HATTIMATIM-TEAM will perform Abhisek Bhattacharya’s play, “EMPTY NIGHT,” at multiple fringe festivals across the USA in 2026.

“EMPTY NIGHT” by Abhisek Bhattacharya

Two wounded parents struggling desperately to feed their children: one is a thief, the other one has stripes.

-“A beautiful, vulnerable story shared between enemies… This is a must see!” - Becky Winter, BroadwayWorld Review

How would you feel if you ever encountered a ferocious Bengal tiger, a female Bengal tiger with paws destroyed by bullets? Now imagine that you are a thief, not by choice, but by circumstances—you got a knife in your back while trying to steal so that your kids can eat, and on your way, you came face-to-face with a female Bengal tiger, who entered a human village to find food for her cubs.

Award-winning playwright Abhisek Bhattacharya’s “Empty Night” is a story of our time, when forests are dwindling and habitats are shrinking —and despite their ferocious strength and immense pride, the tigers can only survive as long as humans allow them to. On an empty stage, two individuals on the brink of death confront life, both make sacrifices, and one learns the rules of survival to find out what it means to be human.

EMPTY NIGHT: 2026 Performances

Z Fringe Festival, VA (April 10, 2026)

Richmond Fringe Festival, VA (April 12, 2026)

Charm City Fringe Festival, MD (April 24-26, 2026)

Boom Fringe Festival, NC (May 1-3, 2026)

Boston Fringe Festival, MA (May 14-16, 2026)

AATE & ASU conference, AZ (May 23, 2026)

Denver Fringe Festival, MA (June 4-6, 2026)

Central Virginia Fringe Festival, VA (June 19, 2026)

Harrisburg Fringe Festival, PA (July 17-19, 2026)

St. Lou Fringe Festival, MO (Aug 6-9, 2026)

Indianapolis Fringe Festival, IN (Aug 14-16, 2026)

NEXT UP: St. Lou Fringe Festival, 2026

Performances:

Thursday, Aug 6 @ 6:00 PM

Saturday, Aug 8 @ 2:30 PM

Sunday, Aug 9 @ 5:30 PM

Venue:

High Low, 3301 Washington Ave,

St. Louis, MO 63103, USA

Indy Fringe Festival, 2026

Performances:

Friday, August 14 @ 9:30 pm

Saturday, August 15 @ 8:00 pm

Sunday, August 16 @ 3:30 pm

Venue:

Venue 4 - The District Theatre - Cabaret (The Brian Payne Theatre)
627 Massachusetts Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46204

Audience Reaction & Reviews

Charm City Fringe (Baltimore) Gallery_Photos by Kiirstn Pagan (and others)

Richmond Fringe Gallery_Photos by Isaac Harrell

Z Fringe Gallery_ Photos by Joshua Stubbs

Denver Fringe _Photos (by various artists, volunteers, and audience members)

Central Virginia Fringe Festival Gallery

Harrisburg (PA) Fringe Festival Gallery

Creatives

Empty Night_Fringe Version_PRESS & RECOGNITION

★ Critical Acclaim

“A beautiful, vulnerable story shared between enemies… This is a must see!” - Becky Winter, BroadwayWorld Review

Producer’s Pick Award
Z Fringe Festival 2026 — Virginia Beach, VA

Festival Highlights & Recommendations

• BroadwayWorld — IndyFringe Festival Highlights

• St. Lou Fringe (official Facebook) — Featured Empty Night among Aug 9th’s 21-show lineup, calling it "one of the most powerful pairings of the festival"

• St. Louis Magazine — Highlighted among the festival's notable original plays

• Mound City Messenger — Featured as a "must-see" production in theatre critic Tina Farmer’s St. Louis Fringe Festival preview.

• PennLive — Harrisburg Fringe Must-See Highlights

• OnStage Colorado — Denver Fringe Recommended Show

• Style Weekly — Richmond Fringe Highlights

• Persist Publicity — Denver Fringe Festival Picks

Invited Performances & Showcases

🎭 AATE & Arizona State University Conference
Invited Performance / Conference Showcase

Media Coverage

Features & Previews

• Nuvo- a part of Lisa Gauthier Mitchison’s preview of IndyFringe

• Urban Times (Indianapolis)- The August 2026 issue gives Empty Night a production photograph of Bhattacharya as the thief, plus a festival listing and synopsis.

• Boston Independent

• DC Theater Arts

• Maryland Theatre Guide

• Stage Magazine

BroadwayWorld show preview (for IndyFringe)

BroadwayWorld (festival listings for each festival)

Television

• FOX43 (Central Pennsylvania) — Harrisburg Fringe Festival coverage

EMPTY NIGHT: Teaser