The lineup has been revealed for the Primary Stages 2026-2027 season.
The season will begin with the world premiere of Benjamine Benne’s Fantasma, presented by Primary Stages and the Lucille Lortel Theatre. It will run at 59E59 Theaters’ Theater A from November 7-December 20. The play—developed at the Primary Stages Liff Lab—will be directed by Laurie Woolery. It follows three generations of women gathering on Christmas Eve in a newly renovated kitchen to make chuchitos, a traditional Guatemalan recipe. As they attempt to document the dish step-by-step in a recipe, they discover that what’s being preserved isn’t just food.
Aasif Mandvi: A Work in Progress will kick off the new year, running January 9-February 6, 2027 at 59E59’s Theater B. Part of the Primary Stages Studio Series, Mandvi’s solo play traces the journey of the immigrant boy who crossed an ocean to chase the American dream, mastered every room he was never supposed to be in, and perfected the art of making the right people comfortable, only to realize that all along, the joke was on him.
Beth Hyland’s Baby Shower Katie will make its world premiere in a co-production with Maryland’s Round House Theatre, running February 27-April 11, 2027 at 59E59’ Theater A. The play, also developed at the Primary Stages Liff Lab, follows best friends Rebecca and Hannah, who are at a crossroads. Rebecca desperately wants a child, while Hannah can’t imagine anything worse. Across four baby showers, they’re forced to confront their divergent dreams, the absurd expectations placed on mothers, and the terror and uncertainty that can surround pregnancy.
For tickets and more information, visit PrimaryStages.org.