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The Seat of Our Pants
First Preview: Oct 24, 2025
Opening Date: Nov 13, 2025
Closing Date: Nov 30, 2025
Playing @
Public Theater
425 Lafayette St, New York, NY 10003
Obie Award-winning playwright and songwriter Ethan Lipton and two-time Tony nominee director Leigh Silverman bring their irreverently funny new musical The Seat of Our Pants to The Public this fall. A rollicking adaptation of Thornton Wilder’s Pulitzer Prize-winning The Skin of Our Teeth, this new musical about age-old problems tells the twisting, often absurd story of the Antrobus family, who have been alive for 5,000 years but live in the same existential dread as the rest of us. Mired in the hot mess of their everyday worries, the Antrobuses survive all manner of catastrophes in an endless quest to begin again, and again, and again. Choreographed by Sunny Min-Sook Hitt, this bracingly original spectacle is a musical reminder that surviving is what we do best.
Performance Schedule
Visit publictheater.org for full schedule.
Cast
- Ruthie Ann Miles
- Micaela Diamond
- Shuler Hensley
- Damon Daunno
- Andy Grotelueschen
Music
- Ethan Lipton
Lyrics
- Ethan Lipton
Book
- Ethan Lipton
- based upon the play The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder
Director
- Leigh Silverman
Choreography
- Sunny Min-Sook Hitt
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Full-price tickets:
$125.00 - $185.00
Accessibility
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Box Office
Lobby. Counter 42". -
Parking
Valet parking garage: 403 Lafayette St. Lot: Lafayette St. & Astor Place. -
Curb Ramps
Outside main entrance. -
Passenger Loading Zone
Front. -
Restroom
Unisex: Main floor. Door 35.5". Clear space 61"x 54". Commode 18". Grab bars. -
Seating
Newman Theater seats 299. Anspacher Theater seats 275. LuEsther Hall seats 156. Martinson Hall seats 165. Susan Stein Shiva Theater seats 104. -
Elevator/Escalator
Elevator: Attended. Accesses all floors. -
Telephone
Main floor. Coin slot 55". Cord 30". -
Entrance
Six steps or machine lift to main floor lobby. Entrance marked by large signs. Assistance available. -
Visual Assistance
None. -
Water Fountain
Main floor. Spout 36". -
Assisted Listening System
Assistive Listening Systems that transmit sound via headsets are available. -
Wheelchair Info
Access for wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility is available. Box office needs advance notice so that seats can be removed.
