Effigy, a New Play

06/16/2023

We're thrilled to announce our next project: an industry of our foundational show, Effigy!

Big thanks to Drama League for giving us a home this June. Stay tuned for casting announcements & additional updates!

09/03/2022

08/27/2021

August 27, 1782: John Laurens was shot from his saddle during the Battle of the Combahee River. The wound sustained proved fatal, and buried on the battlefield less that 50 miles from his childhood home.

08/20/2021

We're opening our doors with a night of ! The cast and crew of have chosen to donate our opening night proceeds to Artists Striving to End Poverty (ASTEP).

For those who are joining us on August 24th, please bring what you can afford to ! We will additionally be accepting donations at the door for the duration of our run.

ASTEP was conceived by Broadway Musical Director Mary-Mitchell Campbell and Juilliard students to transform the lives of youth using the most powerful tool they had: their art. Today, ASTEP partners with schools and community organizations to create after-school and summer programming that celebrates young people’s strengths and builds up their unique areas for growth. These programs currently serve the following populations: youth affected by immigration status, homelessness, gun-violence, incarceration, the justice system, HIV/AIDS, systemic poverty, and the caste system.

08/19/2021

Effigy opens in less than a week, and we're so excited to share our work with you, but our host theater has a few guidelines that all audiences must adhere to!

If not vaccinated, we require a negative Covid-19 test result taken within the past 3 to 5 days of arrival. The members of the audience will need a printed-out version of test results, or vaccine card, in hand in order to expedite prompt show openings.

Temperatures will be taken at the door. Masks and social distancing are always required.

We'll see you soon––until then, stay safe.

08/18/2021

Opening night is just around the corner! Come see our talented cast perform the NYC debut of Effigy at Theater for the New City. Tickets are available at www.effigytheplay.com.

08/17/2021

There's just one week left until Effigy opens at Theater for the New City! If you haven't gotten your yet, visit www.effigytheplay.com today! Only a handful of seats remain, so reserve yours before it's too late. We can't wait to see you there!

07/07/2021

Tickets are now available for purchase on our site! Visit www.effigytheplay.com to get yours today!

07/06/2021

Last night we ran the timeline of Effigy. This whole cast is so talented, they bring such honesty and power to the stage. We can’t wait to share our work with you.

07/04/2021

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

06/28/2021

June 28, 1776: American forces pushed back a fleet of nine British man-of-war ships and prevented an invasion of Charleston, SC.

06/22/2021

That old cliché turns out to be true: the show, indeed, must go on.

Even with opening back up, theatre is struggling to find its footing. Last week, we received a letter from NY Summerfest telling us that we would be put on hold until mid-fall, or maybe even winter. This is both understandable and totally heartbreaking. We’ve begun rehearsals and our wonderful has been contracted for August performances. We have a rehearsal space thanks to the Nutley Little Theatre, we have a website at www.effigytheplay.com, we have a plan. So we sat down as a production team and we decided we would produce Effigy ourselves.

This week, we entered an agreement with Theater for the New City to go up on the same week, running the same nights! Our director, L.A., has worked at TNC before and loved the experience. We are so grateful to have a space, maybe even excited to be producing the show on our own.

So what does this mean?

We will need help with promotion and crowdfunding. Please follow the link in our bio to help out if you can, and share our Indiegogo and Patreon pages even if you can’t. Both links are on https://linktr.ee/effigytheplay.

We will be going up August 24th, 25th, and 28th, but we would like to add a fourth performance as a pay-way-you-can event. We would like to dedicate all proceeds from this night to a charity that the cast and crew chooses together.

We will have an intermission, thank god.

We will be ready to hit the ground running when New York Summerfest calls.

We will look forward to August. Hopefully, so will you.