Sean Swenson's NANCY Will Make New York Premiere at Brick Aux in Brooklyn
The cast features Gabs Ethridge and Sam Grace Lane, with direction by Em Hausmann
Humor, history, and uncanny haunts combine in the New York premiere of Sean Swenson's Nancy, set to run at the Brick Aux Studio (628 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11211) for four performances on June 25, 26, 27, and 28, 2026 at 7PM. Tickets start at $20.
In Nancy, a trans agoraphobe strikes up an online correspondence with a Mephistophelean figure named Jack, who promises to rebuild them in his image, before forces both mundane and divine intervene - including a blank verse-speaking Joan of Arc, a neighbor who won't stop watching Heat (1995), and an archangel with a thousand hands.
The cast includes playwright Sean Swenson, Gabs Ethridge, and Sam Grace Lane, with a special appearance by Matthew Antoci and more performers to be announced soon.
The creative team is made up of Swenson, director Em Hausmann, stage manager Cori Diaz, lighting designer Whimzee Lee Hanna, music and sound designer Mav Leslie, press agent Sarah Jae Leiber, and poster artist Lou Barcott.
Nancy comes with a content warning for violence, sex, and gender trouble.
Sean Swenson is a queer playwright, screenwriter, and performer from Austin, TX. They're interested in online culture, loneliness, history, and how people behave when the world no longer makes sense. Sean's other play, HALF WORLD, will premiere in August with Ghost Light Theatre Company. They are the co-creator of the upcoming web series The Fans The Show. BA: Bennington College. MFA: Carnegie Mellon University. @seanworldnomercy @thefanstheshow
The Brick Theater is a not-for-profit dedicated to developing and presenting the work of pioneering emerging artists and career experimenters in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. We are the artistic home for work that pushes boundaries and spans the ever-evolving spectrum of performing arts, theatre, dance, video, virtual reality, and visual arts. By nurturing emerging artists, sustaining ongoing relationships with frequent collaborators, and removing financial barriers for artists to create work, we create a diverse, accessible, and inclusive artistic community for the city's most daring artists. We welcome adventurous audiences with low-cost and sliding-scale ticket prices to make performances accessible to all.
Founded in 2002, The Brick has established itself as an essential experimental venue for the production of compelling, new, high-quality work. As a vital part of the New York artistic community, we present 250-300 live performances per year at our two spaces, The Brick and Brick Aux, and welcome over 10,000 audience members each year.
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