Aug
1
to Aug 3

Vichet Chum's ALL THE LITTLE BOXES reading

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NHP Board member and Alumni writer Vichet Chum’s new play All the Little Boxes will receive a workshop at Chautauqua Theater Company from August 1-3!

That was a terrible interview…but somehow Chan landed the job. A rookie in the professional home organizing business, Chan finds an unexpected way to care for the strangers around him as they seek to flip the script on their lives. He organizes their closets and unpacks their skeletons, but all the decluttering in the world won’t relieve Chan of his own baggage. Playwright and novelist Vichet Chum unpacks identity, loneliness, and the stories of our belongings in this moving and surprisingly hilarious new play for the Marie Kondo inside us all.

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Aug
1
7:00 PM19:00

Reading of MISS AMERICA PRETTY by Iraisa Ann Reilly

Iraisa Ann Reilly’s MIss America Pretty will receive a reading in Two River Theater’s annual Crossing Borders (Cruzando Fronteras) Festival.

Who wants to be Miss America when you could have the whole Universe? Cristina is an Atlantic City casino worker living in the shadow of generations of pageant queens. With a scholarship and a better future for her family hanging in the balance, Cristina has one glamorous chance to prove that she deserves the crown. Steeped in memory and surrealism, Miss America Pretty examines conformity, grief, and how far we’ll go to reinvent ourselves for the sake of systems that exclude us.

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Aug
2
2:00 PM14:00

Reading of DISASTER PREPAREDNESS by Eliana Pipes

NHP alum Eliana Pipes’ new play Disaster Preparedness will receive a reading in Two River Theater’s annual Crossing Borders (Cruzando Fronteras) Festival.

Mitigation. Preparedness. Response. Recovery. Mama and Honey like to be ready for anything. When Mama comes face to face with the Ghost of her own mother and Honey begins to think about moving on, the two women start to question their strategies. Exploring motherhood and caretaking, the third play in Pipes’ New America Cycle reminds us that there are some disasters we’ll never see coming.

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Aug
3
2:00 PM14:00

Reading of VIDAS PRIVADAS by Christina Pumariega

NHP alum Christina Pumariega’s new play Vidas Privadas will receive a reading as part of Two River Theater’s annual Crossing Borders (Cruzando Fronteras) Festival.

Celia loves Clayton. America loves Cesar. Divorcees Celia and Cesar (still) love each other. But when they all honeymoon in adjacent hotel rooms in Ibiza, the café hits the fan. Hearts and tempers flare rocketing from old world to the new, from passion to politics in a no-holds barred immigrant debate where Cesar and Celia ask if change is actually possible. A fresh, funny, Cuban reinvention of Noël Coward’s Private Lives.

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THE ROCKET MEN by Crystal Skillman
Sep
4
to Sep 21

THE ROCKET MEN by Crystal Skillman

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2008 and 2016 NHP Alum Crystal Skillman’s THE ROCKET MEN will receive an NNPN Rolling World Premiere, starting at the Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre in Indianapolis from September 4-21, 2026.

In the play, a cast of women step into the roles of the former Nazis who formed the backbone of the NASA team that sent us to the moon. This gripping new play about the intersection of scientific exploration and moral responsibility unfolds in startling ways and asks us what it means “to be an American” … then and now.

The play will go on to productions at Synchronicity Theatre in Atlanta in October, and Angels Theatre Company in Lincoln, NE in March, 2026.

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MEXODUS by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson
Sep
9
to Oct 11

MEXODUS by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson

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The 2023 NHP Production in Residence, Mexodus, by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson is heading to New York City!

This fall, get plugged into a live-looping hip-hop musical unlike anything you’ve seen before. Created and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, and directed by David Mendizábal, Mexodus makes its New York Premiere at Audible’s Minetta Lane Theatre.

You know the story of the Underground Railroad that ran North—but this show takes you on the path that ran South, revealing the untold journey of thousands who escaped slavery by crossing the Rio Grande into Mexico.

Called “thrilling” by The Washington Post and “genius in motion” by the San Francisco Chronicle, this groundbreaking theatrical experience follows a freedom seeker and an unlikely ally as they forge a remarkable bond that transcends borders.

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WAD by Keiko Green
Sep
11
to Sep 28

WAD by Keiko Green

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Straight from NHP’s PlayFest Indy! NHP is excited to co-produce with American Lives Theatre the world premiere production of alum Keiko Green’s play WAD!

When Nyce, a restless and whip-smart young woman, strikes up a pen-pal relationship with Jim, a man on death row, simple curiosity soon spirals into a high-stakes power struggle. As execution day looms, their correspondence becomes a darkly funny and disarmingly honest collision of fantasy, chaos, comedy and reckoning.

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Sep
20
to Oct 19

TORERA by Monet Hurst-Mendoza

2025 NHP Alum Monet Hurst-Mendoza’s Torera will receive its world premiere production in a four theatre co-pro between WP Theater, The Sol Project, Long Wharf Theatre, and Latinx Playwrights Circle

Elena Maria Ramirez was born to be a torera, but it’s a rare feat for a woman in Mexico’s bullfighting scene. In order to enter the ring, she must defy society, her family, and legendary torero Don Rafael Cárdenas. Torera is a dynamic, epic family drama that swirls with the action, stakes, and intrigue of the bullfighting ring.


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THE MONSTERS by Ngozi Anyanwu
Jan
23
to Feb 23

THE MONSTERS by Ngozi Anyanwu

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2017 and 2022 Alum Ngozi Anyanwu’s new play THE MONSTERS receives its world premiere production at Manhattan Theatre Club, in a co-production with Two River Theatre!

For a long time, LIL has been obsessed with fighting, and one fighter in particular: her older brother BIG, an aging but successful figure in the local Mixed Martial Arts circuit. But she’s been doing it all from afar… until one day when she decides to show up on his doorstep. Written and directed by Ngozi Anyanwu (Good GriefThe Homecoming QueenThe Last of the Love letters) this world premiere is a sibling love story about reunions, resentment, reconnection, and wrestling with demons.

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Jan
31
to Mar 1

THE WATERFALL by Phanésia Pharel

Developed in partnership between NHP and Thrown Stone Productions, Phanésia Pharel’s new play The Waterfall receives its world premiere production in a co-prodcution between Thrown Stone and WP Theater.

I REALLY DO LOVE YOU.
I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND YOU
Returning home to assist her mother after a hospitalization, Haitian-American Bean soon finds her confidence shaken by her mother’s idea of what her life should be. Stuck at home, with nowhere to run from her mother’s ideas of marriage, motherhood, and malady, Bean must ask, “Do you know who you want to be? And are you brave enough to own it?” The Waterfall is an intimate and aching two-hander about the generational divides around family, womanhood, and the idea of the American Dream.

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Feb
12
to Mar 1

ADO by Lavina Jadhwani

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In 2024, The New Harmony Project and Indianapolis Shakespeare Company partnered to offer a workshop and reading of Lavina Jadhwani’s new play Ado at the Residency in New Harmony. In 2026, Indy Shakes will present the world premiere of the play!

In Ado, Hero is falsely accused of infidelity by her fiance, publicly shamed by her father, and left at the altar on her wedding day. And just when she thinks it can't get worse, her trusted friend Margaret reveals her own role in the events. Will Hero forgive Margaret, and can she even consider forgiving the men who wronged her? And what is this contract of marriage all about, anyway? Inspired by Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing, this new comedy offers a fresh take on an old tale.

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KWEEN by Vichet Chum
Feb
25
to Mar 15

KWEEN by Vichet Chum

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NHP Board member and alum (2018 and 2021) Vichet Chum’s play Kween will receive its world premiere at Merrimack Repertory Theatre in Lowell, MA. The play was also commissioned by MRT.

Set in Lowell, this joyful journey follows Soma, a queer Cambodian American teenager, finding her voice and stepping into her legacy. When Soma posts a video performing her own poetry about the struggles, she’s facing including her father's deportation, it quickly goes viral. With Lowell High School's spoken word contest approaching and her family deeply impacted, Soma must decide if she's brave enough to step into the spotlight. Told with humor, heart-forward characters, and culminating in a Khmer wedding ceremony, Kween explores all the ways we author our path home.

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BLACK SWAN with book by Jen Silverman
May
26
to Jun 28

BLACK SWAN with book by Jen Silverman

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NHP alum Jen Silverman wrote the book for the musical, Black Swan, premiering at American Repertory Theatre in 2026.

“Could she be the dancer in the mirror?”
Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring a bold new musical adaptation of the 2010 Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to life on stage. As driven ballerina Nina fights for the lead role in Swan Lake, pressure increases and boundaries blur, and she begins to unravel. This haunting exploration of ambition, rivalry, and the cost of perfection features a book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman (The Roommate, Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties) and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy (Moby-Dick, The Great Comet, and others).

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Jul
24
7:00 PM19:00

MAQLUBA by Mike Elsherif

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NHP Alum Mike Elsherif’s new short film, Maqluba, will screen at the 2025 Flyover Film Festival, in Louisville.

Written and directed by Elsherif, this short film is centered on the relationship between a Palestinian-American grandmother and her granddaughter. Laila, a Palestinian-American drummer, visits her grandmother in her new apartment during a powerful storm under the guise of helping her unpack. But her nefarious goals slowly unfold as they delve deeper into the mystical fateful night.

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WAITING: A QUEER BLACK TRAGICOMEDY IN TWO ACTS by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj
Jul
13
3:00 PM15:00

WAITING: A QUEER BLACK TRAGICOMEDY IN TWO ACTS by Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj

NHP alum Rajendra Ramoon Maharaj spent his time at The New Harmony Project’s Annual Writers’ Residency working on a new draft of wating: a queer black tragicomedy in two acts. The play will now receive a reading through the HB Studio Residency.

waiting: a queer black tragicomedy in two acts is loosely and queerly inspired by Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. In waiting, drag queens, Chi-Chi and Cornbread, are trapped on the rooftop of a small drag club called “Anal” which is partially submerged under water. The club is in St. Bernard Parish in New Orleans, Louisiana during the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Katrina late August after the levees break in 2005. Surrounded by a river of dirty water with trash, dead animals, bodies, phone poles, and hungry gators, the two queens wait to be rescued.

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OPEN by Crystal Skillman
Jul
8
to Jul 27

OPEN by Crystal Skillman

NHP Alum Crystal Skillman’s award-winning play OPEN receives its off-Broadway production this summer.

A woman called The Magician appears to perform tricks, but there’s no illusion—she’s attempting the impossible: saving her partner, Jenny. OPEN is a powerful, funny, and deeply moving play about love’s ability to defy hate in magical ways. Just featured in The New Yorker's Summer Culture Preview, Megan Hill returns to the role she orginated, starring as The Magician, under the direction of Jessi D. Hill. The show’s 2019 sold-out run at The Tank earned a New York Times Critics’ Pick, with Elisabeth Vincentelli writing: “Kristen [The Magician] executes magic tricks because she is the one who needs to believe. The miracle this lovely show pulls out is that by the end, she does — and so do we.”

Sometimes, the most powerful magic is hope. 

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ALL HAIL by Shavonne Coleman
May
9
to May 18

ALL HAIL by Shavonne Coleman

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2023 NHP Alum Shavonne Coleman’s All Hail will receive a world premiere production at the Detroit Institute of the Arts.

Set in a modern-day Detroit high school, this reimagining of Julius Caesar follows Brutus as he crosses between surreal realities where he and his friends wrestle with loyalty, ambition, and the struggle for power. Once admired, Caesar’s growing arrogance drives his peers to conspire against him. Brutus, caught between right and wrong and the complexities of justice, faces choices that test his values and identity. Through its vibrant characters and dreamlike setting, this production explores the benefits and consequences of ambition in a way that feels fresh and thought-provoking. Featuring original music and Black Greek step, the show brings dynamic movement and rhythm to the timeless tale.

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SILENCE/THE VILLAGE by ML Roberts
May
8
to May 14

SILENCE/THE VILLAGE by ML Roberts

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2023 NHP Alum ML Roberts’ MFA thesis production Silence/The Village, will be produced as part of the David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University Carlotta Series.

It’s January 6, 2021, and an insurrection is mounting at the nation’s Capital. Meanwhile, a young Black man surprises his surrogate parents—a liberal, middle-aged white couple—as they host a retreat on their estate. Will their remote New England island be his shelter or his prison?

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EXHIBIT by Regina Taylor
May
8
to May 25

EXHIBIT by Regina Taylor

We’re excited for NHP alum (1998 and 2008) Regina Taylor’s world premiere of Exhibit at Curious Theatre in Denver, Colorado.

Exhibit, written and performed by Taylor, follows the riveting journey of Iris, an African-American woman looking back on her pivotal childhood experience integrating a school in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Through Iris's vivid recollections, the play unveils a sharply divided America in the midst of transformative change during the civil rights movement. Her journey, sparked by haunting memories of personal sacrifice, reveals how the echoes of past struggles for justice still resonate today, shedding light on the ongoing fight for equality.

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RUST: A STORY OF STEEL AND GRIT by George Brant
Apr
25
to May 18

RUST: A STORY OF STEEL AND GRIT by George Brant

NHP alum (2012 and 2015) George Brant’s Rust: A Story of Steel and Grit will have its world premiere production at Dobama Theatre, directed by Laura Kepley.

This is the true story of one woman’s experience in the steel industry, her struggle to find peace, and the courage she summoned to rebuild her life. What she uncovers in the belly of a Cleveland steel mill is much more than molten metal and grueling working conditions. Under the steelyard’s orange flame, she finds hope. Adapted from the memoir by Eliese Colette Goldbach.

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JANUARY 6: A CELEBRATION...by Iraisa Ann Reilly
Apr
8
to Apr 27

JANUARY 6: A CELEBRATION...by Iraisa Ann Reilly

2021 NHP Alum Iraisa Ann Reilly’s January 6: A Celebration. A Bodega Princess Remembers Tradition, Not Insurrection invites audiences to reimagine January 6th as a day of celebration, not division. Written and performed by Reilly, this interactive one-woman show, presented by Simpatico Theater, takes center stage in a workshop presentation at The Louis Bluver Theatre at The Drake from April 8 through April 27, 2025.

In the basement cafeteria of St. Nicholas School in Egg Harbor City, NJ, the Latiné community held a huge celebration every January 6th to celebrate the Feast of Los Reyes Magos. In the moments before the fiesta in 1998, eight-year-old Iraisa Ann Reilly prepares for her first ever solo.

Granddaughter of the neighborhood-famous Pepe, a cultural and social cornerstone of the community, Reilly leads us through years of Reyes Magos celebrations, sharing her family and her hometown where she grew up divided between language and culture. Will her performance that night change the course of her life forever?

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THE OTHER JACK by Dan O'Brien
Apr
8
to Apr 22

THE OTHER JACK by Dan O'Brien

NHP alum (2022, 2018, 2015, 2011, 2006, 2001) Dan O’Brien’s new play, an adaptation of The Other Jack by British author Charles Boyle, is receiving a free digital reading through the Lucille Lortel Theatre - and it’s free and accessible anywhere in the country!

A play about books, mostly . . . and bonfires, clichés, dystopias, failure, happiness, jokes, justice, privilege, publishing, rejection, self-loathing, shoplifting, and umbrellas. An older, established English writer and a young, aspiring American writer meet in London cafés to talk about books—that’s the plot. There are flirtations, arguments, spilt coffee, deaths both in life and in fiction, generational and gender and cultural conflict, rain and laughter.

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¡VOS! by Christina Pumariega
Apr
5
to Apr 27

¡VOS! by Christina Pumariega

2023 NHP alum Christina Pumariega comes off of an exciting workshop at the Ojai Playwrights Conference for this world premiere production of her new play, ¡VOS!

Annie returns to her estranged birthplace of Buenos Aires to undergo IVF treatments from the famed Dr. Cossi. But her motherhood journey brings to light the lives of two women lost to the Dirty War decades ago. Past and present intertwine as four women hunt down their destiny. A World Premiere debut by a powerful new voice, ¡VOS! is an exhilarating quest for justice, family, and home.

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YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD by Keiko Green
Apr
5
to May 3

YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE END OF THE WORLD by Keiko Green

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Congrats to 2021 NHP Alum Keiko Green on the world premiere of her play You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World during South Coast Rep’s Pacific Playwrights Festival.

Take your seat for a comic, irreverent celebration of life! Since Greg’s terminal diagnosis, he’s felt a deep connection to the Earth—and to save himself, he’ll need to save the planet. Viv desperately wants to savor every last minute with her husband. Meanwhile M, our emcee, searches desperately to find meaning in the chaos of their final year with Dad. A heartfelt family story and joyful theatrical event, as magical as the world itself.

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UNDER A BASEBALL SKY by José Cruz González
Apr
4
to May 4

UNDER A BASEBALL SKY by José Cruz González

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NHP alum and Board Member José Cruz González’s play Under a Baseball Sky was developed at the New Harmony Project in 2018, and will have its second production at the Beck Center for the Arts in Cleveland.

From José Cruz González, author of American Mariachi, comes a new play about baseball’s deep roots in the Mexican American community. When troublemaker Teo is put to work cleaning up a vacant lot belonging to his elderly neighbor, this unlikely pair forms a bond forged in history and America’s favorite pastime. Inspired by a neighborhood in California, this new piece of vibrant theatre celebrates communities and individuals comingtogether to find hope, healing, love, and the occasional home run.

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BIRTHRIGHT by Jonathan Spector
Apr
3
to Apr 27

BIRTHRIGHT by Jonathan Spector

NHP Alum (2021) Jonathan Spector’s new play, Birthright, will receive a world premiere production at Miami New Drama.

It’s summer, 2006, a group of six young American Jews, fresh out of college, meet on a Birthright Israel trip and become fast friends. They have all returned from the trip with a new commitment to their Jewish identity, to Israel, and to each other. As such, they briefly occupy a totally shared sense of reality; at the last moment of the 21st century, this was still possible. In 2007, Facebook comes online, the iPhone gets released and the ability of these friends—or anyone—to exist in a shared reality begins to fray. Over the next 18 years, through to Oct 7th and beyond, we watch as this group of friends comes together and breaks apart, wrestling each in their own way with this central question: Am I living the life I am supposed to be living as a Jew in America?

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CAUSE PLAY by Shavonne Coleman
Apr
3
to Apr 6

CAUSE PLAY by Shavonne Coleman

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Cause Play by Shavonne Coleman (2023 NHP alum) has a world premiere production at Eastern Michigan University in April.

A world premiere production authored by EMU Alumna Shavonne Coleman, Cause Play was commissioned in partnership with Ann Arbor’s Spinning Dot Theatre, as part of the TYA BIPOC Superhero Project. 

Journey back to 1996, when students Zuvi, Zipper and Aaron meet at an after-school Cosplay Club at Southwest Academy Magnet Middle School in Detroit. Encouraged by their teacher, the trio reluctantly comes together to create costumes & identities for an upcoming Comic Con. As their friendship grows they discover new things about each other, including some very surprising powers. The young heroes learn to work as a team to tackle a variety of problems, including catching crazy stray cats, defeating monsters, and facing fears.

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CULLAD WATTAH by Erika Dickerson-Despenza
Apr
3
to Apr 27

CULLAD WATTAH by Erika Dickerson-Despenza

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“Lyrical! Laced with humor!” - The New York Times

It is 2016, and it has been 936 days and counting since Flint, Michigan, has had clean water. Third-generation General Motors employee Marion finds herself on the cusp of a promotion, until her sister begins participating in protests accusing the company of poisoning the water. Forced to confront their past and weigh their limited options for the future, the family finds their tight-knit unit threatened by more than just the toxicity of the water.

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Reading of THE MONSTERS by Ngozi Anyanwu
Mar
31
4:00 PM16:00

Reading of THE MONSTERS by Ngozi Anyanwu

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Manhattan Theatre Club has announced the plays in their Ted Snowden Reading Series.

The Monsters by Ngozoi Anyanwu (2022 NHP alum) centers around LIL, who has been obsessed with fighting, and one fighter in particular: her older brother, BIG. LIL admires BIG's success in the local Mixed Martial Arts circuit from afar, until she decides to show up on his doorstep.

Tickets are free but reservations are required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdbN24r1Json_I3CbTg6vlTbYMPhAVh7cI6T7f0mwEJ9Apsgg/viewform

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BOB AND JEAN: A LOVE STORY by Robert Schenkkan
Mar
23
to Apr 12

BOB AND JEAN: A LOVE STORY by Robert Schenkkan

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Congrats to NHP alum (1994, 1995, 1996, 2003, 2011 and 2019) alum Robert Schenkkan on the world premiere of Bob & Jean: A Love Story, premiering at Arizona Theatre Company

Lightning strikes and sparks fly when Bob and Jean meet in New York City, 1941. But their instant attraction is cut short as World War II drives the pair thousands of miles apart. While Bob is off to the Pacific as a bomb disposal officer, Jean is headed to boost troop morale as a USO actress. Is their connection strong enough to withstand the winds of war? Travel through their passionate, funny, sometimes desperate correspondence as they navigate battle, Broadway, and the complexities of the human heart. A new play written by Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning and Emmy-nominated playwright Robert Schenkkan, Bob & Jean: A Love Story is a stirring and romantic world premiere that tells the remarkable story of an exhilarating courtship.

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A DRIVING BEAT by Jordan Ramirez-Puckett
Mar
14
to Mar 30

A DRIVING BEAT by Jordan Ramirez-Puckett

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Flint Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of Jordan Ramirez-Puckett’s (2024 and 2021 NHP alum) play A Driving Beat.

Mateo, a 14-year-old boy with brown skin, and Diane, his white adoptive mother, take a road trip from their home in Ohio to his birthplace in San Diego. Throughout the journey, they are forced to reconcile their differing identities and what it means to be a family. Developed in Flint Rep’s 2023 New Works Festival.

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THE BERLIN DIARIES by Andrea Stolowitz
Feb
27
to Mar 16

THE BERLIN DIARIES by Andrea Stolowitz

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A National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere

In The Berlin Diaries by Andrea Stolowitz (2011 and 2016 NHP alum), two actors scintillate between characters and locations at the border of reality and memory in this contemporary drama about the search for home, fragmented heritage and Jewish diaspora. Co-directed by Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre Artistic Director Constance Macy and Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation Rabbi Brett Krichiver


Starring Rob Johansen as Max and Jen Johansen as Andrea


Featuring Indianapolis Hebrew Congregation Rabbi Brett Krichiver as Max on March 15 & 16

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Reading of THE HANDS OF BANNEKER by Malique Guinn
Feb
18
7:30 PM19:30

Reading of THE HANDS OF BANNEKER by Malique Guinn

In The Hands of Banneker by Malique Guinn (2023 NHP alum), a young, charismatic, and curious Benjamin Banneker navigates grief, vices, and love when he is left with the responsibility of taking care of the family farm. However, when he decides to pursue a new vision that will change America forever, he is forced to deal with a new kind of warfare, beyond what he, or any of his family has faced before.

Part of the UC5 New Play Slamfest.

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DAKAR 2000 by Rajiv Joseph
Feb
17
to Mar 23

DAKAR 2000 by Rajiv Joseph

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In Senegal on the eve of Y2K, an idealistic Peace Corps volunteer survives a mysterious car accident. An imposing State Department operative immediately takes command of the situation and his safety. Though they couldn’t be more different, they form an unlikely relationship. But when it becomes clear that they both have secrets, the volunteer is roped into a darker side of public service – one he can’t come back from. Unpredictable at every turn, this world-premiere thriller was commissioned by Manhattan Theatre Club.

Written by Rajiv Joseph (2019 NHP alum and Pulitzer Prize finalist for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo; King James at MTC) and directed by May Adrales (Vietgone and Poor Yella Rednecks at MTC).

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EMPTY RIDE by Keiko Green
Feb
8
to Mar 2

EMPTY RIDE by Keiko Green

The Old Globe presents the world premiere of Empty Ride by Keiko Green (2021 NHP alum)

A major new American play that first launched in the 2024 Powers New Voices Festival. Kisa, a painter in Paris, returns to her small Japanese hometown after the 2011 tsunami to help her ailing father by driving his taxi cab. But as she navigates the winding streets and transports her eccentric passengers, she is haunted by the supernatural remnants of what the floodwaters left behind. This Globe-commissioned world premiere from Keiko Green (Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play) is a funny and poignant story that explores the uncanny ways that love can transcend loss.

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Front Row at the Sideshow: What I’ve Learned in 25 Years of Hosting America’s Most Beloved News Quiz by Peter Sagel
Feb
7
8:00 PM20:00

Front Row at the Sideshow: What I’ve Learned in 25 Years of Hosting America’s Most Beloved News Quiz by Peter Sagel

1997 NHP Alum Peter Sagel has hosted the hit radio show Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me for over two decades. In this talk, “Front Row at the Sideshow: What I’ve Learned in 25 Years of Hosting America’s Most Beloved News Quiz,” he boils his experience down to important findings, such as what NPR listeners love most; the difference between Republicans and Democrats; why sex makes us crazy; why we’re so susceptible to cultish thinking; and the human flaw underlying all our troubles: the inability to admit we’ve been fooled.

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THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH adapted by Keith Bunin
Feb
1
to Mar 9

THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH adapted by Keith Bunin

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Berkeley Repertory Theatre presents the world premiere of The Thing About Jellyfish, adapted by Keith Bunin (2009 NHP alum), from the novel by Ali Benjamin.

The Thing About Jellyfish is a visually stunning and deeply emotional coming-of-age story about friendship, loss, and the profound expansiveness of the human spirit. When Suzy Swanson’s world shatters with the sudden loss of her best friend, her summer transforms into a deeply moving journey of discovery, change, and resilience. Through vivid imagination, breathtaking design, and poignant storytelling, The Thing About Jellyfish invites audiences on an emotional odyssey — one that explores the mysteries of life, the courage it takes to embrace change, and the enduring power of friendship.

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HALFTIME WITH DON by Ken Weitzman
Jan
22
to Feb 16

HALFTIME WITH DON by Ken Weitzman

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NHP alum (2009 and 2016) Ken Weitzman’s great play gets its Michigan premiere this year!

Retired NFL player Don Devers experiences both jocular and violent outbursts as a result of his struggles with traumatic brain injury. While relying on Post-it notes to get him through the day, Ed Ryan, a desperate longtime fan, shows up on his doorstep. Thus begins a new-found game with Don’s pregnant daughter Stephanie, and Ed’s pregnant wife Sarah, plotting from the sidelines. The hero, the fan, and the expectant mothers discover new ways to help each other and create a new family of sorts. An emotional rollercoaster, the play is as moody, funny and unpredictable as its football star. Halftime with Don was an audience favorite during TPT’s In The Works reading series and will be directed by Bill Simmons.

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Jan
17
7:00 PM19:00

January 6th: A Celebration. A Bodega Princess remembers tradition not Insurrection by Iraisa Ann Reilly

  • 60 Thomas St., 2nd Fl New York, NY 10013 (map)
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In the basement cafeteria of St. Nicholas School in Egg Harbor City, NJ, the Latiné community held a huge celebration every January 6th to celebrate the Feast of Los Reyes Magos. In the moments before the fiesta in 1998, eight-year-old Iraisa Ann Reilly prepares for her first ever solo.  Granddaughter of the neighborhood-famous Pepe, a cultural and social cornerstone of the community, Reilly leads us through years of Reyes Magos celebrations, sharing her family and her hometown where she grew up divided between language and culture. Will her performance that night change the course of her life forever?

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KING JAMES by Rajiv Joseph
Jan
14
to Feb 9

KING JAMES by Rajiv Joseph

  • INDIANA REPERTORY THEATRE (map)
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2019 NHP Alum Rajiv Joseph’s hit play King James is coming to the INDIANA REPERTORY THEATRE running JANUARY 14 through FEBRUARY 9, 2025!

brotherhood and basketball

During LeBron James’ rookie season in Cleveland, two young men—one Black, one white—meet and bond over their love for the Cavaliers. Over the next twelve years, their passion for basketball never wavers, even as their lives keep moving in different directions. A warm, surprising, touching comedy about friendship, loyalty, loss, and the game.

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THE NIGHT SHIFT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Isaac Gómez
Dec
5
to Dec 29

THE NIGHT SHIFT BEFORE CHRISTMAS by Isaac Gómez

Isaac Gómez (2021 NHP writer) was commissioned by the Alley Theatre to write The Night Shift Before Christmas, and the play receives its world premiere production this winter!

In this adult holiday comedy, audiences are invited to join Margot on her Christmas Eve shift, braving grumpy drive-thru customers until her late best friend’s ghost warns her of imminent spirits. Margot confronts her inner Scrooge in this holiday show packed with humor and heart.

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EUREKA DAY by Jonathan Spector on Broadway
Nov
25
to Jan 19

EUREKA DAY by Jonathan Spector on Broadway

  • Manhattan Theatre Club at the Samuel J Friedman Theatre (map)
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Jonathan Spector (2021 NHP alum)’s play Eureka Day is heading to Broadway!

Wildly relevant and bitingly funny, Jonathan Spector’s play comes to MTC in an all-new production following an acclaimed London run. Eureka Day is a private California elementary school with a Board of Directors that values inclusion above all else—that is, until an outbreak of the mumps forces everyone in the community to reconsider the school’s liberal vaccine policy. As cases rise, the board realizes with horror that they’ve got to do what they swore they never would: make a choice that won’t please absolutely everybody.

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Interior Chinatown - staff writer Keiko Green
Nov
19
to Dec 19

Interior Chinatown - staff writer Keiko Green

Hulu has dropped the official trailer for INTERIOR CHINATOWN, a series based on the novel of the same name, written by Charles Yu. NHP alum Keiko Green wrote episode 6 of the series, which streams on Hulu beginning on Nov. 19.

The series follows the story of Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural trying to find his way into the larger story--and along the way discovering secrets about the strange world he inhabits and his family's buried history.

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