presents
feejee mermaid
by Clay McLeod Chapman
directed by Pete Boisvert
featuring
Niccolò Walsh
Adam Files
Morgan Zipf-Meister
Duane Ferguson
with understudies
Connor McNelis
Lizzie Roberts
Colin Godwin
The Flea Theater
between Church Street and Broadway
This play contains disturbing themes.
If you would like more information, please consult our Content Advisory.
Accessible seating is available for patrons with wheelchairs. The building has an elevator that leads to the same floor as the theater. The theater is equipped with spaces for wheelchairs in designated areas with clear sight lines, with companion seating available, ticketed separately.
DESIGN/PRODUCTION
Scenic Design
Sandy Yaklin
Costume Design
Ben Philipp
Lighting Design
Nina Agelvis
Sound Design
Artemis Zara Gültekin
Props & Effects
Stephanie Cox-Connolly
Props & Effects Assistant
Ariel Pellman
Intimacy & Violence Director
Emily Edwards
Production Manager
Sydney Prince
Stage Manager
Sarah Lahue
Taxidermy Consultant
Divya Anantharaman
TICKETS
(all performances at 7:30PM)
October 16 (preview)
October 17 (preview)
mask-mandatory for audience members
the roles of Griffin and Lisette
will be played by
Connor McNelis and Lizzie Roberts
followed by a performance of
Spooky Stories with Clay McLeod Chapman
tickets include access to both performances
followed by a performance of
Murder Ballads with Nat Cassidy
tickets include access to both performances
will be played by
Connor McNelis and Colin Godwin
followed by a screening of
Fry Day and Rising Up
by Laura Moss and Brendan J. O'Brien
tickets include access to both performances
CAST
Niccolò Walsh
Lyman
Adam Files
Griffin
Morgan Zipf-Meister
Lisette
Duane Ferguson
P.T.
Connor McNelis
u/s Lyman, Griffin
Lizzie Roberts
u/s Lisette
Colin Godwin
u/s P.T.
Double Features
Double your thrills in the week leading up to Halloween with our double feature nights. From stories to songs to short films, we've got the claws to scratch your spooky season itch.
Tickets for these evenings include the 7:30pm performance of feejee mermaid, followed immediately by selections from these masters of horror.
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Clay McLeod Chapman
Spooky Stories
Clay McLeod Chapman writes books, comic books, children's books, as well as for film and television. His most recent novels include What Kind of Mother and Ghost Eaters. You can find him at www.claymcleodchapman.com.
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Nat Cassidy
Murder Ballads
Nat Cassidy’s acclaimed horror novels Mary and Nestlings have been featured on best-of lists from Esquire, Harper's Bazaar, NPR, the NY Public Library, Amazon, and more, and he was named one of the "writers shaping horror’s next golden age" by Esquire. His award-winning horror plays have been produced across the country, including Off-Broadway and the Kennedy Center.
You've also maybe seen Nat guest-starring on shows like Law & Order: SVU, Blue Bloods, Bull, Quantico, FBI, and many others ... but that's a topic for a different bio.
His next horror novel with Tor Nightfire, When the Wolf Comes Home, hits shelves in April 2025
Laura Moss and Brendan J. O'Brien
"Fry Day" and "Rising Up"
Laura Moss and Brendan J. O'Brien are NYC based filmmakers who have been making movies together since 2009.
Their work has been written about in Vulture, Deadline and Filmmaker Magazine, and has been cited in both the Zombie Movie Encyclopedia and the London Review of Books.
Their short film, “Allen Anders – Live at the Comedy Castle (circa 1987)” premiered in Narrative Competition at SXSW 2018. “Fry Day”, their previous short, enjoyed a lengthy international festival tour, winning awards at SXSW, Tribeca, Palm Springs and Melbourne International Film Festival.
Their first feature, "birth/rebirth", a modern reimagining of the Frankenstein story, produced by Shudder, premiered at Sundance in 2023 and was released theatrically by IFC.
