Our season lineup is crackling with uplifting music; delicious theater craft and creativity; deep dives into new perspectives — and as always, joy and inspiration to lead us forward. We look forward to seeing you at the theater!
January 19 – February 16, 2025
Mrs. Harrison
- By R. Eric Thomas
- Directed by Tiffany Nichole Greene
At their 10-year college reunion, Aisha and Holly meet by chance. Aisha is a Black, successful playwright; Holly is a white, struggling stand-up comedian. Aisha’s most successful play bears a striking resemblance to a tragic event in Holly’s life. Is it a coincidence or is it theft? They both have a story they’ve been telling themselves about what happened years ago and they’re both willing to fight for their truth in the present.
“Every once in a (great) while, a new work in Philadelphia premieres with such power and promise that it demands to be seen by a much wider audience. That play is Mrs. Harrison... That playwright is R. Eric Thomas.” – Philadelphia Inquirer “a tense and thrilling matchup of wit and words between two old college ‘friends.’” - City Pulse
March 2 – 30, 2025
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
- By Edward Albee
- Directed by Marissa Wolf
George and Martha have invited a young couple — Nick and Honey — over for a nightcap. As the drinks start flowing and skeletons claw their way out of their closets, the couples soon learn that marriage isn’t all fun and games. Hilarious and harrowing, one of the theater’s beloved classics, Edward Albee’s dark comedy is as fresh now as it was at its premiere more than 60 years ago.
Tony Award for Best Play, New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play, 1963.
“At its heart, it is a twisted living room comedy… both sharp and poisonously funny.” - Entertainment Weekly
March 9 – April 20, 2025
The Light
- By Loy A. Webb
- Directed by Chip Miller
Today should be the happiest day of Rashad and Genesis’ lives — he’s planned it all out — the perfect proposal before the perfect concert from the couple’s favorite artist. Things, however, almost never go as planned and when old secrets put their relationship at risk, they are forced to confront their commitment to each other and to justice. This intimate and moving play set amid the Kavanaugh hearings makes the political quite personal, in a real time rollercoaster ride of romance and reckoning.
Outer Critics Circle nomination for Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play, 2018.
“An exploration of truth, pain, and ultimately, the power of love.” - Playbill
“The Light is the full package - great writing, superb acting, sensitive direction, excellent production values and timely, relevant subject matter presented with honesty, humor, dignity, passion and love. A powerful and affecting combination.” - New York Theatre Guide
April 20 – May 18, 2025
The Brothers Size
- By Tarell Alvin McCraney
- Directed & Choreographed by Chip Miller
From Academy Award winner Tarell Alvin McCraney (Moonlight, Choir Boy) comes a story of freedom and family. Steadfast and responsible, Ogun Size fights to connect with Oshoosi, his aimless younger brother, who has recently been released from prison. Weaving together the mundane and the mystic, this play invites us into the Louisiana Bayou, showing us a world of poetry, African mythology, and music. A fresh and contemporary tale of belonging, brotherhood and the ties that bind.
New York Times Outstanding Playwright Award, 2009.
Paula Vogel Playwriting Award, 2007.
“Combines urgently rhythmic dialogue with the lingering strangeness of a dream.” - The Standard
“The greatest piece of writing by an American playwright under 30 in a generation or more.” - The Chicago Tribune
May 11 – June 22, 2025
Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson
- By Chris Grace
- Directed by Eric Michaud
- A co-production with Boom Arts
Chris Grace is Scarlett Johansson. Or maybe Scarlett Johansson is Chris Grace. Either way, only one of them played a Japanese cyborg in Ghost in the Shell. In a tour-de-force one-person farce that The Guardian describes as “mind and character bending,” Asian American actor and comedian Chris Grace explores the bounds of an artist’s identity. With the help of an ever-growing pile of wigs, Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johansson celebrates two of Hollywood’s most beloved Asian actors.
Winner, Hollywood Encore Producer’s Award, 2023.
“Consistently hilarious…. An insightful hour of comedy that is also deeply funny.” - BroadwayWorld
June 1 – 29, 2025
The Importance of Being Earnest
- By Oscar Wilde
- Adapted by Kamilah Bush
- Directed by Josiah Davis
A world-premiere adaptation!
What’s in a name? For some people — everything. A new, exciting spin on an old classic, this adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s satire sparkles with wit and whimsy. To become the gentlemen they believe they’re meant to be, Jack and Algernon must live double lives. Country mice and city mice collide in this comedy that will woo you from the very start!
“The rare work of art that achieves perfection on its own terms.” - The New York Times
Most productions at The Armory are recommended for high school age and up.
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