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!
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
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!
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!
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
by Susan Soon He Stanton
directed by Lear deBessonet
with Jennifer Ikeda, Brooke Ishibashi, Paul Juhn, Glenn Kubota, and Angela Lin
Sets Mimi Lien
Costumes Paul Carey
Lights Tyler Micoleau
Sound Design/Musical Direction Dave Malloy
Choreography Tracy Bersley
Stage Manager Megan Schwarz Dickert
Yuko has one more night as a Top Star. But when you take away her partner, her fans, and her tux, who will she be?
May 26 – June 4, 2012
By Peggy Stafford
Directed by Meghan Finn
with Noel Allain, Francis Benhamou, Eboni Booth, Steven Boyer, Boo Killebrew, Linda Marie Larson, DJ Mendel, Mike Shapiro, and Monique Vukovic
Sets by Daniel Zimmerman
Costumes by Tilly Grimes
Lights by Brian Aldous
Sound by Shane Rettig
Stage Manager Travis Brendle
Local calls, ice and the little soaps are free. But careful, walls are thin, and your secrets might seethe through.
June 21 – June 30, 2012
By Ethan Lipton
Directed by Ken Rus Schmoll
with John Ellison Conlee, Crystal Finn, Gibson Frazier, Kelly Mares, Bobby Moreno, and Pete Simpson
Sets by Arnulfo Maldonado
Costumes by Jessica Pabst
Lights by Lucrecia Briceno
Sound by Brandon Wolcott
Stage Manager Mary Spadoni
Marjorie and Walter love Luther so much, even though he’s tricky. But should they have brought him to the office party?
June 8 – June 17, 2012