What's Happening!

  • 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!

  • 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

  • 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!

  • 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!

  • 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

DEEP BLUE SOUND

by Abe Koogler
directed by Arin Arbus

with: Arnie Burton, Crystal Finn, Jan Leslie Harding, Mia Katigbak, Ryan King, Maryann Plunkett, Armando Riesco, Miriam Silverman and Carmen Zilles

Scenic Designer dots
Costume Designer Emily Rebholz
Lighting Designer Isabella Byrd
Sound Designer Mikaal Sulaiman
Prop Designer Lauren Page Russell
Production Stage Manager Kristy Bodall

A return of Summerworks 2023’s hit production
FEBRUARY 25 – APRIL 5, 2025
at The Public’s Shiva Theater

Digital Program

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Make It Feel Real

by Bailey Williams

Abe Koogler, Arin Arbus and a Trove of a Cast

by Billy McEntree

Read the script of Deep Blue Sound

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Surrender

by Brittany K. Allen

Review: Whale-Loving Islanders Drown In Fathomless Loss in ‘Deep Blue Sound’

David Cote, The Observer

Theatre in Review: Deep Blue Sound (Clubbed Thumb at the Public Theater)

David Barbour, Lighting and Sound America

The cast of Deep Blue Sound
Carmen Zilles, Maryann Plunkett, Mia Katigbak, Miriam Silverman
Miriam Silverman, Arnie Burton
Armando Riesco, Miriam Silverman
Crystal Finn, Maryann Plunkett, Arnie Burton, Miriam Silverman
Miriam Silverman, Crystal Finn
The cast of Deep Blue Sound
Jan Leslie Harding, Crystal Finn
Jan Leslie Harding, Crystal Finn, Carmen Zilles
Maryann Plunkett, Mia Katigbak
Ryan King, Arnie Burton
The cast of Deep Blue Sound