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

D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH

written by Jerry Lieblich
directed by Lee Sunday Evans

with Kate Benson, Brooke Bloom, Manik Choksi, Geoff Sobelle and Stacey Yen

set by Brett J. Banakis
costumes by David Hyman
lights by Eric Southern
sound by Brandon Wolcott
production stage manager Kevin Clutz

“The auspicious opening production of Clubbed Thumb’s Summerworks. …Jerry Lieblich’s dizzyingly clever new play…Directed with deceptively easygoing agility by Lee Sunday Evans…Invigorating stagecraft…Five cast members…melt and morph before our eyes with a splendidly assured lack of assurance.”

CRITIC’S PICK!
– Ben Brantley, The New York Times

“D Deb Debbie Deborah boasts moments of slippery gorgeousness, some of which have to be seen to be believed….another expertly produced Clubbed Thumb Summerworks show, crafted exquisitely to showcase a script…Lieblich has managed the ultimate bit of theatrical prestidigitation. Shazam, folks! Out of nowhere, he appears on the scene.”
FOUR STARS. CRITIC’S PICK!
– Helen Shaw, Time Out NY

May 20 – May 30, 2015

Stacey Yen in D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH. Photo by Elke Young.
Nick Choksi, Stacey Yen, Geoff Sobelle, Kate Benson, and Brooke Bloom in D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH. Photo by Elke Young.
Brooke Bloom, Geoff Sobelle, Nick Choksi, and Stacey Yen in in D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH. Photo by Elke Young.
Nick Choksi and Stacey Yen in in D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH. Photo by Elke Young.
Brooke Bloom and Nick Choksi in in D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH. Photo by Elke Young.
Geoff Sobelle and Stacey Yen in in D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH. Photo by Elke Young.
Stacey Yen, Brooke Bloom, and Nick Choksi in D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH. Photo by Elke Young.
Brooke Bloom in D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH. Photo by Elke Young.
Brooke Bloom and Nick Choksi in D DEB DEBBIE DEBORAH. Photo by Elke Young.