Season 9 Mainstage

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BANG!

by Dan Born
Feb. 25-March 1, 2027

Her partner William S Burroughs just pulled the trigger, and we find Joan Volmer (muse of the Beat Generation) caught in the haunted space between life and death, reflecting on a past of tragedy, love, and addiction.

BOXED

by Mylan Gray
May 20-24, 2027

BOXED, is a dystopian, thriller office play set in a world where Black co-workers are forced to fight each other to the death at whim of their corporate overseers. In a world that encourages Black men to kill each other in order to economically survive, “BOXED,” asks if it’s possible for Black men to love each other in the face of state-sanctioned brutality or dream of liberation in a world where lethal violence is an everyday reality.

A staged reading of BOXED will be featured in our Theatre Lab Series prior to the production on January 10, 2027.

RYAN BERNSTEN CAN’T BE PRESIDENT

by Ryan Bernsten
May 2027

Ryan Bernsten Can’t Be President is a 50-minute interactive solo show that’s part comedy, part political memoir, and part live caucus. On the eve of becoming constitutionally eligible for the presidency, Ryan asks the audience to help build their ideal candidate while making the case for why he should never be one. Drawing on his misadventures in politics, a 50-state journey across America, and a lifetime of increasingly indefensible personal stories, the audience votes on what they actually want from a leader. But as Ryan deliberates with the audience to create that leader, the show turns toward a more unsettling question: in an age of rising autocracy, do we really want democratic leaders, or do we just want leaders who do what we want them to do? Irreverent, participatory, and civically minded, Ryan Bernsten Can’t Be President turns a comedy show into an election and asks what happens when democracy gives us an answer we don’t like.

6th Annual Theatre Lab FEST

May 20-24, 2027

Theatre Lab FEST returns for its 6th year of a celebrating of our city’s playwriting talent! Over the course of the festival weekend, audiences can attend nightly performances of the new play BOXED by Mylan Gray, along with new play-in-development readings and interactive community activities! ALL are welcome to attend and participate!