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
written & directed by Jenny Schwartz
with Griffin Frey, Nathan Lee Graham, Annie McNamara and Paul Thureen
set by Arnulfo Maldonado
costumes by Tilly Grimes
lights by Matt Frey
sound by Brandon Wolcott
associate director Knud Adams
stage manager Anne Huston
May 30 – June 8, 2014
by Ariel Stess
directed by Kip Fagan
with Lauren Annunziata, Seth Clayton, Alexander Flores, Ben Hollandsworth, Ana Nogueira, Bonnie White, Danny Wolohan and Colleen Werthmann
set by Andromache Chalfant
costumes by Jessica Pabst
lights by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
sound by Daniel Kluger
stage manager Ellen Goldberg
“Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks Festival fields another tremendous production–exquisitely cast, cleverly designed and directed with warmth and ease.” – Helen Shaw, Time Out NY
June 13 – June 22, 2014
by Peggy Stafford
directed by Portia Krieger
with Crystal Finn, Donnetta Lavinia Grays, Neal Huff, Mia Katigbak, Caitlin O’Connell, Jessica Rothe and Clayton Dean Smith
set by Daniel Zimmerman
costumes by Sydney Maresca
lights by Mike Inwood
sound by Stowe Nelson
stage manager Danielle Teague-Daniels
June 26 – July 5, 2014