The Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research (BCTR) is an independent, semi-underground theatre for plays in rep, emerging artists, new translations, workshops for actors and writers, fiction and poetry readings, movie screenings and parties. After a decade of staging plays in living rooms and other non-traditional venues around New York City, a permanent home for the theatre was found in 2023 in a loft below a rave venue in industrial Greenpoint. Despite being off the beaten path, BCTR shows have nonetheless been reviewed by The New York Times, New York Magazine and The Guardian, and have made their way to Manhattan, San Francisco, London, Stockholm and Sydney.

A white brick building with several windows, some with blinds, parked cars, a white delivery van with the Penguin logo, and cardboard boxes outside.
Group of people celebrating indoors with one person standing in front with arms open, other people clapping and smiling. Festive Christmas decorations in the background.
A black and white indoor scene with five people in a casual setting. One woman is standing in the foreground, while one person is sitting on a couch, another is on the floor, and two others are standing near the wall in the background.
A man and woman sitting on the floor in a living room holding hands, showing emotional distress.
A large audience seated in a room, listening to a speaker standing at the front near a blackboard, with some windows and modern furniture.
Nighttime scene of a brick building with illuminated windows, some with red and yellow lighting, and a silhouette of people on the ground. The moon is visible in the dark sky.