About Us

“[Audiences are] constantly looking for the next new thing… and with this talented young company, we may have found it.”
The New York Times (Jason Zinoman)

Sinking Ship Productions, founded by Josh Luxenberg and Jon Levin, is a Brooklyn-based theater company dedicated to the unusual and the surprising. We often choose material that is not overtly theatrical, and take particular delight in finding unexpected ways to tell the story. We draw from a wide variety of techniques, including puppetry, object manipulation, music and movement, to create distinctly visual work.

Sinking Ship has created two shows, both of which premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival, Powerhouse (2009) and There Will Come Soft Rains (2008). Both played to sold-out houses and extended their runs in the FringeNYC Encores Series. Both won critical acclaim, and recognition from the festival for "Outstanding Ensemble" (Powerhouse) and "Outstanding Direction" (There Will Come Soft Rains).

In addition to producing our own work, Sinking Ship also runs the bi-monthly Puppet Playlist at The Tank.

What people are saying about Sinking Ship:

“[Audiences are] constantly looking for the next new thing… and with this talented young company, we may have found it.”
New York Times (Jason Zinoman)
“…the splendid Sinking Ship Productions.”
Time Out New York (David Cote)
“…the creative standard to which companies should be pushing themselves.”
Theater Talk’s New Theater Corps (Aaron Riccio)
“Sinking Ship Productions is most certainly a company to look out for.”
nytheatre.com