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Playwright Festival Theater in New York Theater for Plays and Musicals

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SHOWS BY DATE 2025/26 WINTER FESTIVAL

  • MALCOLM X THE VOICE OF A REVOLUTION

    * MJ Jones * * * * MONDAY November 17, 2025 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY November 21, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY November 23, 2025 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb The Voice of a Revolution is a gripping 90-minute drama that explores the life and legacy of Malcolm X. Through powerful renditions of …

    THE DISCERNING DUMMY

    *Juan Carlos Hernandez * * * * MONDAY November 17, 2025 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY November 19 , 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY November 22, 2025 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb John enters the seminary with naiveness and a big heart. He hopes to learn and grow spiritually. With an open heart and …

    WE DRIFT IN AND OUT

    * Hannah Irene Rubenstein * * * * TUESDAY November 18, 2025 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY November 21, 2025 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY November 22, 2025 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Ella and Sebastian are caught in an infinite loop of meet-cutes. In a parallel, somewhat less glamorous timeline, Jess is a recently-dumped …

    ASSISTED LIVING

    * by Harry Orenstein * WEDNESDAY November 19, 2025 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY November 21, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY November 23, 2025 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A young college student befriends an older woman in the terminal cancer wing of a Montreal hospital. Over the course of the play they teach …

    THE VIRGIN MIMI

    * by Jenna Lucht * * * * THURSDAY November 20, 2025 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY November 22, 2025 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY November 23, 2025 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb On the heels of a controversial news story about The Virgin Mary, a pregnant teen living in a hyper-religious town becomes the …

    REPARATIONS

    * by Marlin Thomas * THURSDAY November 20, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY November 22, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY November 23, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb One  day, William McCrory, white, affluent, secure, anxiously awaits a delivery. When a knock at  the door brings the unexpected. A mysterious stranger. A black …

    CARPE NOCTEM!

    * Yvette Heyliger * * * * MONDAY December 1, 2025 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY December 5, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY December 7, 2025 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb It is July 2011. New York has become the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriage. This full-length bedroom farce for the 21st century …

    IMPACT

    *Rebecca Lynn Goldfarb * * * * MONDAY December 1, 2025 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY December 3 , 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 6, 2025 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb Set against the backdrop of an upcoming Bat Mitzvah, this comedic drama—based on a true story—unpacks the emotional layers of a family …

    TE QUIERO HASTA LA LUNA

    * Cami Taleisnik * * * * TUESDAY December 2, 2025 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY December 5, 2025 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY December 6, 2025 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Julia and Pablo met at seven, became best friends, then a couple—until life pulled them apart. Years later, they reunite on a spaceship, …

    NIRVANA OR SOMETHING OF A TOM SAWYER PLAY

    * Christopher-Rashee Stevenson * * * * TUESDAY December 2, 2025 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY December 3, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY December 6, 2025 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb “Nirvana or Something Of A Tom Sawyer Play” spins a familiar, yet unfamiliar hybrid yarn of two brothers “coming of age” in a …

    SLICE OF PRIDE

    * by Benjamin Leaf  * WEDNESDAY December 3, 2025 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY December 5, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY December 7, 2025 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb As Pride weekend wanes, two strangers meet over a slice of pizza. One standoffish, one smitten, as the two peel back their layers they discover …

    ESTATE

    * by Ahmed Pasha * WEDNESDAY December 3, 2025 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY December 5, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY December 7, 2025 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A collective of four college friends slowly unravels through an unravelling of secrets and hidden feelings. THIS SHOW IS 40 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A …

    KEYNOTE

    * by Kyle Tower * * * * THURSDAY December 4, 2025 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY December 6, 2025 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY December 7, 2025 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb A surreal satire disguised as a tech keynote disguised as a dinner conversation. A CEO offers a glimpse at the afterlife—for a …

    S.O.G. STORY: A SHORT PLAY ABOUT THE SON OF GOD, HIS BEST FRIEND, AND AFTER-LIFE AFTER CRUCIFIXION

    * by Julia Smith * THURSDAY December 4, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 6, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 7, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb The Son of God has returned to Heaven, and finds himself extremely depressed. With the help of his best friend, he attempts to make sense …

    HOMECOMING

    * by Meghan Martin * THURSDAY December 4, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 6, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 7, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A brother and sister consider whether it is better to lie to the people you love to protect their feelings, or tell them the truth. …

    JACK AND THE HARP

    * Music by Clay Herzberg, Lyrics by Carlyn Barenholtz, Book by Lucy Buchanan * THURSDAY December 4, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 6, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 7, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Jack & the Harp is a slice of the classic Jack and the Beanstalk, focusing on …

    UNFINISH-

    * by Eddie Datz * THURSDAY December 4, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 6, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 7, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two characters find themselves in a horribly-written play, forcing them to question who’s really doing the writing! THIS SHOW IS 10 MINUTES LONG THIS IS …

    FOR THE LOVE OF WHISKEY

    * by Ty-Quan Payne * * * * MONDAY December 8, 2025 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY December 12, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY December 14, 2025 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb A hotel’s hidden past… A family divided… A love triangle… Uncover the secrets… Face the storm… THIS SHOW IS 90 MINUTES LONG …

    SILENT STRENGTH

    * by Chris Georgetti * * * * TUESDAY December 9, 2025 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY December 12, 2025 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY December 13, 2025 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Silent Strength is a powerful new musical set in 1963, following civilian technician Paul Guerette, who joins the USS Thresher’s final dive. …

    MAMA’S BOY

    * by Ofer Shafrir * * * * TUESDAY December 9, 2025 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY December 10, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY December 13, 2025 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Daniel, a sensitive young fashion designer, is torn between his dreams of studying in New York and his obligation to his ailing …

    CAFE WITH TATA

    * by Riki Colon * WEDNESDAY December 10, 2025 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY December 12, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY December 14, 2025 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A Latina grandmother set the tone for her granddaughter to be comfortable with coming out of the closet and discusses the value and history of …

    PRUDENCE

    * by Claudio Gotbeter * WEDNESDAY December 10, 2025 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY December 12, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY December 14, 2025 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb On New Year’s Eve, three women gather in an apartment. What starts as casual conversation unravels into paranoia, cruelty, and absurd violence. With dark humor, Prudence …

    ANTARCTICA, MY HOME

    * by Collin Hendley * * * * THURSDAY December 11, 2025 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY December 13, 2025 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY December 14, 2025 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Nestled beneath a glacial desert on the Antarctic continent lies a private research facility home to Liam and his parents. Tensions rise …

    A DAY IN A LIFE OF A PIZZA GUY

    * by Herut Ashkenazi * THURSDAY December 11, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 13, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 14, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb “A Day in a Life of a Pizza Guy” a short comedy of errors, describes our crazy life in this crazy city. What happens to …

    DENATURALIZATION

    * by Maria E. Andreu * THURSDAY December 11, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 13, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 14, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two strangers are in a small, sterile airport detention room: a man awaiting his fate, and the guard assigned to watch him. As hours …

    ANDAL CHARITHRAM

    * by Pooranee Thanjavur Ramesh * THURSDAY December 11, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 13, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 14, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Andal, also known as Godhai, Nachiyar, and Godhadevi, was the only female Alvar among the twelve Hindu poet-saints of South India, who composed Thiruppavai …

    A NON-CRISES IN FAITH

    * by Chaim Yehuda Samuels * THURSDAY December 11, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 13, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 14, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A Jewish orthodox student wrestles with his absolute apathy for his faith. THIS SHOW IS 10 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A SHORT PRODUCTION THAT …

    UNSPOKEN TENSION

    * by Marc D. Johnson, Jr. * THURSDAY December 11, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 13, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 14, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb “Unspoken Tension” is, essentially, my attempt at highlighting subtext and body language between characters. I want the reader/audience to feel the tension growing …

    THE EIGHT FACES OF ELLIE MORRISON

    * by Sam Beeson* THURSDAY December 11, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 13, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 14, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Bound by a contract he never agreed to, a young MMA fighter is forced into the cage, battling not just his opponent, but the haunting legacy …

    DOWN ONCE MORE

    * by Asim Ali Naqvi * * * * MONDAY December 15, 2025 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY December 19, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY December 21, 2025 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb A queer therapist finds himself pursued by a man he once treated. As desire and obsession spiral into something dangerous, he …

    MEMORIES THE LOST ACRES: TWO VISIONS, ONE PIECE OF LAND

    *  by Alan Tongret * * * * MONDAY December 15, 2025 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY December 17 , 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb World-renowned agriscience expert Jesse Johansson returns from two-year’s work in Asia to the family farm to find that her bankrupted brother …

    MISS FAIRFIELD COUNTY: THE PAGEANT: THE MUSICAL

    * by Matthew Meade * * * * TUESDAY December 16, 2025 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY December 19, 2025 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb A small-town pageant with big-time secrets. When a cast of eccentric contestants takes the stage for the title of Miss Fairfield County, …

    STIFF COMPETITION

    * by Amy Losi* TUESDAY December 16, 2025 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY December 17, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb In this comedy, four women dressed in black enter Bonasera Funeral Home and pay their respects to Paulie, the deceased. They take their seats and introduce …

    CAFECITO (COFFEE) & DREAMS

    * by Julia Genoveva * TUESDAY December 16, 2025 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY December 17, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Eight friends navigate the ups and down of being an artist. Their life changes when their best friend passes away. THIS SHOW IS 30 MINUTES …

    ODD JOBS & NUTJOBS

    * by Randy Schein * TUESDAY December 16, 2025 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY December 17, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb A struggling actor beginning his career, is devastated by miserable agents who slam doors in his face and goes on a date with a psychopath. …

    AWAY

    * by Cecilia Wisky * TUESDAY December 16, 2025 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY December 17, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Between 4 am and 4:15 am, 5 women that are on the train station for different reasons, tell their intricated love stories. Their desires, fears …

    THE GRAY HOUSE

    * by Tina Nayebhabib * WEDNESDAY December 17, 2025 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY December 19, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY December 21, 2025 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb The Gray House is a poetic allegory about a young woman awakening in a colorless world ruled by fear. Through surreal imagery, protest, and the …

    THE ITCH

    * by Leya Adler * WEDNESDAY December 17, 2025 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY December 19, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY December 21, 2025 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A man visits a woman in what appears to be a therapists office for an insurmountable suffering itch. There he explores the depth of his …

    FACES

    * by Elliott McVeigh * WEDNESDAY December 17, 2025 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY December 19, 2025 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY December 21, 2025 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Black comedy/drama about a dysfunctional clown family and a son who “unmasks” troubles behind the makeup. Themes include depression, teenage angst, war, politics, genocide and …

    FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF DARKNESS

    * by Levi Wise-Kenneth Catoe Jr. * * * * THURSDAY December 18, 2025 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY December 21, 2025 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb During a cosmic tornado, three young men from a Midwestern trailer park crash into the center of the sun. Faced …

    31 TRIGGERS

    * by Philip Galinsky * THURSDAY December 18, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 21, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb The show delves into the emotional impact of everyday words and phrases, transforming them into a dynamic theatrical experience. Galinsky’s work has garnered attention from …

    VERMIN

    * by Peter Carellini * THURSDAY December 18, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 21, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb What if WAITING FOR GODOT starred two mice puppets, and took place at the Staten Island ferry terminal? VERMIN is a story in which our …

    DUMBPHONE

    *by Tal Shashoua * THURSDAY December 18, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 21, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Kat faces an internal crisis when her husband, Robert, decides to switch from a smartphone to a flip phone. Always an opponent of invasive technology she …

    LITTLE SAM AND TODD

    * by Tajmal Walker * THURSDAY December 18, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 21, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A classic play from Titus Walker  the ujamaa Black theater A play about the history of R&B in the 1950-1960’s. told through a fictional boy …

    SEVERANCE PLAN

    * by Damien Booker * THURSDAY December 18, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY December 20, 2025 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY December 21, 2025 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb A man finds himself in a downward spiral… literally. he does his best to make lemonade. THIS SHOW IS 15 MINUTES LONG THIS IS A …

    QUEER BAIT

    * by Connor Wentworth * * * * MONDAY January 5, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 9, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Through moments of intimacy, erasure, betrayal, and aching want, Saylor reckons with love that harmed, friendship that disappeared, and a body that …

    BHAI BHAI BHAI

    *  by Veer Arya * * * * MONDAY January 5, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 7 , 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb Bhai bhai bhai traces the aftermath of Mohan’s death through the fractured lives of his widow and three sons: the dutiful …

    AHEAD OF THEIR TIME

    * by Jameson White * * * * TUESDAY January 6 , 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 9, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb “Ahead of Their Time” is the (mostly) true story of four generations of women and their struggles with marriage, immigration, survival, …

    WELCOME TO THE WATERFALL

    * by Daniely Martins * * * * TUESDAY January 6, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 7, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb A glamorous literary couple, a struggling actress with a secret, her ex-boyfriend who harbors literary dreams—all in a Hamptons house. What starts …

    COLONOSCOPY, THE MUSICAL

    * by Rahul Gajasamharamoorthy * WEDNESDAY January 7, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 9, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb The musical turns the heavy topic of colon cancer screening into an 80s-parody-song-driven comedy to make it approachable. It centers on an aging Indian man’s …

    HYSTERIA!

    * by Victoria Baroody * * * * THURSDAY January 8, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Early 1940s, A florist and his wife, Mary, live with her mentally ill mother and desperately want to start a family. Between …

    SELF HATE

    * by Daniel Antonino * THURSDAY January 8, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb In a cramped New York apartment, two struggling actors battle ring lights, auditions, and each other as they attempt to tape their way into a …

    EAT YOUR HEART OUT

    * by Riya Braunstein * THURSDAY January 8, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Three couples – one on the verge of breaking up, another in a one-sided toxic relationship, and another that’s perfectly content – spend their night …

    A QUESTION OF ETHICS

    * by Laurence Schwartz * THURSDAY January 8, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 10, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 11, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Sisters Diana and Jill Romano approach their younger sister’s public speaking college instructor with the hope of convincing her to raise their younger sister’s grade …

    THE UNDERSTUDY

    * by Gavin Matthias * * * * MONDAY January 12, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 16, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Long Island, 1977. In this new musical with an improvised script, aspiring actor and understudy Henry is faced with a choice: proposing …

    RAS(PUTIN): THE HIGHLY IMPROBABLE AKA FICTIONAL STORY OF PUTIN’S RISE TO POWER

    *  by Arielle Zaytsev * * * * MONDAY January 12, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 14, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb What if Rasputin didn’t die—and seduced a young Vladimir Putin instead? In this wildly irreverent political fantasy, mysticism meets KGB ambition as …

    THUNDERBIRD

    * by Oliver Morris * * * * TUESDAY January 13 , 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 16, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb What happens when a camper at a Christian summer camp tries to prove to his counselor that the author of his …

    THE HEALERS

    * by Latrell Wagner * * * * TUESDAY January 13, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 14, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Harlem Renaissance, The Healers follows a secret society of Black artists whose creative gifts are …

    ALL THE TIME

    * by Sophie Simons * WEDNESDAY January 14, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 16, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Two girls. One guy. Avery, in love with Zoe, wants her feelings to be reciprocated, and Daniel wants his to be reciprocated by Zoe. And …

    CARMILLA

    * by Trevor P. Bourland * WEDNESDAY January 14, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 16, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Based on the novel of the same name by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Carmilla tells the story of a lonely young woman named Laura, …

    BLUE BOTTLE

    * by Andy Law * * * * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Haunted by memory and torn by war, a young soldier struggles to reconcile love, shame, and family ghosts. In Blue Bottle, reality …

    LEAVES

    * by Victor Vauban Junior * * * * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb A man finds himself entangled in the dreams of three sisters who once hoped to achieve musical success like The Supremes. …

    SHIVA

    * by Angelique Bencivenga * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two friends attend a funeral for a kid they know. Through their mixed feelings they find a way to open up to each other about …

    THE WAITING ROOM

    * by Travis Charron * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb When a couple is waiting on the news about someone close, what happens when they’re left with nothing but their thoughts? THIS SHOW IS 10 …

    CLIPPED WINGS

    * by Amanda  Wester  * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Clipped Wings is a raw, intimate two-hander exploring the fragile bond between a mother and daughter navigating years of unmet expectations, quiet resentments, and inherited …

    ENTR’ ACTE

    * by Anthony Fusco * THURSDAY January 15, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 17, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 18, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb During the intermission of Richard Avery’s first leading role, his acting coach, Patrick Bentley, pays him a visit in his dressing room. Things heat up …

    MADYLON

    * by Lydia Merritt * * * * MONDAY January 19, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 23, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY January 25, 2026 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Madylon McGeehan and Henry Elters are high school sweethearts but her parents are bitterly opposed: Henry is Jewish. Set against the backdrop …

    THE DIRTY LADIEZ OF P&P

    *  by Laini Sharifi * * * * MONDAY January 19, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 21, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 24, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb A high school Pride and Prejudice fanclub that meets in the storage room of the drama department to devote themselves to the …

    HUNGER ARTIST

    * by Sydney Duncan * * * * TUESDAY January 20, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 23, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY January 24, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Failed artist Till can’t hold down a job — whether or not he’s good at it — but he’s also reaching the …

    ARIES IN WOLF’S CLOTHING

    * by Malgorzata (Gosia) Jasiniak  * * * * TUESDAY January 20, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 21, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY January 24, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb “Aries in Wolf’s Clothing” is a new coming-of-age play about three close friends (Lena, Daria and Susie) navigating life in New …

    TWO BIRDS AND A BAG OF BONES

    * by Alexandra Bianco * WEDNESDAY January 21, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 23, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY January 25, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb An original British farce centering two “Chav” women, Wigberta and Lucinda, from Manchester, trying to secure money for rent. In a series of unfortunate events, …

    THE CLARENCE SHOW

    * by Joshua W. Josey * WEDNESDAY January 21, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 23, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY January 25, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A late-night psychic show where the jokes hit hard and the truth cuts deep. Clarence sees all if you’re brave enough to call. THIS …

    JUSTICE FOR ALL

    * by Matt Storti * * * * THURSDAY January 22, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY January 24, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY January 25, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb What happens when the Statue of Liberty is abducted by aliens. What events would occur if the Statue of Liberty just up …

    BEFORE THE FLOOD

    * by Vince Goodman * THURSDAY January 22, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 24, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 25, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb In New York City 1971, A young sex worker plans his escape from his manipulative and controlling pimp – his mother. THIS SHOW IS 20 MINUTES …

    WHAT HAPPENED TO HANNAH?

    * by Carlin Feck * THURSDAY January 22, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 24, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY January 25, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb As two women in Las Vegas listen to a true crime story by the pool, their lives, plights, and imminent journeys seem to come into …

    TINA MORGUE

    * by Wes Ehle * * * * MONDAY January 26, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 30, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY February 1, 2026 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb Tina Morgue is a Hollywood talent agent with a very niche roster; the monsters that have starred in all our favorite horror …

    HEART’S BEATING

    *  by Ryan Polk * * * * MONDAY January 26, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 28, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 31, 2026 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb After losing his heart (literally), a storyteller named Will must go on a crazy quest in a fantastical world to get it …

    A DANCE ABOVE THE GRAVE

    * by Alexander Wasserman * * * * TUESDAY January 27, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY January 30, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY February 1, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb For two decades, Jackson tended the garden in their crumbling brownstone, waiting for Elizabeth’s return. Winny clings to hope; Frank, haunted and …

    WAITING FOR C-ROW

    * by Aaron J. Stewart * * * * TUESDAY January 27, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY January 28, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY January 31, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Waiting for C-row is a full-length, one-act urban drama set on a desolate street corner just before dawn. Two sex workers …

    CATATONIC

    * by Diego Rio Ortiz * WEDNESDAY January 28, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 30, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY February 1, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb A desperate man answers a Craigslist ad to be a Cat for a man and his daughter. THIS PRODUCTION RUNS 35 MINUTES LONG THIS …

    SUITE SAPPHO

    * by James F. Broderick * WEDNESDAY January 28, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY January 30, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY February 1, 2026 @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb When a retired salesman and a lonely bookseller bond over the poetry of the ancient Greek writer Sappho, both of their lives change radically. …

    “CORONA CRAZY: THE MUSICAL”

    * by Benjamin Hey! & Derek Denckla * * * * THURSDAY January 29, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY January 31, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY February 1, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Together Apart is an original musical drama consisting of 14 original songs and book that explore the experiences of …

    HYSTYRIA: A CARMILLA ADAPTATION

    * by Riley K Webster * THURSDAY January 29, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY January 31, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY February 1, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Hysteria is a deliberately queer adaptation of J. S. Le Fanu’s 1872 Carmilla. Dreams and fragmented memories seep into the present as Laura recounts—through …

    GAME CREEK

    * by Shea Stevenson * * * * MONDAY February 2, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY February 6, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SUNDAY February 8, 2026 @ 3:30 PM * * * Blurb A screwball-noir set in a snowy town at the end of the road. “You” wake up with no memories, someone else’s wallet, …

    THE FINAL DAYS OF LYCOMING MALL

    *  Book and Lyrics by Ben Fish and Book and Music by Beto González * * * * MONDAY February 2, 2025 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY February 4, 2025 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY February 7, 2025 @ 6:45 PM * * * Blurb The Final Days of Lycoming Mall is an energetic workplace comedy set in …

    GHOST LIGHT

    * by Matthew Gurren * * * * TUESDAY February 3, 2026 @ 6:15 PM FRIDAY February 6, 2026 @ 4:00 PM SATURDAY February 7, 2026 @ 9:00 PM * * * Blurb Ghost Light follows Claire Doyle, a successful but disillusioned film star seeking a return to true acting by joining a Broadway production …

    SOMEONE ELSE

    * by Chris Ikner * * * * TUESDAY February 3, 2026 @ 9:00 PM WEDNESDAY February 4, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SATURDAY February 7, 2026 @ 4:30 PM * * * Blurb Someone Else is a memory play that centers around the character of Eli, and traces moments in his life, from his first …

    DO NOT GO GENTLE

    * by David Najam Liskow  * WEDNESDAY February 4, 2026 @ 4:00 PM FRIDAY February 6, 2026 @ 6:30 PM SUNDAY February 8, 2026  @ 1:00 PM * * * Blurb Nicole and her boyfriend travel to Detroit to see the Strokes. Nicole wants to enjoy a night away from the stress of her hospitalized …

    CRUSHED VELVET

    * by Andrew Trimmer * * * * THURSDAY February 5, 2026 @ 6:15 PM SATURDAY February 7, 2026 @ 2:15 PM SUNDAY February 8, 2026 @ 6:00 PM * * * Blurb Crushed Velvet is a camp-soaked, razor-sharp satire set on the crumbling set of Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee. Part backstage farce, part …

    WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

    * by Nicole Kolitsas * THURSDAY February 5, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY February 7, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY February 8, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Two best friends and roommates become estranged over secrets, guilt, and betrayal. But don’t worry, it’s a comedy!! Vera doesn’t know she’s the subject of …

    WAITING FOR DADDYOT

    * by Nicole Stewart * THURSDAY February 5, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY February 7, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY February 8, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Waiting for Daddyot is a two-hander about Lolo and Nina, two siblings waiting at a dusty bus stop for Daddyot—a man who may or may …

    AND WE DANCED

    * by Brian Leahy Doyle * THURSDAY February 5, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY February 7, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY February 8, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb Michael and Ellen return to his hometown in rural Wisconsin for a family reunion. In the recently restored Roman Catholic Church, an emotional touchstone …

    THE GREAT RACE

    * by Anders Bright * THURSDAY February 5, 2026 @ 9:00 PM SATURDAY February 7, 2026 @ 12:00 PM SUNDAY February 8, 2026 @ 8:30 PM * * * Blurb The Great Race is an absurdist comedy/commentary, where one supreme being watches over two chained up leaders who argue over seemingly random and irrelevant topics …

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