Ten curated Scope NYC picks for Sunday, October 25, 2026.
Ionesco’s absurdist classic turns the polite rituals of the Smiths and Martins into a cascade of broken logic and non sequiturs. The Resident Acting Company’s production is at the Sheen Center, with this Sunday matinee listed for 2 p.m.
Four Seas Players stage Wang Renjie’s Cantonese drama in a Cantonese performance with Chinese and English subtitles. Abrons lists the Sunday matinee at 3 p.m.; the play’s psychiatric-ward setting becomes a pressure test for freedom and resistance.
Poet and musician Joy Harjo joins the Cornelius Eady Group for an afternoon at St. Mark’s Church Sanctuary. The shared bill brings Harjo’s poetry and saxophone into conversation with Eady’s blues-rooted band.
Green-Wood opens its normally closed Catacombs for an after-hours walk through cemetery history, monuments and darker local lore. The cemetery lists a 5:30 p.m. start and a 7:30 p.m. finish for this Sunday route.
Matt Ruby records a new comedy special at New York Comedy Club Midtown in the 5 p.m. show. A taping gives the set a different rhythm from a standard club night, with the crowd seeing material shaped for a longer-form release.
Lincoln Center’s afternoon program traces a century of Latin music in New York through live music, dance and storytelling. The 5:30 p.m. event offers a compact way to connect the city’s musical history with the artists carrying it forward.
The Nets host Indiana at Barclays Center for a Sunday evening game. The 6 p.m. tip makes this a straightforward arena outing; check the team’s ticket page for current seat availability and entry details.
Fred Hersch’s trio returns to the Vanguard for the late Sunday set. The pianist’s long-running group makes this an appealing close to a weekend in a room built for close listening; check the club’s listing for the night’s ticket details.
Alamo Drafthouse pairs Daughters of Darkness with its Queer Film Theory 101 series. The 10 p.m. screening makes Harry Kümel’s elegant, unsettling vampire film a late-night choice; verify the session details on the cinema listing.