The Dinosaurs 2026

Opened: February 15, 2026
Closing: March 08, 2026

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416 West 42nd St.(between 9th & 10th Aves) New York, NY 10036

Run Type Limited Run

Market Off-Broadway

Previews February 04, 2026

Every week at the same time, in the same place, a group of women share their stories of recovery. As weeks slip into years and decades spin into eternity, the women keep coming back amidst an ever-shifting, unfamiliar world. Jacob Perkins’ The Dinosaurs is a piercingly funny, loving ode to the infinite, innately human battle between holding on and letting go.

The Dinosaurs - 2026 - Off-Broadway Cast

Elizabeth Marvel

Kathleen Chalfant

April Matthis

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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR The Dinosaurs

The Dinosaurs: Time Passages

From: New York Stage Review By: Michael Sommers Date: 2026-02-16

8 / 10

Of course, action-hungry viewers may dismiss The Dinosaurs as one of those watching-the-paint-dry affairs. Theatergoers who savor a smart, subtle use of language or can appreciate the generosity of feelings shared in such support groups likely will find this new play by Jacob Perkins to be a quietly touching show. Certainly there is no question regarding the excellence of the acting or the production as sensitively staged by Les Waters, a director who has helmed the premieres of works by the likes of Caryl Churchill, Will Eno and Lucas Hnath, and surely knows how to effectively present meaningful modern dramas like this one.

The Dinosaurs

From: Time Out New York By: Adam Feldman Date: 2026-02-16

9 / 10

At the same time, the women—as in Bess Wohl’s Liberation, another celebration of female support—are crisply individualized, both in the writing and by a first-rate multigenerational cast under the direction of Les Waters. The presiding eminences are the testy Marvel and the patrician Chalfant, icons both of the New York stage, but this is, appropriately, very much a group effort. Together, the performers give fresh breath to the old observation that theater is like a church. Through their congregation, mutable yet constant, the play demonstrates the healing power of other people’s stories.