Award-winning Bated Breath Theatre Company, in conjunction with the New York Center for Immersive Theater, is thrilled to announce the opening of its first long-term home, on 14th Street in the heart of Manhattan. The new Bated Breath Theatre is a versatile and intimate white box performance space at 39 W. 14th Street New York NY 10011 that will serve as a hub for immersive performance, training, and bold new works that live at the intersection of theater, dance, film, spoken word and performance art.
The inaugural production in the new Bated Breath Theatre will be the November 2025 world premiere of Dirty Books, an immersive experience that plunges audiences into the scandalous and surprisingly cerebral world of the 1960s soft-core adult publishing industry. Based on the true stories of erotic fiction writers of the era, Dirty Books reveals the ingenuity and resilience of artists who thrived in the shadows of America’s anti-obscenity laws. Each night, participants will also help craft a new erotic text, created live in the room and published online after each show.
