Company member Heather Alicia Simms is in the Broadway production of School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play, written by Jocelyn Bioh and directed by Whitney White, presented at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Becoming Miss Ghana 1986 would mean fame, fortune, and prosperity. At least, that’s what Paulina—the queen bee of Aburi Girls Boarding School—believes. When the pageant recruiter comes to school, Paulina and her crew pull out all the stops. But to their surprise, a new transfer student from America kicks the competition into a higher, far more personal gear. The cast includes Denée Benton, Patina Miller, and Jasmine Amy Rogers. Performances run through November 1.

Company member Fala Chen wrote and directed the short film Bloodline, premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival. Rooted in the history of systemic erasure and oppression of Chinese-American communities, the short follows two siblings in 1952 Utah on a mission to find their family treasure. The short, produced by Colin Farrell, will debut as part of the Short Cuts Programme on September 14 in Toronto, ON. Watch the trailer.

Company member Eva Kaminsky is in Paranormal Activity, written by Levi Holloway and directed by Felix Barrett, presented at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway. James and Lou move from Chicago to London for a fresh start. But as the young couple settles into their new home, Lou is certain that something isn’t right, and before long they will both have to grapple with the same truth: places aren’t haunted, people are. An entirely new story inspired by the iconic film series, Paranormal Activity comes to Broadway direct from critically acclaimed runs in Chicago, Los Angeles, and London. Performances run through January 3, 2027.

Company member Sepideh Moafi is in the short film Flesh Impact, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal and starring Ellen Burstyn, Dakota Johnson, and Peter Sarsgaard. Dedicated to Marilyn Monroe on the centenary of her birth, Johnson portrays Monroe at the height of her fame, while Burstyn stars as a version of Marilyn the world never got the chance to see. Flesh Impact takes its title from a phrase once used to describe Marilyn Monroe’s aura – that she looked so real and luminous on camera that viewers felt they could touch her through the screen. The short premiered Out of Competition at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival this month.

Company member Antoinette LaVecchia is in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, written by Edward Albee and directed by Nisi Sturgis at Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey. Over one volatile night, two couples collide in a darkly comic, brutally honest reckoning that peels back the myths we tell ourselves to survive. Audacious, intimate, and unforgettable, this landmark American drama remains as urgent, unsettling, and electrifying today as when it first shocked audiences. Performances run through September 27 in Madison, NJ.

Company member Tamilla Woodard directs creation stories and all the important importants, a new play by Mfoniso Udofia, at Lincoln Center Theater. Centering on a midlife Black woman pulled between her many selves—child, future daughter, artist, possible mother—the play pulses with longing as its heroine races against the clock and the limits of her own body. Moving across time and space, from ancestor to AI, from dream cycle to IVF cycle, through music and ritual, Udofia weaves her own surprising folktale on the cost of creation and the impossible work of becoming. Performances run September 15-November 1.

Company member Joshua David Robinson is in Lean-To, written by Stephen Sheffer and directed by Jesse Jou, at 59E59 Theaters. An overprepared hiker and a not-so-prepared couple are forced to share a rustic lean-to shelter in the woods. Bonding over Britney Spears, shared supplies, and the desire to escape city life for a weekend, these strangers experience a rare moment of authentic connection. But as they come together around the warmth of the campfire, a different type of kindling threatens to combust. Performances run through October 10.

Company members Mary Bacon, Neal Bledsoe, Lindsay Brill, and Johnny Sanchez are in Dirty Bird, a new adaptation of Chekhov’s The Seagull from writer and director Whit Flint, presented by TwentySomethings Productions at ErF Gallery. A forensic examination of the transcendence and violence of desire, the insatiable need to discover new forms of human expression and the brutal aches that shape us… a traverse to endure amongst the moments of neon lightening and jagged wounds. Performances run through September 20.