Season Schedule
Mainstage
A Trojan Woman
July 25-27, 2025
In the Powerhouse Theater
Written by Sara Farrington
Directed by Meghan Finn
Featuring Drita Kabashi
Scenic Design by Christopher Swader and Justin Swader
Costume Design by Claudia Brown
Lighting Design by Brian Aldous
Compositions and Sound Design by Mike Cassedy
Developed and Produced by Stop the Wind Theatricals
Bosnia, Gaza, Mariupol — a woman with her child, alone in a devastated city, confronts the indiscriminate cruelty of war. Euripides’ The Trojan Women was the original anti-war play, first performed in Athens in 415 BCE as a searing protest against the Peloponnesian War. Now, in a taut, solo, contemporary adaptation commissioned by and first performed at the Interbalkan Festival of Ancient Greek Drama in Athens, Greece, A Trojan Woman by Sara Farrington brings this ancient cry of anguish into the present. Directed by The Tank's award-winning Artistic Director Meghan Finn and starring international actress Drita Kabashi, this urgent production blends biting satire with a howl of grief and rage. In an age of relentless conflict, A Trojan Woman reminds us why Euripides' masterpiece has remained vital for over two millennia.
"This production combines fine writing with a remarkably strong actor and an impressively bold director. It's a creative team whose future work should be well worth watching out for." - British Theatre Guide
Workshops
A Simple Herstory
July 5-6, 2025
In the Powerhouse Theater
Part of The Muse Project and The Tank residency
Created by Jocelyn Kuritsky
Written by Jonathan A. Goldberg
Additional Conception and Consultation by Jenny Turner Hall
Directed By Meghan Finn, Co-Directed by Donya K. Washington
Produced By Jocelyn Kuritsky, Jenny Turner Hall, Donya K. Washington
Returning to Powerhouse for additional episodes-in-progress is A Simple Herstory, a groundbreaking—Webby Award-honored, Anthem Award-winning and Telly Award-winning—multi-platform audio fiction exploration of the 100+ women who have run for President of the United States. Season 2 revolves around the life and times of Margaret Chase Smith who ran for President in 1964 and borrows from 20th century film styles to create a complex portrait of the Senator from Maine, challenging historical narratives, cultural assumptions, and entrenched myths about American politics. While taking a sharp look at the McCarthy era, this summer’s presentation will also be paired with a meta-theatrical reflection on history and politics—echoing the treacherous pitfalls of “hot takes” and the volatility of contemporary punditry.
The Chamber
July 11-13, 2025
In the Powerhouse Theater
Part of The Tank residency
Devised and Written by Members of Hook & Eye Theater
Directed by Carrie Heitman
In 1628 Brussels, Alexandrine Von Taxis, the imperial postmistress, runs something more than mail through the empire’s hands. In present-day Follansbee, West Virginia, Charley Gibson works at her family’s hardware store, where lockers hold more than tools. One misplaced letter. One break-in. The consequences could be larger than anyone expects. As 17th-century operations collide with contemporary Appalachia, The Chamber explores how resistance takes shape through cunning, risk, and subverting laws. Devised by Hook & Eye’s ensemble, this darkly funny, time-jumping play trades projections for physical performance, gesture, and sound to tell a story of quiet power, bold ingenuity, and the cost of doing what you’re not supposed to.
Readings
Medea and Her Sons
June 20, 2025, 8 p.m.
In the Powerhouse Theater
Written by Peter Gil-Sheridan
Medea, the infamous anti-hero of Greek mythology, is one of the most complex women ever written: sorceress, exile, foreigner, wife, and mother. Her betrayal by Jason and the brutal revenge that followed, her story has echoed through centuries as a tale of passion and fury.
But what if she never did kill those kids?
Years after the tragedy that defined her, Medea is still here—wiser, older, and still a mother. Her children survived. And now they’ve set out to understand the story of their parents by making a glitter-soaked, questionable version of events. Can a mother survive watching her trauma turned into a campy two-hander? Can generational drama be healed, or at least workshopped? One son performs his mother in full drag. The other slips into the role of his father, rewriting history with a smile. Medea has notes. So many notes.
Medea and Her Sons is the story of a mother reckoning with the way her life has been mythologized and misunderstood. All these years later, the question is: can she avoid her murderous fate or will she kill them after all?
It Is Right to Rebel!
June 21, 2025, 8 p.m.
In the Powerhouse Theater
Part of The Tank residency
Written by Andy Boyd
Directed by Zinc Tong
It is Right to Rebel! tells the story of Jiang Qing, who was Mao Zedong's wife for thirty-eight years and eventually one of the most powerful women in the Communist world. After a hardscrabble climb from street urchin to first lady, Jiang Qing begins a reform movement in Chinese theatre that quickly becomes something much more sinister: the Cultural Revolution. However, when Mao dies without naming her his successor, she quickly falls from power and is put on trial for treason. This is a play about theatre as politics, politics as theatre, and revenge as revolution.
Untitled, Unknown Artist(s)
June 22, 2025, 6 p.m.
In the Powerhouse Theater
Part of the Theatre East residency
Written by Petra Brusiloff
Directed by Christa Kimlicko Jones
The long-standing chair of a fine arts department finds her commitment to traditional aesthetic and artistic values challenged when she must award three students a prestigious cash prize for a piece of contemporary artwork. As she probes the students about their contributions to the project, it becomes increasingly unclear whether the students qualify to receive the prize and whether the traditional values still matter. Will the girls receive the prize, or not? A play about how people determine what is valuable and what is not in arts, artists, and education.
In The Bronx Brown Girls Can See Stars Too (or The F*ck Is You Lookin' At?)
June 28, 2025, 8 p.m.
In the Powerhouse Theater
Part of the The Leah Ryan Fund residency
Written by Amalia Oliva Rojas
Directed by Marina Montesanti
Four young girls are forced to take a communication workshop in the hopes of avoiding juvie. As they play games and learn about themselves with the help of teaching artists, one of the girls is approached by the local gang leader to prove herself or lose her home. The girls must confront their past, present, and future to determine who they want to be, all while finding community and liberation in each other.
It’s Kind of a Funny Story
July 18-19, 2025
In the Martel Theater, Vogelstein Center for Drama and Film
Music and lyrics by Drew Gasparini
Book by Alex Brightman
Directed by Sarna Lapine
Produced with Special Arrangement by Lisa Dozier Shacket
After deciding not to jump off the Brooklyn Bridge, seventeen-year old Craig Gilner checks himself into Six North, a psychiatric ward, where he will face and navigate his mental health with the help of the unlikeliest group of people he’s ever met.
Lovingly adapted from Ned Vizzini’s beloved novel and the Universal motion picture, this indie musical answers the question…
“Is it alright to not be all right?”
With an anthemic score bursting with pop-rock and musical whimsy, It’s Kind of a Funny Story is an unflinching and uproarious look at depression, anxiety, and recovery.
The Holes
July 19-20, 2025
In the Powerhouse Theater
Written by Max Wolf Friedlich
Directed by Michael Herwitz
Produced and Dramaturgy by Hannah Getts
A bar in the rapidly gentrifying city of Kingston, New York has an elicit secret: there's a guy in the back giving handjobs. But when a New York City businessman has a spiritual revelation in the backroom, everything changes. A story about shame, fathers and sons, legacy versus progress, and the relationship between spirituality and capitalism in the 21st century.
All readings are free. Tickets can be reserved beginning on June 13, 2025.
The Training Company
The Comedy of Errors
July 11-13, 2025, 7 p.m.
At The Preserve
Written by William Shakespeare
Adapted and Directed by Shaun Patrick Tubbs
The Comedy of Errors is a fast-paced rib-tickling farce by William Shakespeare. In this whirlwind of mistaken identities and madcap mix-ups, two sets of twins separated at birth find themselves unknowingly in the same city, setting off a cascade of wild encounters. Whether you’re a die-hard Shakespeare fan or discovering this classic for the first time, The Comedy of Errors will deliver on laughs, love, and the heartwarming power of family. This production will use a pared-down script, props, live music, and physical comedy to take the audience on a journey they won't soon forget.
Free and open to the public. No ticket required.
The Seagull
July 18-20, 2025, 7 p.m.
At The Preserve
Written by Anton Chekov
Adapted by Leah Ryan
Directed by Jasmine Roth
During one hot, sticky, lakeside summer, two young artists yearn for love and recognition, while the already famous buckle under the pressures and harsh realities of their success. How far will any of them go to chase validation and meaning? Chekhov’s darkly funny play explores the vulnerability in ambition and the fragility of big dreams and bigger expectations.
Free and open to the public. No ticket required.
Biography
July 3, 10, 17, 24, 2025, 6 p.m.
In the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Conceived and Composed by Max Reuben
Developed and Performed by members of the Training Company
Wait, wait, wait. You're telling me you haven't heard of this person? They're like, a very important figure in their field. Or, actually, what makes them interesting is how sort of normal they are, if that makes sense? Anyway, don't worry – we're going to tell you all about them. It's an incredible life. Really.
Biography utilizes the gestural composing language of Soundpainting to create an ensemble-based improvised performance about a spontaneously made up person who is very, very real.
Free and open to the public. No ticket required.
Oresteia
July 20-21, 2025, 7:30pm
In the Susan Stein Shiva Theater
Adapted and Created by Caley Chase and Hal Cosentino
A curse plagues ancient Argos' ruling family. On the advice of an oracle, King Agamemnon kills his daughter. Ten years later, his queen Clytemnestra takes revenge. When her son Orestes murders her in retribution, the city must find a way to hold him responsible. Can a trial by jury break this cycle of violence? This adaptation of the Greek tragedy will intertwine and overlap the events of Aeschylus’ trilogy to ask: How do we restore balance when there are no gods?
Free and open to the public. Reservation required. Tickets can be reserved beginning on June 13, 2025.
New Works Play Festival
July 26, 2025, 7:30pm
In the Susan Stein Shiva Theater
Written and Directed by members of the Training Company
This festival of new works is the culminating event for the directors and writers of the Training Company. Along with their coursework, directors and playwrights will have observed the process of bringing a new script to life in a professional rehearsal setting. Each pair of writers and directors will workshop a play which they have developed over the summer. Featuring performances by the actors of the Training Company, these short plays reflect the student’s unique voice and vision for the future of American theater.
Free and open to the public. Reservation required. Tickets can be reserved beginning on June 13, 2025.
Special Event
Performing Art
June 29, 2025
In the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center
Conceived and Directed by Liz Dahmen
Performing Art is a highly collaborative performance project that brings together an ensemble of creators to explore the relationship between visual and performing art. This devised production takes inspiration from the works currently on display at the Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center. Performers will respond to the artwork through the kaleidoscope of their lived experiences and create a site-specific one-of-a-kind performance inside the gallery.