Lineup and Casting Revealed for Summerworks Festival of New Plays
Off-Broadway theatre company Clubbed Thumb will present three new plays as part of the annual festival.
Playbill – April 24, 2026 – By Meg Masseron
Initial casting has been revealed for the three plays being presented this summer as part of Off-Broadway theatre company Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks 2026.
The annual festival of new plays will kickoff May 14-26 with Jesse Jae Hoon's Titans, directed by Tara Elliott. The play examines ordinary residents of an overrun American city who must answer a signal to discover their extraordinary powers. The cast will include Julia Brothers (Weightless) as Joyce, Layan Elwazani (The Antiquities) as Farida, Ben Langhorst (Chinese Republicans) as Jared and others, Megan Lomax (The Skin of Our Teeth) as Riyo, Irene Sofia Lucio (Liberation) as Diana, Sharina Martin (The Piano Lesson) as Eliysheba, Reynaldo Piniella (Thoughts of a Colored Man) as Gabriel, Marvelyn Ramirez (CALF SCRAMBLE) as Bel, and Shannon Tyo (The Comeuppance) as Fran. Titans will feature set design by Raphael Mishler (The Fires), costume design by Phuong Nguyen (Usus), lighting design by Cha See (Oh, Mary!), sound design by Brendan Aanes (Taylor Mac’s Bark of Millions), and movement by Kelly Bartnik (The Death of Rasputin). Allison Raynes will serve as the production stage manager, and Cara Kienitz will serve as the assistant stage manager.
Nadja Leonhard-Hooper's Derangements will follow, playing June 1-12, with direction by Annie Tippe. It follows two girlfriends catching up over dinner, but their lives change in a flash. The cast will include Hannah Cabell (Your Own Personal Exegesis) as Anne Marie, Camila Canó-Flaviá (Dance Nation) as Maya, Crystal Finn (Cold War Choir Practice) as Roxanne, Marceline Hugot (Marys Seacole) as The Gynecologist, Allan K. Washington (SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical) as The Waiter, and Danny Wolohan (To Kill a Mockingbird) as The Flasher. Derangements will feature set design by Cate McCrea (CALF SCRAMBLE), costume design by Brenda Abbandandolo (Cold War Choir Practice), lighting design by Alejandro Fajardo (Adult Relationships), and sound design by Johnny Gasper (Not Not Jane’s). Dominique Nadeau will serve as the production stage manager, and Aiden Dalton will serve as the assistant stage manager.
Bailey William's The Family Dog will run June 18-30, directed by Tara Ahmadinejad. The play centers on Whitney, who has returned to her childhood home to say goodbye to the pet who replaced her. Casting will be revealed at a later date. The production will feature set design by Colleen Murray (Coach Coach), costume design by Mel Ng (Grief Hotel), lighting design by Masha Tsimring (Cold War Choir Practice), and sound design by Ben Vigus (Lunch Bunch).
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