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ALLEGRA to Premiere at New York Live Arts
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 27, 2026

Benjamin Akio Kimitch's new Japanese American court dance will make its world premiere at New York Live Arts, exploring memory and history through the lens of WWII incarceration camps.

HORSEGIRL & COWDADDY to Make World Premiere at Wilma Theater
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2026

DJ Hills' new play, a co-production with Soho Rep, follows a trans woman navigating love and self-determination with her father in rural Pennsylvania.

Lameece Issaq's A GOOD DAY TO ME NOT TO YOU is Coming to Arena Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 10, 2026

Arena Stage has revealed the cast and creative team for A Good Day to Me Not to You. The production is written by Drama Desk Award-winning actor Lameece Issaq.

Marina Celander, Cindy Cheung and More to Star in MEAT SUIT at Second Stage Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 4, 2025

The complete cast has been revealed for Aya Ogawa’s MEAT SUIT, or the shitshow of motherhood. The Off-Broadway premiere production is part of Second Stage Theater’s 47th Season.

WATCH ME WALK Comes to Soho Rep in January
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2025

Watch Me Walk is coming to Soho Rep next year. The production is written and performed by Anne Gridley, directed by Eric Ting, with choreography by Asli Bulbul, and presented in association with the Under the Radar Festival.

Cast and Design Team Set for WE COME TO COLLECT: A FLIRTATION, WITH CAPITALISM at The Flea
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 24, 2025

The Flea has revealed the complete cast and design team for the world premiere production of the play, we come to collect: a flirtation, with capitalism, written by Jenn Kidwell and the blackening. Learn how to purchase tickets.

New York Live Arts Presents the World PremIere Of FRIDAY NIGHT RAT CATCHERS
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 20, 2025

New York Live Arts' will present the World Premiere of Lisa Fagan and Lena Engelstein's Friday Night Rat Catchers, the latest creation from an experimental duo whose unconventional performative frameworks are rooted in dance-adjacent physicality.

Photos: The 68th Annual OBIE Awards Welcome Cole Escola, Diane Wiest and More
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 12, 2025

The American Theatre Wing recently announced the winners of the esteemed Obie  Awards. The recipients of the 68th Annual Awards, Off and Off-Off-Broadway’s Highest Honor. Check out photos from the event featuring Cole Escola, Dianne Weist, the company of Cats: The Jellicle Ball and more. 

2024 Obie Awards Winners- The Full List
by Nicole Rosky - Feb 1, 2025

The American Theatre Wing has just announced the winners of the esteemed Obie  Awards-Off and Off-Off-Broadway’s Highest Honor. We have the full list here!

Wilma Theater Extends Regional Premiere Co-Production Of THE COMEUPPANCE
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 26, 2024

Due to popular demand, the Philadelphia-based theater company The Wilma Theater has announced an extension of its ongoing regional premiere presentation of the critically acclaimed play The Comeuppance.

Review: THE COMEUPPANCE at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company
by David Friscic - Sep 18, 2024

Themes of identity, bonding, loss, self-realization and especially death permeate the numerous layers of Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins’ thought-provoking play The Comeuppance. This penetrating work explores so many layers that it is best to let the experience take you where it will. The high school reunion of five characters (with a sixth character often referred to and heard on a cell phone) based on experiences of the playwright himself (who grew up in Prince George’s County, Maryland) has a distinct, edgy feeling as this group of millennials celebrate, banter, reminisce, self-analyze, and even ridicule each other with equal doses of affection and recrimination.

Playwrights Horizons Extends STAFF MEAL
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2024

Playwrights Horizons has extended its world premiere production of Staff Meal, Abe Koogler's funny, startling new play.

Review Roundup: STAFF MEAL Opens at Playwrights Horizons
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 29, 2024

Read the reviews for Staff Meal at Plawyrights Horizons.

Cast Set for Abe Koogler's STAFF MEAL at Playwrights Horizons
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 5, 2024

Playwrights Horizons has revealed the cast of Staff Meal. See who is starring and the production and learn how to purchase tickets.

REDCAT Presents The West Coast Premiere of THE NOSEBLEED, The Obie Award-Winning Show from Aya Ogawa
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 11, 2024

From Feb. 1 to 3, 2024, Roy and Edna Disney CalArts Theater (REDCAT), CalArts' center for contemporary arts in downtown Los Angeles, in association with East West Players, presents the West Coast premiere of The Nosebleed, the 2022 Obie Award-winning show from innovative playwright, performer, translator, and director Aya Ogawa.

Perelman Performing Arts Center to Present World Premiere of THE FOLLOWING EVENING in February
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 21, 2023

Perelman Performing Arts Center will present the world premiere of The Following Evening, created by 600 Highwaymen for Talking Band.

Waterwell Extends Lameece Issaq's A GOOD DAY TO ME NOT TO YOU at Connelly Theater
by Stephi Wild - Nov 20, 2023

Due to popular demand, Waterwell extends the world premiere of A Good Day to Me Not to You, a solo play written and performed by Drama Desk Award-winner Lameece Issaq (Food and Fadwa), to December 16, 2023. 

Theatre Philadelphia Reveals 2022-2023 Barrymore Award Recipients
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 14, 2023

Theatre Philadelphia has revealed the 2022-2023 Barrymore Award recipients, honoring the local theater community in the Greater Philadelphia region.

Waterwell to Begin 20th Anniversary Year With Lameece Issaq's A GOOD DAY TO ME NOT TO YOU At Connelly Theater
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 26, 2023

Waterwell will begin its 20th anniversary year with the world premiere of A Good Day to Me Not to You, a solo play written and performed by Drama Desk Award-winner Lameece Issaq. Learn how to purchase tickets!

Theatre Philadelphia Unveils First Full Slate Of Barrymore Nominees Since 2019
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 15, 2023

The Barrymore Awards return to honor the 2022-2023 theatre season in Philadelphia. With 66 productions recommended, this year's nominations celebrate the diversity of local artists and theatre companies. Stay tuned for the ceremony date and location announcement.