Fall ’25

Alice By Heart

Dir. Sophia Partain
Prod. Sofia Santos
SM. Senna Garcia

In the middle of the London Blitz of World War II, Alice Spencer’s life is turned upside down when she and her dear friend Alfred are forced to take shelter in an underground tube station. When the ailing Alfred is quarantined, Alice’s ‘by heart’ rendition of Lewis Carroll’s, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” transports the pair to Wonderland. With the help of characters like the Cheshire Cat, Mad Hatter and the Queen of Hearts, they travel through Carroll’s tale, exploring the poignancy of first love, coming to terms with loss, and finding the courage to move forward.

Sophia Partain (Dir.)

Alice By Heart has now passed. Thank you for your support.

Fall ’25

House of Joy

Dir. Riya Borde
Prod. Pranathi Kolla
SM. Toby Leeder

At first glance, the House of Joy is a dazzling utopia. But when a new guard joins the emperor’s army, she discovers it’s more prison than paradise. This genre-busting adventure fantasy is filled with stunning locales, electrifying combat, steamy romance and queer femme power in all its forms.

New Play Exchange

House of Joy has now passed. Thank you for your support.

Spring ’26

Next to Normal

Dir. Ayani Dorsey
Prod. Arushi Maheshwar
SM. Alecks Walters

An intimate portrait of a modern family, the show explores illness, loss, grief and family as a suburban wife and mother lives with bipolar disorder and is haunted by her past.

PBS Great Perfomances

Applications to join Next to Normal’s production team are now live! Visit the position details and application form for more information.

Spring ’26

Romeo & Juliet

Dir. Milo Mechem-Miller
Prod. Marie Daniel
SM. Riley Thompson

Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare’s timeless play, tells the tragic love story of two young lovers from feuding families. The story opens with a grand ball where Romeo, of the Montague family, and Juliet, of the Capulet family, meet and fall deeply in love at first sight. Despite their families’ ongoing conflict, they secretly marry. However, their happiness is short-lived as a series of misunderstandings lead to their final acts of love culminating in a tragic love story.

Playhouse Square

Applications to join Romeo and Juliet’s design and dramaturgy team are now live! Visit the slide deck and application form for more information.

Spring ’26

Jump

Dir. Kalyan Piovesan Touissant
Prod. Jay Fernando
SM. Baz McLaughlin

Jump follows the story of Fay as she cleans out her childhood home with her Dad and sister Judy. Their storied past and broken relationships are uncovered and as time phases and contorts, Fay reflects on the bridge she used to walk with her mother and sister and where she meets Hopkins. In Jump, playwright Charly Evon Simpson shows how, through the lens of one’s single-sided life narrative, internal struggles of grief and addiction can both break and heal relationships.

Kalyan Piovesan Toussaint (Dir.)

Jump, directed by Kalyan Piovesan Toussaint, is our 2026 Rimalower Prize winner.

Applications to join the design team for Jump are now live! This application is due on a rolling basis, with a hard stop on February 6th, 2026.