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 by Trish Harnetiaux
directed by Will Davis
with Jordan Bellow, Ethan Dubin, Annie Henk, Mallory Portnoy and Pete Simpson
sets by dots
costumes by Mel Ng
lights by Oona Curley
sound by Leah Gelpe
props by Samantha Shoffner
production stage manager Diane Healy
A family road trip takes an unexpected turn when, in the dark of night, on the plains of eastern Oregon, Reality splits.
May 20 – May 31, 2022
written by Gab Reisman
directed by Tamilla Woodard
with Tina Benko, Seth Clayton, Zoë Geltman, Mia Katigbak, Florencia Lozano and Monique St. Cyr
sets by Frank J. Oliva
costumes by Dina El-Aziz
lights by Barbara Samuels
sound by Fan Zhang
choreography by nicHi douglas
props by Samantha Shoffner
production stage manager Kristy Bodall
In a cottage surrounded by endless siege, at the dawn of Modern Capitalism, a motley group of women tell tales, pick nits, and stretch out the last bits of sustenance til the Market reopens.
June 7 – June 16, 2022
written by Angela Hanks
directed by Knud Adams
with Denise Burse, Nora Cole, Jacqueline Guillen, Kai Heath, Ebony Marshall-Oliver, Emily Cass McDonnell, Keilly McQuail, Lizan Mitchell, Bianca Norwood and Nandita Shenoy.
sets by Jian Jung
costumes by Enver Chakartash
lights by Stacey Derosier
sound by Kathy Ruvuna
props by Samantha Shoffner
production stage manager Allison Raynes
A Santa Fe sweat lodge lets loose what’s bottled up in a group of Texan ladies who have gathered for a birthday celebration. Will any of them taste that deep, deep spirituality only to be found in the American Southwest?
June 22 – July 2, 2022