Li
Written by Wei He
Directed by Christie Zhao
January 16 - February 8, 2026
A play set in Inner Mongolia about a thief who gives away more than she gets, Li may have to reconsider her career choice. But along the way, she discovers a quirky cast of characters that make life just a little less lonely. With heart, humor, and music, this play brings us into the lives of a thief, her twin brother, their box-obsessed mother, an old lady she tries to steal from, plus a friend and his pet chicken.
Runtime: 120 minutes including intermission
The World Looks Different Sitting Down
Written and performed by Teal Sherer
Directed and Choreographed by Jessica Wallenfels
February 20 - March 1, 2026
Have you ever become invisible in Whole Foods? Or fielded a stranger’s question about your sexual functioning? Enter the absurd world of Teal Sherer. The World Looks Different Sitting Down is her tale of confronting the world at crotch level to bust open misconceptions and limitations about life as a wheelchair user. Drawing from traditions of standup comedy, theater and dance, Teal’s storytelling weaves together realism with heightened physical theater for a bold, unapologetic evening that’s hilarious, enraging and heartrending.
Open captioning for all performances and additional seating for wheelchair-using patrons.
For the best view of open captions, reserve seats in the middle section.
Runtime: 65 minutes with no intermission
Youth Voices
March 2026
Hurricane Diane
Written by Madeleine George
Directed by Annie Lareau
March 20 - April 12, 2026
Meet Diane, a permaculture gardener dripping with butch charm. She's got supernatural abilities owing to her true identity—the Greek god Dionysus—and she's returned to the modern world to gather mortal followers and restore the Earth to its natural state.
Runtime: 2 hours and 15 minutes with intermission
What to Expect
Written by Nabra Nelson
Directed by Alanah Pascual
April 6-8, 2026
In the year 2080, the new normal involves taboos on pregnancy, car ownership, red meat, and single-family homes. It involves travel restrictions, a mixed-race majority, and ongoing climate disasters. But other than that, everything is the old normal. Except for Candace’s experimental pregnancy. As she waits for her husband Ahmed to adopt a child to round out their “homogeneous” Egyptian nuclear family, she starts getting pains that her Doctor can’t explain, and she meets an intriguing new friend named JeeYoung. The clock ticks as the Big One approaches to wash away Candace’s plans, but she is determined to fly away in time.
Aviatrix
Book and Lyrics by Angela Poe Russell
Music and Lyrics by Dionne McClain-Freeney
Directed by Amy Poisson
May 15 - June 7, 2026
Determined to make something of herself, a girl from rural Texas dreams of flying. But it’s 1917, and flight schools don’t accept women, much less one who is Black and Native. Refusing to take no for an answer, Bessie Coleman goes to extraordinary lengths to make her dream of flying a reality.
Runtime: 2 hours and 30 minutes with an intermission
The Distillery New Works Festival
June 11-14, 2026
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