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New Mexico Actors Lab

1213 Parkway Drive
Santa Fe, NM 87507

New Mexico Actors Lab is a theatre in Santa Fe, NM.

Upcoming Shows

Persephone, Baby

Persephone, Baby

Oct 1 – Oct 18, 2026

PERSEPHONE, BABY - a world premiere by playwright Melanie Godsey “What redemption can be found in the land of the dead?” When Persephone is abducted by Hades, God of the Underworld, she must rely on the kindness of a dead woman and the hope that Demeter, her mother, will come to...

Persephone, Baby by Melanie Godsey

Persephone, Baby by Melanie Godsey

Oct 1 – Oct 18, 2026

Persephone, Baby by Melanie Godsey When Persephone is abducted by Hades, God of the Underworld, she must rely on the kindness of a dead woman and the hope that Demeter, her mother, will come to her rescue before it’s too late—if Persephone eats any food of the Underworld, she...

Lunar Eclipse

Lunar Eclipse

Nov 5 – Nov 22, 2026

“Marriage, connection, and the moon.” Late on a summer night, in a field on their Kentucky farm, a long-married couple, George and Em, have come to watch a Lunar Eclipse. As the seven stages of the celestial phenomenon unfold, the two sip bourbon and reflect on land and legacy...

Lunar Eclipse by Donald Margulies

Lunar Eclipse by Donald Margulies

Nov 5 – Nov 22, 2026

Lunar Eclipse by Donald Margulies Late on a summer night, in a field on their Kentucky farm, a long-married couple, George and Em, have come to watch a Lunar Eclipse. As the seven stages of the celestial phenomenon unfold, the two sip bourbon and reflect on land and legacy...

Articles

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Musical Theatre Southwest

Review: COME FROM AWAY at Musical Theatre Southwest

by Jackie Camborde · September 8, 2026

Come From Away is the true story of the 38 planes and their passengers that were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland the morning of September 11, 2001. The United States closed the airspace for the first time in history and all planes coming from Europe were forced to land in Gander, a town of ab…

Review: THE GUYS at Ironweed Productions At Teatro Paraguas

Review: THE GUYS at Ironweed Productions At Teatro Paraguas

by Jackie Camborde · September 8, 2026

The story begins with Joan (Karen Leigh), a well to do mother and wife who lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. As she begins to tell her “where were you” account about that morning, I notice members of the audience nodding and nudging one another – if we were old enough to remember that…

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Albuquerque Little Theater

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Albuquerque Little Theater

by Mariah Olesen · September 8, 2026

Mean Girls kicked off the 97th Season at ALT, an enormous accomplishment and impressive feat, especially at a time when the arts, and theater in particular, are so vastly underfunded and rely heavily on the support of individual donors and community supporters. …

Review: THREE TALL WOMEN at New Mexico Actors Lab

Review: THREE TALL WOMEN at New Mexico Actors Lab

by Mariah Olesen · August 31, 2026

The play is presented in two acts. In Act 1, the scene is established: an elderly, wealthy woman (A) meets with a young lawyer (C) who has been sent to get A's affairs in order. Woman B, a nurse, gently cares for Woman A through moments of senility and vulnerability. C remains unimpressed and uninsp…

Review: BAD MEDICINE at Santa Fe Playhouse

Review: BAD MEDICINE at Santa Fe Playhouse

by Jackie Camborde · August 17, 2026

Sometimes a show seems like it’s of the moment; the plot points and action hits just right for the time. Many times they become iconic parts of the canon for years to come, but some tend to feel like they miss the mark too quickly. Bad Medicine, which has its world premiere at the Santa Fe Playhou…

Review: Santa Fe Playhouse To Present CABARET

Review: Santa Fe Playhouse To Present CABARET

by Jackie Camborde · July 8, 2026

I won't post to X.Imagine my surprise and delight to view this musical through the fresh vision presented by Director Anna Hogan, cast and crew. Let’s begin with the basics, compliments of the Cabaret program:…

Review: THE DROWNING GIRLS at New Mexico Actors Lab

Review: THE DROWNING GIRLS at New Mexico Actors Lab

by Jackie Camborde · June 14, 2026

According to the Director’s note, The Drowning Girls is based on a true story. It tells the tale of three women who lived during the early half of the 20th century; all three were murdered by their husbands, drowned in their bathtubs.  …

Past Shows

Three Tall Women

Three Tall Women

Aug 27 – Sep 13, 2026

“Three ages, One self.” Pulitzer Prize winning Three Tall Women centers around a young lawyer, referred to only as “C,” who has been sent to the home of a client, a ninety-two-year-old woman only referred to as “A,” to sort out her finances along with the help of “B,” the...

Three Tall Women by Edward Albee

Three Tall Women by Edward Albee

Aug 27 – Sep 13, 2026

Edward Albee's Three Tall Women at the NM Actors Lab Pulitzer Prize winning Three Tall Women centers around a young lawyer, referred to only as “C,” who has been sent to the home of a client, a ninety-two-year-old woman only referred to as “A,” to sort out her finances along...

The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson

The Half-Life of Marie Curie by Lauren Gunderson

Nov 21 – Dec 7, 2025

In 1911, Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for her discovery of the elements radium and polonium. By 1912, she was the object of ruthless gossip over an alleged affair with the married Frenchman Paul Langevin, all but erasing her achievements from public memory...

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How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel

How I Learned to Drive by Paula Vogel

Oct 17 – Nov 2, 2025

1998 Pulitzer Prize winner. A young woman's coming-of-age in the 1960's and 70's is defined by driving lessons provided by her uncle, lessons which extend well beyond learning the rules of the road.

Cowboy Mouth by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith

Cowboy Mouth by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith

Sep 12 – Aug 28, 2025

Slim and Cavale, two rock n' rollers holed up in a disheveled apartment, discuss the nature of art, fame, and love while they await a special delivery in the form of their iconic, visionary savior "The Lobster Man". This creative collaboration by Sam Shepard and Patti Smith...

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