THE WORLD PREMIERE OF “DIRTY BOOKS” EXTENDS INTO FEBRUARY DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE
“DIRTY BOOKS”
EXTENDS THREE ADDITIONAL WEEKS
DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND
NOW RUNNING THROUGH FEBRUARY 8, 2026
AT BATED BREATH THEATER (UNION SQUARE)
New York, NY (December 22, 2025) – Today, Bated Breath Theatre Company (Mara Lieberman, Executive Artistic Director) announced that the world premiere of Dirty Books, the “absolutely riveting” (LGBTQ Community News) production “causing quite a stir in New York’s theater world” (Forbes), has extended for the second time, with tickets now available through Sunday, February 8, 2026 at Bated Breath Theater (39 W 14th Street, #301).
Written and directed by Lieberman (Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse-Lautrec, Chasing Andy Warhol), Dirty Books is an immersive performance that plunges audiences into the heated battles over anti-obscenity laws and censorship in America. Inspired by the true stories of erotic fiction writers of the 1960’s and using Supreme Court-inspired transcripts, Dirty Books reveals the ingenuity and resilience of artists who thrived in the shadows of America’s anti-obscenity laws working in the soft-core adult publishing industry. Inside an intimate world of secret bookstores, banned novels, and underground desire, the audience collaborates with the company to compose an erotic story.
To purchase tickets and for more information, please visit www.dirtybooksplay.com. New $99 VIP tickets are available, offering guests priority seating, a complimentary refreshment, and a custom piece of merchandise exclusive to the performance.
To download production photos, click here.
To download key art, click here.
Dirty Books stars Sophia Carlin, Alexis Pratt, Melina Rabin, Sammy Rivas and Grayson Willenbacher with understudies Alaina Bozarth, Laura Walter and Camilo Zuqui.
Joining Lieberman, the production team includes Jacob P.S Lemmenes (technical director), Yung-Hung Sung (set and lighting design), Tojo Rasedoara (sound design), Stephanie Lopez (costume design), Lauren DeLeon (intimacy coordinator), Delaney Jordan (stage manager), Victoria Blas (assistant stage manager), with Table 7 (marketing and social media) and India Stachyra (marketing assistant).
ABOUT MARA LIEBERMAN
Mara Lieberman has been the Executive Artistic Director of Bated Breath Theatre Company since 2012, serving as director and lead writer for all of the company’s productions. Her credits include the award-winning, pandemic-era hit Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse-Lautrec, Chasing Andy Warhol, Unmaking Toulouse-Lautrec, Beneath the Gavel, the award-winning Freedom: In 3 Acts, The Pride of Christopher Street (co-written with Jamie Roach), and Wild Things. For Voyeur, she was honored with “Best Director” by Broadway World’s 2021 Off-Broadway Awards, and Time Out named her a “Future Maker” in 50 Amazing People Changing the World. www.maralieberman.com.
ABOUT BATED BREATH THEATRE COMPANY
Bated Breath Theatre Company creates immersive, participatory theatre that wakes up the body, resurrects sleeping histories, and electrifies non-traditional theatre spaces. At the height of the pandemic, Bated Breath premiered Voyeur: The Windows of Toulouse-Lautrec, inspired by their site-specific hit, Unmaking Toulouse-Lautrec. It went on to become the longest-running pandemic-friendly theatrical experience in NYC. Voyeur was awarded the 2021 BroadwayWorld, Off-Broadway Awards for Best Play, Best New Production, and named Mara Lieberman, Best Director. Its success spawned the long-running hit Chasing Andy Warhol. The Company premiered its interactive art auction play Beneath the Gavel Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theatres in 2017 and has performed the play on a recurring basis at Feinstein’s/54 Below.
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