Four composers from diverse backgrounds – Samuel Adler, Victoria Bond, Dina Koston, and Nehemiah Luckett – offer very personal interpretations of the dreams that have lured immigrants from all around the world to America’s shores. Performed by Ensemble Cygnus and singers.

Abby, a precocious emo-goth teenager, orchestrates a surprise reunion for her mother Tanya and birth father Tom, with the help of her mom's fiancé/healer

Manhattan Theatre Club will oversee the commissions.

Stephen and his family recently moved to a small-town paradise in Colorado. But when one of his children mysteriously falls ill, his desperation for answers begins to shatter his marriage, his faith in reason, and ultimately his understanding of just how far he is willing to go...

A close-knit birding group is thrown into chaos when some members glimpse the rare bird and others don’t.

AUGUST 15, 2026 Join us for our annual Blue Ink Festival of new plays. Celebrate the 2026 Blue Ink Award recipient Nia Akilah Robinson and featured finalists Benjamin Benne and Claire Crowley. Reservations for individual tickets can be made HERE or by calling (773) 654-3103. Suggested donation is $12 per play or $30 to see […]

The Haitian American playwright reflects on female empowerment and her wishes for change in the industry as her play ‘Dead Girl's Quinceañera’ makes the rounds this fall.

Women+ on the Edge of Democracy brings together 36 acclaimed women+ playwrights to create 10-minute plays that respond to shared questions about the state of democracy in America. These newly commissioned plays will be published as a free-to-perform anthology and brought to life through performances and readings in communities across the country.

’26 August 1 | South Norwalk Nothing quite like it in Connecticut Talking dogs, ghostly mammoths, and cursed ballerinas all meet at a miraculous diner on the road to nowhere. …