Summer Shorts - Series A Tickets

Applauded by The New York Times as “shamelessly clever and deeply satisfying!” this acclaimed festival of short plays returns to 59E59 Theaters for a thirteenth consecutive season allowing audiences to get reacquainted with some of their favorite American playwrights and discover new talent.

Featuring two separate series (A & B) of three plays each, running in rotating repertory, Summer Shorts offers a diverse range of voices, styles, and subject matter.

Series A

Here I Lie
By Courtney Baron
Directed by Maria Mileaf
Strangers Maris and Joseph, a young editor and a nurse, collide in this play about what it means to exercise compassion and self-care, in the face of hardship.

Interior
By Nick Payne
Directed by Rory McGregor
It is a seemingly normal day for a small family in a quiet, quaint neighborhood. Two men convene outside. The actions they choose to take in just a few short moments will change the course of this family's life forever.

The Bridge Play
By Danielle Trzcinski
Directed by Sarah Cronk
A man stands at the edge of the George Washington Bridge and is about to jump, when an unexpected stranger interrupts him.