5 timely plays.
6 weeks to see one or see them all.
1 curated festival about what it means to be human.
Don't know where to begin? Pick the one that sounds most interesting to get started. There's the funny and touching SARDINES with the hilarious @chrisgracecomedy . There's the 25 year anniversary of THE PECULIAR PATRIOT with @lizajessiepeterson giving us one last monumental chance to see it in New York. There's the raw and un-filtered MENTION MY BEAUTY which feels like an intimate and funny hang with Leslie Ayvazian. Or there's THE UNEXPECTED 3RD, @kathryngrody 's radical, rollicking rumination on the optimism of staying alive. And let's not forget that there's multiple screenings a day of @alaashehada_ 's memoir of resilience THE HORSE OF JENIN which has a limited run from May 8–14!
A festival of plays that's worth the weight. Get your tickets now at link in bio.
🗞️ HOT OFF THE PRESS! In association with @roundaboutnyc we're bringing you THE GRIEF EATER NEAR NORTH BENDER during winter 2027. Written by @dylanguerra and directed by @dustinobenino , this play will be the 3rd production in our 2026/27 season, joining our previously announced IN HONOR OF JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT and WILD ROSE (@wildrosemusical ).
We've got 2 more exciting productions to announce at a later date. In the meantime, you can secure a 2026/27 season membership through the #linkinbio or at NYTW.org!
Ready to die of laughter? Maybe not. ☠️ But @chrisgracecomedy ’s solo show SARDINES will have you ready to laugh at death. Directed by @theaterbear , don’t miss this hilarious piece at NYTW, now playing thru June 14!
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She is beauty, she is grace. 💅 Leslie Ayvazian's "touching, gripping, and funny" solo show MENTION MY BEAUTY, directed by David Warren, is now playing thru June 14!
The Peculiar Patriot “was just like my life.” Go see this revolutionary play while you still can ✊🏽🔥
Show tickets are available at NYTW.org through June 14th.
“a comedy about a tragedy” - The New York Times
🎥:@marylandmasshysteria
📸: @marmiddletonphoto
🔗 in bio ✨
Join me and Sharon White-Harriman @yvettesharon2 for our Post Show Talkback on Thursday, May 21st at 7pm @nytw79 ✨
In association with @natblacktheatre@hillmangrad celebrating @lizajessiepeterson final run of The Peculiar Patriot. 🔥
Discount code: PATRIOT25
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@theviewabc@lenawaithe discusses @lizajessiepeterson play, ‘The Peculiar Patriot,’ and shares a call to action for showing up for Black artists: “We can’t complain about the world we live in if we don’t support the art that reflects ourselves.”
Link in bio for tickets!
Tix start at $30
Now - June 14 only.
This is your LAST CHANCE to catch @alaashehada_ 's THE HORSE OF JENIN at @cinemavillage , now screening multiple times daily only thru May 14! Experience this "funny, haunting coming-of-age tale of boyhood in Palestine" (The Guardian) coming off of an acclaimed run at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Learn more & get tickets at the link in bio!
This revolutionary work cannot be missed. 25 years of love poured into our incarcerated and system-impacted communities is now onstage at New York Theatre Workshop through June 14th.
Tickets start at $30 at nytw.org or through the link in my bio.
The Peculiar Patriot
written and performed by @lizajessiepeterson
now through June 14th
nytw.org
🎥: @marylandmasshysteria
📸: @marmiddletonphoto
There are stories that entertain, and there are stories that demand we bear witness. The Peculiar Patriot is the latter.
Written and performed with extraordinary power by @lizajessiepeterson , the production brings into urgent focus love behind barbed wire and the devastating human impact of systemic injustice with truth, humanity, and undeniable grace. I am deeply proud to stand beside this work as it moves audiences at @nytw79 .
And seeing Liza step into the world of @shothechi for its eighth and final season made the moment feel even more full circle. A beautiful collision of purpose, storytelling, and legacy.
The Peculiar Patriot is now through June 14th. Get your tickets now at nytw.org or through the link in bio before the run closes.
The Peculiar Patriot activates all that witness it. Love behind barbed wire deserves to be amplified, and I am so proud to stand by this powerful work.
Tickets start at $30 at nytw.org or through the link in my bio.
The Peculiar Patriot
written and performed by @lizajessiepeterson
now through June 14th
nytw.org
🎥: @marylandmasshysteria
📸: @marmiddletonphoto
Having a blast performing The Unexpected 3rd @nytw79 in NYC! Link to tkts in bio. Send your friends our way!
Grateful to be in this treasured NYC space and for the fantastic team here and my wonderful director Timothy Near. I love doing this piece and I’m so excited to share it in my home town. Hope to see you soon and check out the other 4 pieces in this festival they’re fantastic! Thanks @elliegravitte for 🎥
Written and Performed by Kathryn Grody
Directed by Timothy Near
IN THE BRICKS 2026 FESTIVAL
May 6, 2026—June 14, 2026
Runtime: approximately 90 minutes, no intermission.
The Unexpected 3rd A Radical, Rollicking Rumination on the Optimism of Staying Alive
