THEATER
THAT WON’T
FLINCH.
T H E C I V I L I A N S I S
a New York City company that creates thrilling theater on the urgent, exciting questions of our time.
WORLD PREMIERE!
THE BURNING CAULDRON OF FIERY FIRE
OCT 23 - NOV 30, 2025
Written by ANNE WASHBURN
Directed by STEVE COSSON
Death, pageants, resurrections, and pigs—welcome to Anne Washburn’s surreal new play about a commune in Northern California and the fragile ties that keep communities alive.
LISTEN WHEN THE ELDERS SPEAK
DECEMBER 2026
by MARTHA REDBONE
and AARON WHITBY
An intimate sharing of a powerful new musical in development, drawn from oral histories with Indigenous elders.
THE NEXT FOREVER
FEBRUARY 2026
Featuring commissioned artists Kate Tarker and Kate Douglas, and a round table with Princeton’s Lewis Center for the Arts and High Meadows Environmental Institute.
THE R&D DRAFT ROOM
APRIL 13, 2026
An intoxicating evening of drinks and discoveries: R&D Fellows share the first sparks of their new projects ahead of our 2026 Findings Series in June.
