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
MAY 18 – JULY 1, 2023
written by reid tang
directed by Caitlin Sullivan
with b, Sagan Chen and Susannah Perkins
sets by dots
costumes by Alicia J. Austin
lights by Isabella Byrd
sound by Lee Kinney
props by Natalie Carney
production stage manager Esti Bernstein
A catalog of all the possible phone calls that exist. A play that is not about Amazon, not about Jeff Bezos and certainly not about Elon Musk.
May 18 – May 30, 2023
written by Abe Koogler
directed by Arin Arbus
with Brittany K. Allen, Tala Ashe, Crystal Finn, Jan Leslie Harding, Bruce McKenzie, Natsuko Ohama, Maryann Plunkett, Armando Riesco and Thomas Jay Ryan
sets by dots
costumes by Emily Rebholz
lights by Isabella Byrd
sound by Mikaal Sulaiman
choreography by David Neumann
props by Natalie Carney
production stage manager Caroline Englander
Ella’s making secret plans, John befriended a drifter, and no one can find the whales. On a small island, the locals confront change.
June 5 – June 15, 2023
written by Liza Birkenmeier
directed by Tara Ahmadinejad
with Susan Blommaert, Bruce McKenzie, Nadine Malouf, Ana Nogueira, Susannah Perkins and Naren Weiss
sets by dots
costumes by Mel Ng
lights by Masha Tsimring
sound & composition by Jordan McCree
props by Natalie Carney
movement consultation Tracy Hazas
production stage manager Allison Raynes
Loss is fast, but grief is slow. Aunt Bobbi’s going to try to make everyone feel better, even though her parties are cursed.
June 21 – July 1, 2023