What's Happening!
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THE FAMILY DOG WILL RETURN IN 2027!
Summerworks 2026’s sold-out, hit production of THE FAMILY DOG by Bailey Williams, directed by Tara Ahmadinejad and starring the original cast will return for FOUR WEEKS ONLY, February 9 – March 6, 2027 at New York Theatre Workshop. Tickets will go on sale in a few weeks – sign up for our EBLAST to get updates, early access and special ticket deals!
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THANK YOU FOR MAKING OUR GALA A GREAT SUCCESS
Thanks to everyone who joined us to honor Josh Silverman, and to everyone who contributed to make it a truly special night.
It’s not too late to contribute to the Josh Silverman Fund! DONATE HERE
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MEET OUR 26/27 GROUP COHORTS!
A very warm welcome to the incoming writers and directors taking part in Clubbed Thumb’s Early-Career Writers’ Group and New Play Fellowship!
Directors Cricket Brown, Marissa Joyce Stamps and Jillian Jetton will work on plays by Daniel Holzman, Aaron Ricciardi and Nikhil Mahapatra respectively – stay tuned for a Winterworks announcement.
And we’re looking forward to getting to know Agyeiwaa Asante, Ida Cutler, Carlin Feck, Fiona Gorry-Hines, Salwa Meghjee, Derick Edgren Otero, Jacob K. Robinson and Amy B. Tiong in this year’s writers’ group!
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THANK YOU FOR COMING TO SUMMERWORKS 2026
Whether it was your first Summerworks or your 29th, we are so pleased you could join us. CLICK HERE for photos, essays and press from this season.
We’ll be spending the summer incubating and planning for the fall, but we have lot of news to share, so watch this space!
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OUR NEW ANTHOLOGY - ON SALE NOW
We’ve been eager to put out a second anthology since Funny, Strange, Provocative was published in 2007, and the last year finally provided us with the time to take on this long-awaited project. We are thrilled to announce that Unusual Stories, Unusually Told, published by Bloomsbury/Methuen, is now available!
In it you’ll find seven Clubbed Thumb plays that span 18 years of our history, as well as essays and interviews about the work, and the often atypical processes that led to their productions.
Read more about the book and get your discounted copy (and our first anthology) HERE
| “CRITICS’ PICK!!. “A rollicking history pageant…brought to infectiously vivid life…Rendered in a carefully exaggerated style that both teases and cozies up to the clichés of the archetypal hero adventurer.” – Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“The very best thing about Men on Boats, and there are many contenders for this title, is watching an ensemble of stellar female performers traverse the tricky terrain of American westward expansion…a smart, funny, poignant meditation on gender and historical memory, speaking as convincingly to our own time as any drama set in the present day.” – Miriam Felton-Dansky, Village Voice “FOUR STARS! Simply the best acting ensemble Off Broadway. ” – David Cote, Time Out NY Playwrights Horizons & Clubbed Thumb Present with Jocelyn Bioh, Hannah Cabell, Danielle Davenport,Danaya Esperanza, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Birgit Huppuch, Elizabeth Kenny, Layla Khoshnoudi, Kelly McAndrew, and Kristen Sieh. July 20 – August 21 |
Men On Boats was originally produced by Clubbed Thumb in Summerworks 2015.
