The lineup has been revealed for 59E59’s\u00a0summer 2026 season, offering a mix of solo plays, comedies, familiar favorites, and new dramas. The season also includes\u00a0the annual East to Edinburgh Festival, which supports U.S. theatre companies preparing their works for the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.<\/p>\n
The season will kick off with\u00a0Hershey Felder<\/a>\u2019s\u00a0autobiographical work\u00a0The Piano and Me, running\u00a0July 7-August 23. Next,\u00a0The 6th Act will present the New York premiere of Matthew Leavitt’s\u00a0Sukkot from\u00a0July 11-August 9,\u00a0directed by Joel Zwick<\/a>.\u00a0With direction by\u00a0Peter Charney<\/a>,\u00a0Through the Tollbooth Co. will present\u00a0Brendan George’s The Vessel\u00a0July 30-August 23.<\/p>\n Co-op resident companies Negro Ensemble Company<\/a>, Inc and New Light Theater Project will also return this season with two new plays: Terence Anthony’s\u00a0The House of the Negro Insane\u00a0running\u00a0August 14-September 6 with\u00a0Daniel Carlton at the helm, as well as Stephen Sheffer’s\u00a0Lean-To,\u00a0directed by Jesse Jou. It will run September 10-October 10.\u00a0<\/p>\n Rubicon Theatre Company will present Crazy Mama: A True Story of Love and Madness from September 16-October 18, written by Sharon Scott Williams, directed by Anson Williams, and starring Linda Purl<\/a>. <\/p>\n Further casting and creative team information for the summer season’s productions will be revealed at a later date.<\/p>\n