THE LIGHTHOUSE SERIES

AMAZING WORKS BY NYC’S TALENTED UP-AND-COMERS.

A first-of-its-kind competition specifically designed to showcase the best new talent and writers across the New York City area. From the 17 semi-finalists, YOU get to help us select the six finalists by voting for your favorite from each group! Each night is built as an eclectic and diverse experience with themes and performances ranging from musicals to drama to comedy, and everything in between.

Come see tomorrow’s stars today!

Group A

  • can we talk?

    by Sam Theobald

    Five years after Kate realizes Rachel was catfishing her into a long-term relationship, she shows up on Rachel’s doorstep.

  • the bear, every time

    by Carrie Keating

    In this surreal dark comedy, a woman comes across a bear in the woods after choosing the bear as her response to the viral question, "Would you rather be alone in the woods with a man or a bear?" Together, they grapple with the question and her answer.

GROUP B

  • doozy samolot (big plane)

    by Finn Blomquist Eggerling and Jason Goodman

    Have you ever wondered why they never allow two gay guy flight attendants on the same plane?

  • i'm that witch

    by Sturkey & Studabaker

    A spellbinding new musical where rebellion brews in the shadows and sisterhood lights the way.

GROUP C

  • scouts

    by ash bell

    Five unsupervised teens gather in a spooky cabin in the woods to perform Frankenstein-inspired witchcraft-revenge, something they learned from a 2008 TeenVogue magazine.

  • on tuesdays we fight

    by Nina Kissinger

    When a bipartisan college debate club must decide whether to help bring a controversial speaker to campus, six students find themselves trapped in an escalating personal and political battle with consequences they can’t outrun.