SYNOPSIS: Part of The Monarch Cycle trilogy, I Hope This Letter Reaches Mictlān is a mythic work set in the very real Queens, NY after 9/11, when anti-immigrant sentiment was at a fever pitch. Against this backdrop, Sarai embarks on a journey through the nine-level underworld known as Mictlān to rescue her twin brother Saul. Along the way, Sarai must confront her understanding of love and loss, and navigate the barrier between the living and the dead, the factual and the imagined.
DATE: October 3, 2026
TIME: 7:00PM
LOCATION: Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre
ARTISTIC PARTNER: Phoenix Theatre
SYNOPSIS: Spanning nearly a century, Bad Things follows two women finding and losing each other. As they age, they navigate the minefields of friendship, intimacy, rivalry, grief, and the shifting realities of being women. Messy, bloody, funny, physical, and dreamlike, Bad Things is a story about the person who knows you longest, and the life you make, unmake, and re-make together.
DATE: November 7, 2026
TIME: 7PM
LOCATION: Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre
ARTISTIC PARTNER: Summit Performance Indianapolis
SYNPOSIS: Jessica Huang’s adaptation of H.G. Wells’ cult classic The War of the Worlds follows Meredith Fung, a New York businesswoman who has returned to Indiana to help her brother settle their father's estate. The night begins with a wrestle over funeral logistics, but by morning, the world is engulfed in a full-scale alien invasion. Unfolding in four scenes across the first year of occupation, The War of the Worlds takes Meredith on an epic journey from alien denier to survivor.
DATE: November 21, 2026
TIME: 4:00 PM
LOCATION: Indiana Repertory Theatre
ARTISTIC PARTNER: Indiana Repertory Theatre
SYNOPSIS: It’s 1999 and someone said the world might end this year, but Cece (the only black girl in this small town on the Mendocino coast), and Luce (who isn’t really a girl) really don’t care. When Lucky, a Black boy from The City, shows up in town, and the body of a young man is discovered in the woods, everything starts to change. As Cece gets closer to Lucky, she starts to wonder: what if the world really is coming to an end?
DATE: February 19, 2027
TIME: 7:00PM
LOCATION: Fonseca Theatre
ARTISTIC PARTNER: Fonseca Theatre Company
SYNOPSIS: In rural Nebraska, Ettie’s convinced that the nuclear attack is happening right now. She closes the door on her nearly-completed underground bunker, trapping her inside with her skeptical contractor Smith, with no hope of contact with anyone outside. From Dust is a dark comedy about existential anxiety, misinformation, and the eternal question: should you open the door?
From Dust was originally commissioned by Dee Silver, MD, in association with the University of Iowa Theatre Department and Cygnet Theatre, San Diego.
DATE: April 23, 2027
TIME: 7:00PM
LOCATION: Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre
ARTISTIC PARTNER: American Lives Theatre
SYNOPSIS: Across three eras, Lucy, Hurley and their descendents face the same question: who can they trust? As they flee slavery, search for family during Reconstruction, and join a modern debate over reparations, each historical moment forces a choice between safety, trust, and speaking the truth. Journey is a gripping exploration of old wounds, incomplete reckonings, and the pursuit of justice.
DATE: April 24, 2027
TIME: 7:00PM
LOCATION: Phoenix Theatre Cultural Centre
ARTISTIC PARTNER: Indianapolis Shakespeare Company