Out of the Box Theatrics will offer an industry presentation of Vaheed Talebian’s\u00a0new play,\u00a0Dino Nuggets Are Gay, May 14 in Manhattan.<\/p>\n
The final workshop in the Off-Broadway company’s\u00a02025-2026 Building the Box series will be\u00a0directed by Noah Eisenberg<\/a> with a cast that includes\u00a0John El-Jor (We Live in Cairo) as Hezha, Luke Islam (Theater Camp) as August, Dom Martello<\/a> (Dog Day Afternoon<\/a>) as Benny, Javier Mu\u00f1oz<\/a> (Hamilton<\/a>, In the Heights<\/a>) as Mickey, Matt Rodin (Beau the Musical,\u00a0Company<\/a>) as David, and Ianne Fields Stewart<\/a> (Dash & Lily) as Elena.\u00a0Casting is by Telsey’s Charle Hano.<\/p>\n The play follows a gaggle of gays who head to the Catskills for a weekend away from New York City. Between a love square, weed-fueled philosophical debates, and too many shrooms, they soon find that their night bags aren’t the only thing that need unpacking.<\/p>\n Emilio Ramos<\/a>\u00a0serves as script consultant, with associate direction by\u00a0Martavius Parrish<\/a>, production stage management by Blake Elliott, and\u00a0assistant stage management by Kayleigh Laymon. Taylor Gates is production assistant.\u00a0<\/p>\n OOTB’s 2026-2027 Building the Box series will launch October 22-23 with\u00a0presentations of The World\u2019s Cassette Library, a new musical with a book and lyrics by Mike Nappi, Sam Durant Hunter, and Max Sangerman<\/a> with orchestrations and arrangements by Nappi and Chris Gurr<\/a>. Shannon Molly Brown and Jessica Sporn will serve as co-producers for the musical, described as such: “In the wake of their brother
\nJoey’s passing, estranged siblings Krysti, Michael and Brian uncover a
\nbox of dusty cassette tapes upon which Joey recorded countless
\ntreasured memories. A journey through the past inevitably rips open old
\n wounds and begs a difficult question: forgive or forget?” Casting will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n