Second Stage Theater Announces 2025-2026 Season
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Acclaimed playwright Jordan Harrison will make his Broadway debut with the 2015 Pulitzer finalist play Marjorie Prime at the Hayes Theater as part of Second Stage Theater’s 2025-2026 season. The play, which examines aging, artificial intelligence, memory, and mortality, will begin previews on Nov. 20 and officially open on Dec. 8.
The Second Stage Broadway season will also feature the Broadway debut of Gina Giofriddo's play Becky Shaw, which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in 2009. The dark comedy tells the story of a blind date gone off the rails, examining sex, ethics, and love. The production, which will be directed by Trip Cullman, will begin previews March 18, 2026 and officially open on April 8, 2026.
The season marks Evan Cabnet’s first as Artistic Director. He said he’s been a fan of Second Stage since he moved to New York at 18 years old, and is proud of the season the company is mounting.
“To lead such a storied and venerated organization into its new chapter — honoring its extraordinary past, looking ahead to its bright future — is the opportunity and honor of a lifetime. I cannot wait to see you at the theater this fall,” Cabnet said in a statement.
The season’s Off-Broadway offerings will begin with the world premier of historical drama Meet the Cartozians by Talene Monahon. The play will be directed by Tony Award-winner David Cromer, who is currently nominated for the 2025 Tony Award Best Direction of a Musical for Dead Outlaw. It will begin previews at the Pershing Square Signature Center on Oct. 29 and officially open on Nov. 18.
On Feb. 11, 2026 — with official opening on Feb. 25, 2026 — Meat Suit, or the shitshow of motherhood will begin performances on the Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center. The play is written and directed by Aya Ogawa.
Adam Bock will make his return to Second Stage with a new production of his 2007 black comedy The Receptionist, a dark comedy about bureaucracy at work. The play will begin previews in mid-April at the Pershing Square Signature Center.
