The Employee Dharma Handbook at Lucie Stern Theatre

TheatreWorks Silicon Valley kicks off Season 56 with the World Premiere of “The Employee Dharma Handbook” by Geetha Reddy (“Safe House,” “Mahbhrata”). A bold, funny, and enlightening new work, this scintillating premiere was a favorite at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley’s 2025 New Works Festival and is a recipient of TheatreWorks’ Kurjan/Butler commission. Set at a Silicon Valley aerospace company, HR executive Val investigates a potential staffing issue amongst the lead engineers, suspecting sexism. She instead encounters simmering tensions of ancient origins amongst the company’s Indian immigrant employees bubbling over and threatening to derail the company’s upcoming rocket launch. Center Theatre Group’s Brindell & Milton Gottlieb Director Snehal Desai directs this gripping investigation of identity and desire, which features Megan Suri (Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever”), Kapil Talwalkar (Peacock’s “The ‘Burbs,” NBC’s “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,” NBC’s “Night Court”), Kunal Dudheker (20th Century Studios’ “Ad Astra,” Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”), Kathryn Smith-McGlynn (20th Century Studios’ “Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials”), and Ranjita Chakravarty (Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever”).

Previews: Wednesday, July 8 – Friday, July 10, 2026
Opening: 7:30pm Saturday, July 11, 2026
Closes: Sunday, August 2, 2026

Tuesdays: 7:30pm

Wednesdays: 2:00pm, 7:30pm

Thursdays & Fridays: 7:30pm

Saturdays: 2:00pm & 7:30pm

Sundays: 1:00pm & 6:00pm