In the 2024/25 season, we’re championing the work of powerful artists who are confronting the world we live in and guiding us into the future. Their work is muscular and intimate, brimming with delight and searing questions.
Our yet-to-be-announced final show will be a vivid complement to these three offerings—expanding the theatrical range and provocations offered. We look forward to sharing diverse and powerful storytelling through these productions and welcoming you to East 4th Street, where you may come for the show, but we hope you’ll stay for the conversation.
Book, Music & Lyrics by The Lazours
Directed by Taibi Magar
Fall 2024
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Inspired by the young Egyptians who took to the streets amidst the throes of the Arab Spring, We Live in Cairo follows six student activists using their street art, photography and song to overthrow a regime older than they are.
By Khawla Ibraheem
Directed by Oliver Butler
A co-production with piece by piece productions
Presented in partnership with Under the Radar
Winter 2025
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Set the timer. The everyday existence of a mother during a sweltering summer vacation: prepare meals, pack the bag, run the drill, repeat. With a dry wit and the determination of an Olympian, Mariam meticulously practices for the run of her life—the dreaded knock on the roof.
By Colman Domingo and Patricia McGregor
Directed by Patricia McGregor
Spring 2025
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Despite being the voice that built Capital records, Nat King Cole’s groundbreaking NBC variety show faced cancellation as they could not find a sponsor. Now, on the night of his final broadcast, Nat must decide whether to quietly step out of the spotlight, or, as his friend Sammy Davis Jr. urges, “go out with a bang.”