SLAM Theater invites artists and audiences to get involved in the process of making theater. Playwrights bring fresh scripts, and actors are called out of a hat to perform timed segments, completely unrehearsed. After each round, the judges score the plays, moving the top-scoring plays to the next round. Winning writers get to unveil more of their work, acting as director or bringing one in to give timed notes. SLAM is an evening of theater with impromptu performance, spontaneous collaboration, and friendly competition.nnNow in it's third year, SLAM Theater continues to encourage new voices, opening up a stage for diverse writers to develop work. SLAM is open to everyone. Anyone can come in, throw down a script, put their name in the actor pool, and get involved. A community has grown around SLAM -- a group of artists who come regularly to support each other, and give each other honest feedback in a raw, immediate setting. Each month, our SLAM Champion is given The Tank's space to put on a staged reading of their work. Many artists come and end up making strong connections and creative relationships that continue to develop outside of SLAM. SLAM is always growing and expanding. Actors, bring your talent. Playwrights, bring your scripts. Audience, bring your voice. Come SLAM!n

"Wikipedia Brown and the Accidental Occidental"nnby Zebra CrossingnnWritten and Directed by Chloë Bass and Drayton Hiersn n nThings are looking bad for The City. With boxes of consumer goods going missing from Little Shanghai, the local economy is on the verge of collapse. To add to the panic, sightings of a mysterious figure are reported in back alleys and dens of iniquity. Could this be the legendary ancient Chinese Mariner, or is it just a cover for an elaborate heist? Wiki and SK are on the case, but now that they're running competing agencies, it looks like neither of them is the man for the job. Who will save The City from its inevitable decay?n nZebra Crossing returns with the second thrilling installment of its popular Wikipedia Brown series: The Case of the Accidental Occidental. n nZebra Crossing is a rock band-dance company masquerading as a theatre group. Formed accidentally by Chloë Bass and Drayton Hiers to meet a deadline for a festival they didn't get in to, they've gone on to become world-famous in North Brooklyn. With their signature mixture of absurdist humor and keen social observation, they make cutting edge theatre shows and wonderful dinner guests.n nFeaturing: Jennifer Lauren Brown, Tarik Davis, Meredith Dillard, Billy Fenderson, Ben Friessen, Joy Gabriel, Troy Greenwood, Jessica Krueger, Jane Montosi, Matt SadewitznnOriginal Music by Greg HeffernannFight Choreography by Christian ChannDance Choreography by Michele TorinonLighting Design by Hajera DehqanzadanStage Manged by Lee Mandellnnwww.zebraxing.org