plays every week, The Infinite Wrench is the Neo-Futurists’ ongoing and ever-changing attempt to shift the conventions of live performance and speak to audiences, including those unreached or unmoved by traditional theater.
At the end of every show, the audience will roll a die on stage. The cast will add the rolls from each weekend together to determine how many plays to remove from that selection of 30 plays. They will then write, pitch, and perform new work the very next week, welcoming chance, change, and chaos into the creative process. Come to The Infinite Wrench next month, and the show could be completely different with all new plays and cast members. To date, our 100+ ensemble members, past and present, have written and produced over 7,750 world premiere plays, and are set to complete their 1,050th week of performances this year.
The New York Neo-Futurists were founded in 2004 by a group of NYC performers trained by the original Neo-Futurist company in Chicago. After residencies at venues including the Brooklyn Lyceum, HERE, Cherry Lane, The Kraine, Second City NY, and The Brooklyn Improv, The Asylum is now the home of this critically-acclaimed show. The New York Neo-Futurists have been a stalwart presence in the Off-Off Broadway community since their inception and have won numerous Innovative Theatre Awards, earned multiple Drama Desk Nominations, and were honored at The 2018 Fresh Fruit Festival Awards with the Honeyberry Award for Unrecognized Service to the LGBT Community.
“The Neo-Futurists — brilliant minimalists, all — actually get the plays across, in all their fatal glory, even as they are racking up guffaws." - New York Magazine
“The hardest working theater group in the city right now." - Time Out New York\
"An impish illustration of how lively entertainment can be created from theatrical spare parts." - The New York Times (Critic’s Pick)
“An entertaining forum for discussing the issues.” - The New Yorker
"This long-running Off-Off-Broadway gig proved itself equal to anything the big boys offer.” - Forbes Magazine, listed Best Theater of 2015
Venue Information
🍸 Come Early, Stay Late – Our full cocktail bar and lounge open one hour before show time and keep the good vibes going for up to an hour after the final show.
👶 Age Matters – Guests must be at least 16+ to attend. Want a drink? You’ll need to be 21+ with a valid U.S. ID or passport. No fake IDs, no exceptions.
♿️ Accessibility? We've Got You – The venue is fully ADA compliant. For accessible seating, purchase an ADA Seating ticket and feel free to email boxoffice@asylumnyc.com with any additional details. We’ll make sure you’re comfortably set up and ready to enjoy the show like the star you are.