New on the Radar: Sep 20-23

The Rubout (play)

Sep 2 - 27, 2026

In a funeral home, an exhausted employee meets a stranger and is forced to face the decisions which have shaped his life.
The Rubout is a taut two-handed psychological thriller with shifting perspectives… until the very end.

The First Warning / The Proposal (play)

Oct 22 - Nov 1, 2026

A Double Bill of Classics
The First Warning By August Strindberg
When a middle aged man decides to leave his unhappy marriage, his escape is complicated by the unexpected advances of his landlady and her teenage daughter.
Synopsis: Axel, a middle aged man, and his younger wife, Olga, are spending a vacation at a house in Germany. Their fifteen year marriage is plagued by constant bickering. Driven to his limit, Axel begins packing his bags, determined… Read More

My New Hampshire Diner (play, reading)

Sep 23, 2026

My New Hampshire Diner is a heartfelt coming-of-age play set during the summer of 1991 inside a beloved neighborhood diner in Manchester, New Hampshire. As a socially awkward teenage busboy searches for where he belongs, a once-celebrated hometown sports hero wrestles with an uncertain future, and a young waitress dreams of a life beyond the diner. Filled with humor, warmth, and memorable characters, My New Hampshire Diner explores first jobs, first… Read More

My Name is Rachel Corrie (play)

Oct 7 - 9, 2026

MY NAME IS RACHEL CORRIE tells the story of an American peace activist who died in 2003 while attempting to prevent the demolition of Palestinian homes. Adapted entirely from Rachel’s writing, RACHEL CORRIE is a deeply human story that is equal parts moving, witty, heartbreaking, and inspiring.

The Woman on the Edge (comedy)

Sep 24 - Oct 18, 2026

Voted as one of the 50 funniest comedians of the 21st century by The Telegraph, Elf Lyons makes her New York stage debut with show The Woman on The Edge.
In the show, Elf presents a completely normal, autobiographical (and in no way complex) stand-up show about love, blending her distinctive theatrical style with sharp comedic instincts as it leans into the absurd, the emotional and the unpredictable. Inspired by the collapse of Elf’s engagement, The… Read More

Conflicted (comedy)

Sep 24 - Oct 18, 2026

Chronically indecisive comedian Louis Katz has until the end of this show to decide if having a kid will ruin his life…or save it.
A Comedy Cellar regular with appearances on HBO, Comedy Central and NBC, Katz is the quintessential “comedian’s comedian,” having gained a cult following with his signature “dirty jokes for smart people.“ After the success of his 2023 special, Present/Tense: The Best Comedian You’ve Never Heard Of (over 1.5 million views on… Read More

Catholic Guilt (comedy)

Oct 29 - Nov 13, 2026

After sold-out runs at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and an extended Off-Broadway engagement, Kelly McCaughan’s Catholic Guilt returns to SoHo Playhouse as part of the 2026 New York Comedy Festival.
Does Daddy Jesus’s naked body on the cross make you wet? Spoiler alert: so will this show - seriously, there’s water.
Catholic Guilt is presented as a deranged and fractured church service, that follows McCaughan as she revisits and re-shapes the absurd… Read More

Times Beach (play, reading) Free

Sep 29, 2026

A real Missouri resort town flooded over the winter holidays in 1982. During the chaos, groundwater tests revealed that biproducts of Agent Orange had been misused or nefariously repurposed and had been used to treat the dirt roads, poisoning the citizens for years. Fictional evacuees find refuge from this real crisis in a fictional town in a fictional house that seems to be the center of the universe in this Christmas Comedy.

The Jackie Mason Musical: A Comedy (musical)

Oct 24 - 25, 2026

Jackie Mason lives again in this hilarious play based on a true story with lovechild Sheba Mason and a riotously funny cast.

Good Showbiz (play)

Nov 8 - 22, 2026

King Of Comedy meets Fiddler On the Roof in Good Showbiz, starring Eli Leonard (Curb Your Enthusiasm), as the legendary and magical Showbiz host, Sandy Synagoguenstein.
Leonard / Synagoguenstein takes his crowd through space and time to explore Jewish Comedy and Theater throughout the ages in a fearless and provocative piece of experimental, clown comedy. Together they will laugh at the Jewish Stereotype and earn money along the way. Because Good Showbiz… Read More

Action开拍 (solo show)

Oct 3, 2026

When I was 18, I discovered that my great-grandfather directed 21 films in 1930s China. Why did nobody ever tell me? Where can I find his films? What did he believe in as an artist? Now, I step onstage, searching through fragments for answers—in a world still falling apart.
Content Warning: Mention of war and bombing

Running for My Life (solo show)

Oct 4, 2026

Running For My Life is a one woman show that blends spoken word, satire and live re-enactments to tell the story of Agnes Tirop a world class Kenyan athlete whose life was tragically cut short by femicide.
Content Warning: This performance contains depictions of gender- based violence, femicide, coercive control, emotional abuse and trauma. Some scenes and themes may be distressing for audience members.

Passionel (play)

Oct 9 - 10, 2026

A witch, an astronaut, a girl, and a woman. Four sixth graders are spending as much time together as they can. Well, technically, they’re seventh graders now—it is summer, after all. But anyway, they’re totally hanging out basically almost all the time. I mean, like, they’re best friends. But when one of them goes missing, they start to turn on each other. Where the freak did she go? And whose fault is it? PASSIONEL tells the story of four young girls… Read More

The Big Day (solo show)

Oct 20 - 24, 2026

Written and performed by Dan Souza, The Big Day is a one man show exploring the biodiversity of Sandy Neck's Salt Marshes.
Through the format on an educational presentation, a salty Cape Codder describes the story of a life-changing day with his wealthy best friend on Sandy Neck Beach. Throughout the journey, he meets fascinating marine organisms, makes bizarre drug-induced realizations, and even has a couple close brushes with God. Along the way,… Read More

The Living Room and Death (play)

Oct 22 - Nov 1, 2026

In a farcical domestic setting five family members are dealing with the loss of a loved one as the Angel of Death and Azazel, a fallen angel, bring a surreal and otherworldly presence to the scene.
The play’s humor arises from the absurdity of its characters, who grapple with the profound and the trivial in equal measure, creating a multilayered atmosphere around the themes of death, grief, and mortality. The sense of meaningful nonsense in the… Read More

The List (play)

Nov 4 - 14, 2026

Lily had two best friends, Angela and Cori. Angela and Cori connected instantly when they met but now, eight years later, they have completely fallen out of touch. When Lily suddenly commits suicide, Angela arrives at her funeral only to be greeted by Cori who tells her she is on The List—and she can’t come inside. Moving backwards in time, "The List" explores the reason for this decision by examining Angela and Cori's complicated relationship and their… Read More

Steps (play)

Nov 7 - 10, 2026

It’s been 10 years since Margot has stepped foot in her childhood bedroom. When she returns to help her parents move out of the house, she finds and starts reading her stepsister's old journal, stirring up the past that Margot ran away from. The play unfolds as she relives the memories of her and her step-sister, Grace, as they learn together what the end of girlhood looks like, and grow from strangers to sisters.

Smoke (play, reading) Free

Oct 5 - 6, 2026

In the summer of 2018, amidst the chaos of the California wildfires, a family gathers in their Clear Lake home, where old wounds and new revelations ignite tensions more intense than the encroaching blaze. With secrets, survival, and strained bonds at its core, Smoke is a searing exploration of family, identity, and resilience in the face of inevitable change.

Language of Dolls (play)

Oct 23 - 30, 2026

Language of Dolls is an original collaborative theater piece by veteran downtown performers Lizzie Olesker, Peggy Pettitt and Louise Smith. After forty-plus years of knowing each other, we embarked on a series of intentionally candid and at times, difficult conversations about our identities as one Black woman and two white women. Now in our seventies, we wanted to unravel the subtle and overt ways that systemic racism has entered our lives and most… Read More

Dinner with Friends (play, reading)

Nov 7, 2026

The long-standing, interconnected lives of two couples, Karen and Gabe and Beth and Tom, are shattered when Beth and Tom reveal they are divorcing. As Beth and Tom move on to new lives, Karen and Gabe are forced to confront the fragile, changing nature of their own marriage.

Stream of Consciousness of Singing Birds (play)

Oct 8 - 25, 2026

“Stream of Consciousness of Singing Birds” was seen at a performed staged reading at Nazar Café in the East Village and chosen by Drama Desk member Darryl Reilly (chief editor of theaterscene.org). It is a poem play about the loneliness of injured birds and their songs regarding the exile of birds who are injured and cannot fly anymore and thus are in cages. The injured birds have been turned into poems or prose poems, monologues, and a song. “Stream of… Read More

Ill Winds (play)

Nov 28 - Dec 13, 2026

There's a price for FATHERHOOD
Aging boxer has multiple battles just to keep his head above water and maintain a relationship with his disabled son

Dual Durang (short play)

Oct 15 - 18, 2026

2 One-Acts by Christopher Durang
The Nature and Purpose of the Universe
AND
Sister Mary Ignatius Explains it All for You

Bitcoin Bad Boy (play)

Oct 15 - 25, 2026

Las Vegas. The Bitcoin World conference.
Charlie Schwagg is out of prison.
His brother wants him to launch a memecoin.
The new Crypto Czar wants to recruit him.
A comedy about a presidential pardon, a family with debts, and a guy who just wants to build.
Written by Ben Schiller, former managing editor of CoinDesk. Bitcoin Bad Boy is the sequel to Happenstance, the first Bitcoin play, staged in the East Village in 2024.
Inspired by real events.

The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me (solo show)

Nov 30, 2026

Obie Award-winning playwright David Drake's year-long off-Broadway run of The Night Larry Kramer Kissed Me began in 1992 and was one of the longest running solo shows in New York. In a series of stories, Drake abstractly documents a gay man's journey of self-discovery, while also addressing the AIDS Crisis that plagued the community in the 1980s.
Join OUT/PLAY as we honor the roots of LGBTQ+ theater with heartfelt performances that reflects our mission to… Read More

What Every Girl Should Know (play)

Feb 4 - 7, 2027

Four teenage girls make Margaret Sanger their patron saint, exploring themes of female sexuality, institutional abuse, and trauma.

The Importance of Being Earnest (play)

Apr 22 - May 2, 2027

This OUT/PLAY production brings you Oscar Wilde's comedy with a gender-expansive cast of Queer, Trans, and Non-Binary actors! Who better to play with Wilde's biting satire of masculinity and femininity?!

Night Side Songs (musical)

Oct 22 - 30, 2026

A Little Night Music (musical)

Oct 31 - Nov 7, 2026

The Brass Teapot (musical)

Dec 5 - 12, 2026