SheNYC is the City’s premier festival showcasing new, original works by women, trans & non-binary writers & composers.
The 2025 SheNYC Arts Summer Theater Festival includes:
The Last Piece
By Shreya Jha
When Andrew suddenly reappears in his ex-wife Amara's life after a new diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, they begin to re-hash their memories of their 20 year marriage to reconnect to their past and stall Andrew's decline. They find themselves growing closer again—until Andrew begins to forget her. Amara is left to reckon with her unresolved feelings surrounding their split and make an incredibly difficult decision. The Last Piece highlights the withstanding bond of love and how much of ourselves are made up of the fragile memories we hold.
Next Year in Connecticut!
Book & lyrics by Sarah Rossman
Music by Sequoia Sellinger
Welcome to seder with the Stablemans, featuring forbidden romance, Brisketgate, a dog shiva, an Exodus tap dance number, and hey, this might be the year that Elijah (the prophet) shows up! A musical love letter to dysfunctional families, Next Year in Connecticut! explores how mental illness hijacks family systems, transforming relationships and redefining normalcy. With the Stablemans, boundaries are negligible, and laughter and disaster go hand in hand.
The Garden Bridge
Book & lyrics by Jill Ohayon
Music by Andy Li
The Steinburgs, a Jewish family from Vienna, arrive in Japanese-occupied Shanghai in World War II—one of the only places that would accept Jewish refugees without visas. Forced into the city's poorest neighborhood, they find themselves living next door to the Yes, a Chinese family which has suffered its own share of loss. Despite language barriers, scarcity of resources and the constant threat of violence, the two families fight to survive and develop relationships with one another in ways that will change them all forever. Against all odds, they're able to form a new community against the backdrop of of a barbaric war.
Wilderness!
Book & lyrics by Rona Moriah
Music & additional lyrics by Olivia Berkson
Mari, Beth, Cass, Julia and Nadia would never be friends in most circumstances. But when they find themselves stuck with each other in a failing wilderness therapy program for teens, they must navigate the ups and downs of their internal struggles and interpersonal relationships, all while learning how to make fires and properly poop in the woods.
The Word of the Day
By Cori Diaz
Twenty-five-year-old Nicolet Diana is known for winning the International Linguistica, a spelling competition as rigorous as the Olympics. But after a world famous linguist is found dead, Nicolet is put under under house arrest, and is convinced someone is communicating with her through her local newspaper's word-of-the-day segments. Concerned she may be a danger to herself, the police send in Magdalena, a hairstylist turned crisis counselor... who happens to be Nicolet's ex-girlfriend. Set against a backdrop of obsession, manipulation and linguistic prowess, The Word of the Day is a powerful examination of toxic devotion, manipulative power dynamics and the dangerous allure of words.
Mommy
By Molly Kate Babos
Struggling actress Amy loves her daughter Tatum. She just wishes Tatum wouldn't act like she wanted Amy dead. When Tatum's new best friend Briar starts to see Amy as a surrogate mother figure, a twisted, jealousy-driven competition drives them all to the brink.
Goatman
By Jen Jarnagin
Nothing kills a romantic getaway like a dead parent. When Steph's estranged mother dies unexpectedly, her brother, Dan, crashes her couples trip with her partner, Rosie, to scatter their mom's ashes in the Appalachian mountains. There, they are presented with an unusual method for coping with their grief: They can leave all of their problems and sorrow behind for an idyllic life in the mountains. All they have to do is turn into goats.
Pas de Trois
By Aaliyah Warrington
It's Summer. 1518. And the people of Strasbourg are...comfortable in their sanctimonious society. But newcomers Theodore Troffea and his wife, Manon, challenge their social rules, especially after one hot July day when Manon begins manically dancing in the streets with no indication that she will stop. When others follow suit and bodies begin to fall, Manon's new neighbors become her witch hunters overnight. As her humanity is brought into question, Manon is forced to reckon with the reason she began dancing in the first place.
