The lineup has been revealed for\u00a0Ensemble Studio Theatre’s 58th season, which will include a world premiere production and New York premiere production.<\/p>\n
The season will begin with the New York\u00a0premiere of Laura Maria Censabella’s Beyond Words,\u00a0presented as part of the EST\/Sloan Project\u2014the company’s\u00a0longstanding partnership to foster new plays exploring science and technology.\u00a0 The production will be directed by fellow EST Ensemble Artist Colette Robert. It will\u00a0run at Ensemble Studio Theatre\u2019s Curt Dempster Theatre February 8-March 7, 2027, with an opening set for February 18.<\/p>\n
Beyond Words\u00a0follows\u00a0Alex\u2014an African Grey parrot\u2014and Irene, a researcher at Harvard University. Over the protests of her male colleagues, Irene teaches Alex to meaningfully communicate and solve problems at the level of a five-year-old child.<\/p>\n
The second production of the season will be\u00a0world premiere of Youngblood playwright Audley Puglisi\u2019s lucky\/bird, directed by Obie Award-winner abigail jean-baptiste. The production will run at Ensemble Studio Theatre\u2019s Curt Dempster Theatre May 17-June 13, 2027, opening May 27.<\/p>\n
lucky\/bird centers on\u00a0The Lucky, who make up a tight-knit community of Black folks with a murky past. And each summer they honor their shared history with a parade. Louise, a pariah, a three-time widow, raises peacocks on her front porch. On the eve of the parade, Louise and her birds are visited by a mysterious stranger\u2014a spirit, or a figment of Louise\u2019s imagination?<\/p>\n