Torn Space Theater
Torn Space creates original, aesthetically innovative performances and introduces internationally-renowned, contemporary performance to WNY

๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ
โ๐๐ก๐๐ก๐โ-๐๐-๐ฆ๐๐ข๐-๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ฆโฆ ๐๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ .โ โ NY Times
๐๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐: May 29 - June 20, 2026 | 7:30pm
๐ฉ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ฒ: 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo
A campy comedy featuring drag performances, an Elvis impersonator, and legendary Buffalo performer Jimmy Janowski. Directed by Dan Shanahan and Melissa Meola. Producing Consultant: Javier Bustillos.
| ๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐๐๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป
#theater #buffalony #tornspace #mainstage #drag #pridemonth #buffalopride

๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐
February 13 โ 14, 2026 | 7:30pm
Immersive performance and dance party
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Site-Specific Work
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต
March 28, 2026 | 7:30pm
A spontaneous collective theater festival
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Independent Artist Performance
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ
May 29 - June 20, 2026 | 7:30pm
Campy comedy featuring Jimmy Janowski
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Mainstage Production
๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ
June 6, 2026
Annual education & community project
85 Silo City Row, Buffalo, NY
Community Engagement Event
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐
July 16, 2026 | 8:00pm
Minimalism, experimental rock, and contemporary composition - part of the ๐ช๐ฏ.๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด curated by Groupwork
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Independent Artist Performance
๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ & ๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ
August 14 - 15, 21 - 22, 2026
A live audio-visual installation with original immersive performance by TST
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Independent Artist Performance | Site-Specific Work
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ
September 18, 2026 | 7:30pm
An evening of modern dance presented in partnership with the Jamestown Dance Festival
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Independent Artist Performance
๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ผ๐ป
November 13 - March 2027
An exciting partnership recognizes a decade of TST Site-Specific Works at Silo City.
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Join us for bold performance, public ritual, and experimental theater. From the east side to the silos and beyond.
Stay tuned here for more pop-up events throughout the season, learn more at tornspacetheater.com and join our mailing list.
All of our programming is made possible with support from Cullen Foundation, M&T Bank, Erie County, the City of Buffalo, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

๐ฅ๐๐ฉ๐๐๐
February 13 โ 14, 2026 | 7:30pm
Immersive performance and dance party
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Site-Specific Work
๐ ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต
March 28, 2026 | 7:30pm
A spontaneous collective theater festival
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Independent Artist Performance
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ
May 29 - June 20, 2026 | 7:30pm
Campy comedy featuring Jimmy Janowski
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Mainstage Production
๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ
June 6, 2026
Annual education & community project
85 Silo City Row, Buffalo, NY
Community Engagement Event
๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐
July 16, 2026 | 8:00pm
Minimalism, experimental rock, and contemporary composition - part of the ๐ช๐ฏ.๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต ๐ด๐ฆ๐ณ๐ช๐ฆ๐ด curated by Groupwork
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Independent Artist Performance
๐๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ & ๐๐ณ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ฝ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ
August 14 - 15, 21 - 22, 2026
A live audio-visual installation with original immersive performance by TST
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Independent Artist Performance | Site-Specific Work
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: ๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ฎ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ต๐ฎ๐บ
September 18, 2026 | 7:30pm
An evening of modern dance presented in partnership with the Jamestown Dance Festival
612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo, NY
Independent Artist Performance
๐๐ป๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฆ๐ผ๐ผ๐ป
November 13 - March 2027
An exciting partnership recognizes a decade of TST Site-Specific Works at Silo City.
~~~
Join us for bold performance, public ritual, and experimental theater. From the east side to the silos and beyond.
Stay tuned here for more pop-up events throughout the season, learn more at tornspacetheater.com and join our mailing list.
All of our programming is made possible with support from Cullen Foundation, M&T Bank, Erie County, the City of Buffalo, and the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

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showing some of the moves you'll see in-
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต - ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ | ๐ณ:๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐บ
๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ | 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo
Featuring Jimmy Janowski and Anthony Alcocer with Mike Blasdell, Annette Daniels Taylor @annettedanielstaylor , Christine Turturro @lilyoftherally , and Michael Seitz @@mikeseitz77
Choreography by Michael Blasdell
Directed by Dan Shanahan and Melissa Meola @mmeolashanahan
Producing Consultant: Javier Bustillos
Tickets & More Info at the links in bio~
#tornspace #theater #performance #buffalo #buffalony #lgbtevents #LGBTQ

10 ๐ฅ๐ข๐บ๐ด ๐ข๐ธ๐ข๐บ ๐ง๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฏ๐ช๐จ๐ฉ๐ต!
Grab tickets to ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ฉ๐๐๐
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๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต - ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ | ๐ณ:๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐บ
๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ | 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo
Featuring Jimmy Janowski and Anthony Alcocer.
Directed by Dan Shanahan and Melissa Meola.
Producing Consultant: Javier Bustillos.
Tickets & More Info at the link in bio~
#tornspace #theater #performance #gender #LGBTQ

The gritty underbelly of the drag world and the implications of performative gender beyond the stage is what we're interested in while exploring ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ณ๐จ๐ช๐ข ๐๐ค๐๐ณ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ... what about you?
Only two weeks to opening night!
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต - ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ | ๐ณ:๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐บ
๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ | 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo
Featuring Jimmy Janowski and Anthony Alcocer.
Directed by Dan Shanahan and Melissa Meola.
Producing Consultant: Javier Bustillos.
Tickets & More Info: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-legend-of-georgia-mcbride
#tornspace #theater #performance #gender #LGBTQ

๐ด๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ป & ๐ฎ๐น๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ป ๐จ๐ช๐ช๐ฌ๐บ๐บ
๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐
๐๐ช๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐๐ถ๐ข๐ฏ๐ต๐ช๐ต๐บ: $50
๐๐ท๐ข๐ช๐ญ๐ข๐ฃ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ญ๐บ: 5/30, 6/6, 6/13
๐ง๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-legend-of-georgia-mcbride
Support Torn Space and get expanded show access to ๐โ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ต๐๐๐๐ with a post-performance toast, directorโs commentary and Q&A with featured actors in the Design Studio!
๐ก๐ข๐ง๐: These Meet & Greet experiences are only available the first three Saturdays 5/30, 6/6, 6/13 - limited quantity, grab yours now!
#theater #buffalo #buffalony #actor #tornspace

We all have constructed identities, some are more obvious than others-
๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ฉ๐๐๐
๐
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต - ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ | ๐ณ:๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐บ
๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ | 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo
Featuring Jimmy Janowski and Anthony Alcocer.
Directed by Dan Shanahan and Melissa Meola.
Producing Consultant: Javier Bustillos.
Tickets & More Info at: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-legend-of-georgia-mcbride
#tornspace #theater #buffalony #drag #LGBTQEvents

๐๐ช๐ด๐ด ๐๐ณ๐ข๐ค๐บ ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ญ๐ด is determined to make a future out of an old dusty Florida dive bar...
See Jimmy Janowski make his Torn Space debut as the elegant queen in ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ฉ๐๐๐
๐~
#dragqueen #theater #theatre #buffalony

As roles shift and expectations collapse in๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ฉ๐๐๐
๐, the play invites audiences to consider where authenticity resides, and whether it exists at all.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต - ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ | ๐ณ:๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐บ
๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ | 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo
Featuring Jimmy Janowski and Anthony Alcocer.
Directed by Dan Shanahan and Melissa Meola.
Producing Consultant: Javier Bustillos.
Tickets & More Info: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-legend-of-georgia-mcbride
#tornspace #theater #buffalony #drag #LGBTQEvents

๐๐๐๐ก ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐ ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ฉ๐๐๐
๐-
๐ ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฒ๐น '๐๐ฒ๐๐ฒ' ๐๐น๐ฎ๐๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐น
Michael 'BeBe' Blasdell is thrilled to be bringing back the character of Rexy is The Legend of Georgia McBride.Although he is no stranger to the stage, this is Michael's first time working with Torn Space.Michael has been a professional drag performer and in Buffalo Theatre for the past 20(+) years with shows such as ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ฅ๐ด, ๐๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฎ๐ช๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ด๐ต, ๐'๐๐ฎ๐ช๐ต๐ข๐ต๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ฐ๐ง ๐๐ช๐ง๐ฆ, ๐๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ๐ช๐ฅ๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฑ๐ด๐ช๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฏ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ, ๐๐ช๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ถ๐ด๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ญ, ๐๐ฉ๐ฆ ๐๐ฐ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ณ๐ญ๐ด, and ๐๐ถ๐ณ๐ฆ ๐๐ญ๐ช๐ต๐ต๐ฆ๐ณ, just to name a few.
See BeBe in ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ฉ๐๐๐
๐~
May 29-June 20 only at @tornspace
#buffalony #theater #actor

Set within a shifting landscape of barrooms, performance stages, backrooms and domestic spaces, ๐ป๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ด๐๐ฉ๐๐๐
๐ examines how identity is constructed, fractured, rehearsed, and sustained.
๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ต - ๐๐๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฌ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ | ๐ณ:๐ฏ๐ฌ๐ฝ๐บ
๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ | 612 Fillmore Ave. Buffalo
Featuring Jimmy Janowski and Anthony Alcocer. Directed by Dan Shanahan and Melissa Meola.
Producing Consultant: Javier Bustillos.
Tickets & More Info: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/the-legend-of-georgia-mcbride
#tornspace #theater #buffalony #drag #LGBTQEvents
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