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Playwright Festival Theater in New York Theater for Plays and Musicals

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SHOWS BY DATE 2026 SPRING/SUMMER FESTIVAL

  • Welcome to the 2026 Spring/Summer Season

    Current and forthcoming shows will appear here.

    O: A NEW ODYSSEY FOR GAY MEN AND WOMEN WHO LOVE THEM

    * by Anastas Varinos * * * * THURSDAY July 30, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY August 1, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY August 2, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Odysseus, but make it gay. Classics professor Oscar never planned to be a hero. Newly out after a five-year marriage, he navigates awkward …

    HARD KNOCK DYKE: THE ONLY LESBIAN IN GRADE 7

    * by Jill Saperstein * WEDNESDAY July 29, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY July 31, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY August 2, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Set in a 2016 middle school drama club, Margo is the first student to publicly come out. In a pitiful attempt to be “woke” her …

    LET’S ROB DREW BARRYMORE’S HOUSE

    * by Young Douglas * * * * TUESDAY July 28, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY July 31, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY August 1, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Let’s Rob Drew Barrymore’s House is a haunted heist comedy where five broke friends use a YouTube Architectural Digest Tour to break …

    FIVE SECONDS OF BLUE

    * by Brandon Marchand and MC Bodden* * * * MONDAY July 27, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY July 29, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY August 1, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb FIVE SECONDS OF BLUE is a  story that commemorates the feat of survival of a mid-western non-binary teen who wears …

    DECLARATION OF FAITH

    * by Joshua Jerez Cruz * MONDAY July 27,  2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY July 31, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY August 2, 2026  @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb In a divided land under Roman rule, a teacher from Nazareth begins performing miracles and calling ordinary people to follow Him. As faith spreads …

    REVELATION

    * by David Cardenas and Carmen García-Herranz. English version by Sofía Espinosa and Jaylen Taylor. * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb One night in a park, under a streetlamp and fueled by cheap beer, V …

    THE DELIVERY

    * by Vincenzo DiPasquale * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Bill and Letti are recently not-married. In the process of Letti moving out, Bill surprises her with a baby! THIS SHOW IS 10 MINUTES LONG …

    SWIM

    * by Jewel Victor * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A play about 29 year old Rochelle Robinson taking matters into her own hands to find her son after discovering that her brother lost him. …

    WHEN IN GOD’S COUNTRY, HIDE IN THE CLOSET

    * by Michael Thomas Cain * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb While Francis and Honoré attempt to enjoy each other’s company in the Bible belt, they’re careful to hide at a corner table of a restaurant …

    A TRULY ORIGINAL IDEA

    * Book & Lyrics by Ava Roberts, Music by Shahar Clay Herzberg * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A man comes up with the first truly original idea. The catch: every time he shares it …

    FAULT LINES

    * by Jonathan Marquez * THURSDAY July 23, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026  @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Fault Lines follows a couple navigating the messy space between relationships, intimacy, and emotional boundaries. With humor and honesty, the play explores what happens when …

    GOOD DOG

    * by Dylan Lee * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY July 24, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb While waiting for their dog at the vet, a young owner is surprised to see their dog approach them on two legs! While given the …

    LADIES

    * by Lisa Naso * WEDNESDAY July 22, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY July 24, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A fast paced, dark comedy about a mother and her two grown daughters attempting to leave the house for a funeral on time, without killing each …

    SNAZZY

    * by Joe Staton * * * * TUESDAY July 21, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY July 22, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb When a young single mother begins painting children’s faces at a holiday camp in 1980s Britain, she has no idea she’s starting …

    CAIN AND ABEL

    * by Hassan Hassan * * * * TUESDAY July 21, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY July 24, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb A parody of the existential crisis first come down in that sneakily surrealistic parable of ‘Cain and Abel’. I would like the …

    THE HOPELESS PART: CONFESSIONS OF A ROMANTIC MAN

    * by  Kimmi Curcio – Directed by Tj Moore II * * * * TUESDAY July 21, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY July 24, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Dr. James Morgan is a therapist married to his job. He has a fascination for a …

    REPARATIONS

    * by Vincent R. Parker * * * * MONDAY July 20, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY July 22, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 25, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb Inside a retired Knights of Columbus Hall, three friends in their fifties are confronted by a young woman who makes a …

    THE EMERALD STAR OF DAVID

    * by Bruce D Sisler * MONDAY July 20, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY July 24, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY July 26, 2026  @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb A Neil Simon-style comedy about two seasoned citizens who fall in love in an assisted living facility.  When their relationship is threatened by their …

    TAKE WHAT YOU WANT FROM ME

    * by Mason Lee * THURSDAY July 16, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 18, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY July 19, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Jo Hitch has planned everything to a tee. However, her life is upended when she meets a new friend. THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG …

    OBJECTIVE A NEW PLAY

    * by Donovan Shaw * * * * THURSDAY July 16, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY July 18, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY July 19, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb What if the things you use every day were paying attention? This episodic play that centers the deeply human anthropomorphic voices of …

    CANTO 250: A COMEDY IN 4TH PERSON

    * by George Krajca * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY July 17, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY July 19, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A 75 year old NEA grant recipient is interviewed in his home by a 29 year old lawyer representing the DOGE.  He is informed that …

    STEPPING INTO DARKNESS

    * by Daxton Bloomquist * WEDNESDAY July 15, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY July 17, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY July 19, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Into The Darkness is a raw, funny, and deeply human solo play that blends storytelling, movement, music, and audience interaction. Beginning in complete darkness, the …

    THE MERCHANT OF VENICE

    * by Lara Vosburgh * * * * TUESDAY July 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY July 15, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY July 18, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb In this gender-bent, compressed production of ‘The Merchant of  Venice’, women will portray the complex roles they don’t get to normally tackle …

    DEADDY DEAREST

    * by Maxwell Swangel * * * * TUESDAY July 14, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY July 17, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY July 18, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb A brother and sister reconnect over their dad’s funeral. SISTER resurrects the body, and whatever came back is not their dad. And …

    WHEN GARLIC FLOWERS AND SILVER SHARDS AREN’T ENOUGH

      * by Emma Morgan * * * * MONDAY July 13, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY July 15, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY July 18, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb This play is an exploration of womanhood under oppressive systems, queerness, reclaiming power, and vampires. Heavily influenced by the 2022 overturning …

    CONSEQUENCES

    * by Jordan Theodore McGill * THURSDAY June 25, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 27, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 28, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb What happens when God, Lilith, Adam & Eve are hangin’ out… THIS SHOW IS 20 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PRODUCTION THAT WILL …

    BUONA FORTUNA

      * by James Sylvester * THURSDAY June 25, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 27, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 28, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Set in 1969, a young Vietnam Veteran returns home carrying the weight of shame and addiction. Rekindling his relationship with his high school sweetheart, …

    THE LAST LIGHT OF DAY

    * by Ryan Tramont * THURSDAY June 25, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 27, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 28, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Eugene O.Neill sits in his summer home writing his masterpiece A Long Day’s Journey Into Night and confesses as to why he is finally writing …

    THE TRAINING CAGE

    * by Jeannine Dominy * THURSDAY June 25, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 27, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 28, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A writer, an actor and a CEO walk into…each other on a picket line and engage in the age old battle between art and commerce. …

    LET’S BUILD A FORT

    * by David Rackoff * THURSDAY June 25, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 27, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 28, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A young gay man, Jamie, in an abusive marriage, talks to his older brother, Bobby, on FaceTime. Bobby recounts a childhood fantasy to help Jamie …

    DOGS ON PATROL

      * by Magnolia Santibanez * THURSDAY June 25, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY June 27, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY June 28, 2026  @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb The Anti trucker, is a surreal play about a man and a woman on a road trip encounter a colossal figure called the anti …

    HONOR SHMONOR

    * by Atticus Orsborn * THURSDAY June 25, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY June 27, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY June 28, 2026  @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb A celebrated knight and his loyal squire arrive at a witch’s cave to carry out a righteous execution. What follows is a fast, profane, and …

    A DISCREET PISS

    * by Aaron Berlau * WEDNESDAY June 24, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY June 26, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY June 28, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb The play follows the crowd and events of a queer dance night at a straight bar in the Midwest. Colette is there with her new …

    LADIES M

    * by Keely Baisden Knudsen * WEDNESDAY June 24, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY June 26, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY June 28, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Using an electric score from Kevin MacLeod, a popular gaming orchestrator, with the sung and spoken text from Shakespeare’s story to showcase the women …

    AWAITING EVALUATION

    * by Alex Grech * * * * MONDAY June 22, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY June 24, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 27, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb Two high school students find themselves in an administrative limbo, knowing little more than the rules, the routine, and each other. In …

    FRED IN RED

    * by Molly McHugh * MONDAY June 22, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY June 26, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY June 28, 2026  @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb When Eleanor faces familial ridicule following the lack of success at her Home Decor Store, she teams up with Fred in hopes of saving her …

    MISSION: SANCTUARY

    * by Andrew J. Beck * THURSDAY June 18, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 20, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 21, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb In the year 2109, A military ship’s crew of almost 500 soldiers from all across the dying Earth is thrown into chaos when one …

    FOREST ROMP

    * by Dylan Gombos * THURSDAY June 18, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 20, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 21, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A forest filled with mystery and adventure. Four roommates (the Creature, Wizard, Puppet Freak, and Clown) embark on separate journeys of love, joy, and tragedy; …

    THIS SIDE OF PARADISE

    * by Colby Thompson * * * * THURSDAY June 18, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY June 20, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY June 21, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Inspired by the early life and writings of F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise is a musical that follows the self-absorbed …

    DEADNAMED

      * by Dian Cathal * WEDNESDAY June 17, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY June 19, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY June 21, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Join award-winning comedian Dian Cathal for “Deadnamed,” a heartfelt and hilarious funeral for his old self. Challenging mainstream narratives around the “loss” often associated …

    THE MASKLESS ELEVATOR

    * by Yakira Muhammad  * WEDNESDAY June 17, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY June 19, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY June 21, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb The Maskless Elevator follows two strangers trapped in a work elevator. As time stalls, a seemingly harmless conversation spirals into the revelation of a chilling …

    WAYNE’S GUN

    * by Olga S. Popova * * * * TUESDAY June 16, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY June 17, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY June 20, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Wayne’s Gun is a genre-defying steampunk time-travel musical where one invention fractures history and forces its creators to face the cost of …

    SAFE & SOUND THE MUSICAL

    * by Holly Block and Elizabeth Jerjian * * * * TUESDAY June 16, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY June 19, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY June 20, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Experience the first musical to integrate vocal sound healing and Reiki. This heartwarming show uses intentional frequencies to shift the …

    MY FRIEND LILY

    * by Joshua Piper * * * * MONDAY June 15, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY June 17, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 20, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb After her mom’s death, Genevieve, a lonely high school teacher, finds comfort in Lily, a long time friend of sorts, while mentoring …

    Crush by Christopher Paul Richards

    CRUSH

    * by Christopher Paul Richards  * MONDAY June 15, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY June 19, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY June 21, 2026  @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb It’s a three character play that explores an intimate relationship between two confused teenagers (Cherry and Billie), over the course of a year, who …

    WHERE DO I GO NOW?

    * by Robert Bracco * THURSDAY June 11, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 13, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 14, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Will is a 20 something year old who doesn’t know where his life is going. He is surrounded by a number of other 20 something …

    A SLICE OF LIFE CAFE

    * by Āsim Ali Naqvi * THURSDAY June 11, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 13, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 14, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb When Zia reaches back through the years for connection, Yusuf is faced with the moment that tore them apart. As they move through awkwardly …

    NONEXISTENT NIGHTMARE BLUNT ROTATION

    * by Scarlett Brissie * THURSDAY June 11, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 13, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 14, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb The world’s greatest villains (Voldemort, Darth Vader, Joker, Hannibal, Thanos… and some guy named Connor) come together to smoke weed and face the ultimate nemesis: …

    AMERICAN GIRL

    * by Lonnie Miller * * * * THURSDAY June 11, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY June 13, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY June 14, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Tired of being left out by the girls at school, Shayna makes a new friend. Together, they engage in the time-honored tradition …

    MR. GRIFFIN, MS. TAYLOR

    * by Toni Watterson * WEDNESDAY June 10, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY June 12, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY June 14, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb An unexpected reunion between teacher and student triggers a host of uncomfortable memories, revealing the increasingly disturbing nature of their relationship over the course of …

    THREAD OF FATE

    * by Niveka Hobaichan * * * * TUESDAY June 9, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY June 10, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY June 13, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Thread Of Fate tells the story of Dionysus, the Greek God of Theatre, and Ariadne, the mortal who gained his love. It …

    THE INFESTATION

    * by Sudipta Bhawmik * * * * TUESDAY June 9, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY June 12, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY June 13, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb A story of survival, the play explores the conflict between the haves and have-nots; immigrants who are still striving for the American …

    SPIT IN THE BEER

    * by Ruth Wire * MONDAY June 8, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY June 12, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY June 14, 2026  @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Jeremy Bryant, 17, a brilliant bisexual, feels as if he’s smothered in his home town. He dreams of becoming a famous playwright, actor, director. When …

    NO GOOD DEED

    * by Robert Kirkendall * THURSDAY June 4, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 6, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 7, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Barbara and Keith, a couple with marital problems, have been invited to their friend J.P.’s house so he can help them resolve their issues. As …

    MATEO TWUNK

    * by Stephen Love * THURSDAY June 4, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 6, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 7, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Young gay TikTok influencers Mateo and Johann make content at the Professor’s South Beach condo.  They all come to a crossroads in their relationships:  What …

    LAUGHTER THERAPY

    * by Stratos Eleftheriou * THURSDAY June 4, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 6, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 7, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Some depressed New Yorkers decide to heal by going at a Laughter Therapy Group. Will it help them find their laughter again or will it …

    RESONANCE

    * by Ansley Galjour * THURSDAY June 4, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 6, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 7, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two sisters have different recollections of their pasts while going through their deceased parents things. THIS SHOW IS 10 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT …

    CHEKHOV AT THE ABORTION CLINIC

    * by Maura McErlean * THURSDAY June 4, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 6, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY June 7, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Chekhov at the Abortion Clinic is a one-woman performance blending diary entries with scenes inspired by Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull. The play explores a woman’s …

    THE PROMETHEUS SEMINAR

    * by Asa Leininger * * * * MONDAY June 8, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY June 10, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 13, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb People have described it as King Lear meets Waiting for Godot with homoerotic undertones. THIS SHOW IS 60 MINUTES LONG THIS IS …

    CONFESSIONS OF A SECRET CAMGIRL

    * by Kat Tyler * * * * THURSDAY June 4, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY June 6, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY June 7, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Lucy, a young aspiring actress in NYC, performs nightly for an audience of strangers under the screen name LuckyLittleLucy. Through her webcam, …

    CUES

    * by Julian Shatkin * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY June 5, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY June 7, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A two hander one act about actors backstage and in the dressing room on their opening night. Over the course of the 30/40 minutes, we …

    WE ARE

    * by Benny Jean-Baptiste * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY June 5, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY June 7, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb In the aftermath of a culling of the global elite, humanity is presented a devastating ultimatum: total submission to a machine-led utopia or human extinction. …

    STRAIGHT TO HELL

      * by Amanda L Mason * WEDNESDAY June 3, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY June 5, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY June 7, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Two strangers who met online come together to discuss peculiar circumstances regarding their bloodline. THIS PRODUCTION RUNS 32  MINUTES LONG THIS IS A …

    HEART’S BEATING

    * by Ryan Polk * * * * TUESDAY June 2, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY June 3, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY June 6, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb After losing his heart (literally), a storyteller named Will must go on a crazy quest in a fantastical world to get it …

    S.C.U.M.

    * by JNK Enzo * * * * TUESDAY June 2, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY June 5, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY June 6, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb X, a struggling Ph.D. student is teetering on the edge of failure in their final semester after surviving an assault by one …

    DOMINANT ANIMALS

    * by Cris Eli Blak * * * * MONDAY June 1, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY June 3, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY June 6, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb Felix Burgos, a Puerto Rican man living in Queens, is in anger management in an attempt to rectify his wrongs and …

    TWO BURNOUTS WALK INTO A BAR

    * by dalorona * MONDAY June 1, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY June 5, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY June 7, 2026  @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb The story starts with a punk boy named Milo, who walks into an empty dive bar to find a woman on literal fire. He tries to …

    CHOICE

    * by Adam Thomas * THURSDAY May 28, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 31, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb An ex-con needs to figure out the power of choice, and quickly, as he has the police in front of him, making him choose quickly. …

    STATION FOR AGITATED HEARTS

    * by Vincent Compono and Aly Schaffer * THURSDAY May 28, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 31, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb On a stormy night in 1951 Ohio, two strangers—an ex-detective and a weary singer—meet in a desolate train station. As delays stretch …

    SENSE OF SELF

      * by David Holmberg * THURSDAY May 28, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 31, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb An elderly couple deal with her advancing dementia. THIS SHOW IS 13 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PRODUCTION THAT WILL BE PERFORMED ALONGSIDE …

    MY MAXWELL

    * by Kylie Mukai * THURSDAY May 28, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 31, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb In a world where Maxwell remains present but voiceless, Maeva and her family must reconcile their grief and the weight of what is left unsaid. Join …

    GREENWARE

    * by Charlotte Godat * * * * THURSDAY May 28, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY May 31, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Greenware is memory play that follows Therese’ journey of how suppressed trauma can affect the present. The story follows Therese and Sophie’s …

    THE LAST OUT GATE

    * by Kevin Anthony * * * * TUESDAY May 26, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY May 27, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb With just two weeks to the National Bull Riding Championship and sporting a debilitating injury, champion rider Tyson Garrett’s world is turned …

    THE DYLAN & BELLA SHOW

    * by Dylan Jernet * * * * TUESDAY May 26, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY May 29, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb In the late 1980s, as variety television fades from popularity, Dylan and Bella fight to revive the genre with a show that …

    5-10 MINUTES

    * by Harry Orenstein * * * * MONDAY May 25, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY May 27, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 30, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb A young college student befriends an older woman in the terminal cancer wing of a Montreal hospital. Over the course of the …

    A COTTAGE WEDDING

    * by Edward “Teddy” Hall and Tim Howard * * * * MONDAY May 25, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY May 29, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY May 31, 2026 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Henry is about to marry the man of his dreams when wedding-bell jitters set in. As the clock …

    MY YEAR AS JESUS

    * by Anna-Grace Cummings * THURSDAY May 21, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 23, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb The day has come. Jacob has been preparing for this moment his entire life, 13 years to be exact. To be Holy Assumption Academy’s Most …

    PHANTOM RAIN

    * by Gabriela Barrett * THURSDAY May 21, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 23, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two figures appear out of a rainstorm into a singular room, almost a meeting place of some sort. One representing the heart and one representing …

    SONGBIRD WIVES

    * by Patrick Polsin * * * * THURSDAY May 21, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY May 23, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb A dreamlike expression of love, the desire to be seen, and the conflict of still wanting to remain an individual. Freely adapted …

    SEX ED

    * by Larry Eckerle * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY May 22, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb It’s Edward Copeland’s first day back at work as a sex therapist following a complete nervous breakdown.  His analyst, Dr. Klein, thinks he’s ready to …

    TO MY WIFE’S NEXT LOVER

    * by Evan Barnard * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY May 22, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb As his melanoma worsens, a young husband is forced to reflect on how his wife will have to live and love after his passing. He …

    7610 INGRID PLACE

    * by Azariah Coppin * WEDNESDAY May 20, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY May 22, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY May 24, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A playdate between two boys merges into a civil test involving a father and his son, showcasing what a household can establish for its younger …

    POP

    * by Kamau Nosakhere * * * * TUESDAY May 19, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY May 22, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY May 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Inspired by seven of Caspar David Friedrich’s paintings usually given the collective title Ages of Man; in Pop, follows the relationship between …

    OH, THOSE MEMORABLE CLASSICS

    * by Richard Morris * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Absurd comedy pitting a renowned – 8th Century world classic with an even more renowned – 18th Century world classic. THIS SHOW IS 1o  MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PRODUCTION THAT …

    HOLY SMOKES!

    * by Alexander Joy* THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two men roll cigarettes for their boss. When one man begins to question– things unravel THIS SHOW IS 1o  MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PRODUCTION …

    SECRETS

    * by Alex Gordon * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A married couple’s quiet evening unravels when Calvin confesses a long-buried mistake. As Lisa reacts, she reveals a painful truth of her own, forcing them both to …

    IN BACCHUS WE TRUST

    * by Guil Parreiras * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb When strange messages and unexpected visitors hijack dinner, a politically charged couple spirals into paranoia—convinced they’re targets in a crumbling democracy, unaware the real collapse …

    WAITING FOR MADDOW

    * by Hayden Kopser * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb On election day eve 2024, a progressive family grapples with the possibility of Donald Trump heading back to the White House. They hold out hope …

    ROTTEN FLOORBOARDS

    * by Dianne K. Ramirez * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Rotten Floorboards is the story of a little girl growing up in a matriarchal household in petrodollar post-colonial Trinidad and Tobago suffering from a …

    JAMES BUILDS A CARD TOWER

    * by Jayme Pacheco * * * * THURSDAY May 14, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb A queer narrative about a teenage boy returning to school from the psych ward. He and his mother struggle to navigate an …

    FATE

    * by Holly Heiser * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY May 15, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Fate — an immersive one-act theater experience that fuses storytelling, movement, and a live rock concert. A modern take on Greek mythology, the show follows …

    SAFE PLACES

    * by Jaden Labowe-Stoll * WEDNESDAY May 13, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY May 15, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY May 17, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb David tries to better his marriage issues and mental health by navigating a world filled with strange therapists. An absurdist comedy about the lifelong human need …

    CRACKED

    * by Dakota Bobadilla and Abby Erff * * * * TUESDAY May 12, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY May 13, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb At birth, Chase loses his father, and Amy loses her mother. The two are fated to become friends, lovers, and …

    PUPPETS OF WAR

    * by Zach Marullo * * * * TUESDAY May 12, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY May 15, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY May 16, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Puppets of War is an absurd epic-theatre satire that uses self-aware puppets, music, and games to explore the chaos of war. Soldiers, …

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