Primary Stages
Primary Stages is the Resident Off Broadway Theater Company at 59E59 Theaters.
Primary Stages is dedicated to inspiring, supporting, producing, and sharing the art of playwriting. We operate on the strongly held belief that the future of American theater relies on nurturing playwrights and giving them the support they need to fully realize their vision. Primary Stages is the Resident Off Broadway Theater Company at 59E59 Theaters.
Read more at www.primarystages.org
Upcoming Events
Presented in association with Chautauqua Theater Company
and in association with Jamie deRoy
By Kate Hamill
Directed by Jade King Carroll
November 02 - December 15, 2024
By Chisa Hutchinson
Directed by Jade King Carroll
March 01 - April 13, 2023
Past Events
Presented in association with George Street Playhouse and by special arrangement with Daryl Roth and Ted Snowdon in association with Jamie deRoy
Written by and starring Charles Busch
Directed by Carl Andress
March 2 - April 14, 2024
Presented in association with Jamie deRoy
Written and directed by Theresa Rebeck
September 2 - November 5, 2023
Presented in association with Jamie deRoy
Written by Judy Gold and Eddie Sarfaty
Directed by BD Wong
March 4 - April 16, 2023
Presented in association with Jamie deRoy
By Jiehae Park
Directed by Margot Bordelon
September 24 - November 6, 2022
Presented in association with Ted Snowdon
By Clarence Coo
Movement Direction by Jesse Kovarsky
Directed by Zi Alikhan
July 23 - September 4, 2022
By Karen Hartman
Directed by Jade King Carroll
Part of VOLT 2022
April 28 - June 9, 2022
By Jeffry Melnick Award Winner Inda Craig-Galván
Directed by Jennifer Chang
March 2022
Presented in association with Jamie deRoy
By Kate Hamill
Directed by Moritz Von Stuelpnagel
September 22 - October 13, 2021
By Charles Busch
Directed by Carl Andress
September 30 - October 4, 2020
By Chesney Snow and Diedre Murray
November 11 - 15, 2020
Written and performed by Charlayne Woodard
November 18 - 22, 2020
Living Room Commissions
New and innovative one-acts written for the virtual world. Commissioned artists include Inda Craig-Galván, Kate Hamill, Chesney Snow, and Susan Soon He Stanton. Living Room Commissions are made possible, in part, thanks to the generous support of the Primary Stages Board Commissioning Fund for BIPOC Artists.
Pictured: Jeffrey Bean in DIG (2023) written and directed by Theresa Rebeck. Presented by Primary Stages in association with Jamie deRoy. Photo by James Leynse.