In the Bricks Festival
A curated festival of intimate work that explores the elemental connection between performer, audience and our times presented in the bricks of New York Theatre Workshop.
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Have fun on the weekend! If you’d like to take in the festival in the span of one day, we’ve set up a Marathon Saturday lineup with snack breaks and a mid-day meal break. You can also do a Sunday Half-Marathon and see a matinee and evening performance with a meal break in between. All performances are between 60–90 minutes with no intermission.
Presented by NYTW & National Black Theatre
In association with Lena Waithe
Written and Performed by Liza Jessie Peterson
Directed by Talvin Wilks
May 5, 2026—June 14, 2026
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Inspired by her decades-long work with prison populations, including on the notorious Rikers Island, Liza Jessie Peterson’s timely and urgent one-person show unpacks the human impact of mass incarceration in America.
Written and Performed by Kathryn Grody
Directed by Timothy Near
May 5, 2026—June 14, 2026
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Deep into her third and final act of being a person, NYTW Usual Suspect Kathryn Grody investigates an eclectic, devastating and hilarious potpourri of shocking discoveries as she finds herself at 79 becoming…not quite old, but elder. “Old starts at 95!” she declares.
Written and Performed by Leslie Ayvazian
Directed by David Warren
May 5, 2026—June 14, 2026
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Mention My Beauty is a one-woman performance piece by playwright and performer Leslie Ayvazian (Nine Armenians) who speaks candidly about navigating the anti-war movement, the women’s movement, and the sexual revolution.
Written and Performed by Chris Grace
Directed by Eric Michaud
May 5, 2026—June 14, 2026
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Sardines explores—with tremendous grace and humanity—the tragic, hilarious, and important questions of our time: Can we enjoy life if we know how it ends? Does making art actually help? And if Rihanna’s song is called “Don’t Stop the Music,” why does the music… stop?
Presented by NYTW & PlayCo
Written & Performed by Alaa Shehada
A Troupe Courage Production
Screening Series Produced by 55B Productions / Jenny Tibbels
Directed by Katrien van Beurden & Thomas van Ouwerkerk
May 8, 2026—May 14, 2026
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Combining storytelling, mask, and stand-up comedy, The Horse of Jenin is constructed from the fragments of Palestinian actor and comedian Alaa Shehada’s own memories and stands as an ode to the power of imagination and the resilience it brings.
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