Twilight Theatre Co.

04/09/2026

Twilight Theatre Co. is bringing TWO shows to Edinburgh Festival Fringe both performing with Assembly Festival in the Front Room.
Before we head off to Scotland, you can see both shows at 59E59 Theaters East to Edinburgh Festival. We only have 3 performances of each show and some performances are already SOLD OUT (this is for real, not a marketing ploy!). Two amazing writers (and the actors...well...they're pretty great too!)

The Problem by Brian Parks
Directed by Margarett Perry
with Matthew Boston, Brian Dykstra & Patrick Frederic

July 7-SOLD OUT
July 11
July 19-Limited Availability
Tix and info: https://www.59e59.org/shows/show-detail/e2e-the-problem/

A PLAY ON WORDS by Brian Dykstra
Directed by Margarett Perry
with Mark Boyett & Brian Dykstra.

July 8-SOLD OUT
July 12-SOLD OUT
July 16- Limited Availability
Tix and info: https://www.59e59.org/shows/show-detail/e2e-a-play-on-words/

04/09/2026

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10/22/2025

Our latest review is in, and it’s a rave!!! Pick up your copy of the or check it out on ithaca.com.

We agree that this show is “dynamite,” and that “under Margarett Perry’s inspired and well-paced direction, the two actors simply astonish.”

Cheers all around to the dynamos behind King James. Get your tickets before we sell out!

08/22/2025

Parting is such sweet sorrow indeed. Four more to go. Tonight is Sold Out. Some tix available for the weekend. Last Call Everyone.
For Tix: https://www.59e59.org/shows/show-detail/polishing-shakespeare/

Parting is such sweet sorrow. Don't miss POLISHING SHAKESPEARE, "the most enjoyable, engaging, and meaningful Off Broadway play of this summer season!" (NY Theater Guide)

Now in the final week of performances! Tickets at bit.ly/PolishingShakespeare59

07/23/2025

We've been EXTENDED! "Since its opening on July 10 at the mainstay Off Broadway venue, critics and celebrity audience members have raved about the production's ability to be a sly, dark comedy with depth. Emmy Award-winning actor Michael Emerson noted 'This play is breathtaking!' and TV and Broadway star Lea DeLaria said 'Everyone in the Arts should see this!'-Broadway World
59E59 Theaters Brian Dykstra Margarett Perry Kitchen Theatre Company

The Off Broadway run of Polishing Shakespeare will be extended through late August at 59E59 Theaters. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

07/14/2025

What our Opening Weekend Sold Out audience said as they left the theatre:

“I loved the writing! So smart!”
“You just don’t see shows like this anywhere else!”
"So impressed!"
"Best script I've ever seen!"
"That was terrific!"
"So much fun!"
"Very funny!"
"Fabulous!"
"Great show!”

Come and see for yourself.
For tickets:
https://www.59e59.org/shows/show-detail/polishing-shakespeare/

59E59 Theaters Brian Dykstra Margarett Perry Kitchen Theatre Company

A dot-com billionaire pays an esteemed American theatre company to translate Shakespeare into English (Wait. What?). A sly comedy inspired by an unbelievably true story. To sell out or not to sell out—is that the question?

07/10/2025

Previews begin tomorrow. We couldn't be more excited!

☀️ Introducing the Summer 2025 Season: POLISHING SHAKESPEARE

With Brian Dykstra, Kate Levy, and Kate Siahaan-Rigg

A dot-com billionaire pays an esteemed American theatre company to translate Shakespeare into English (Wait. What?). A sly comedy inspired by an unbelievably true story. To sell out or not to sell out—is that the question?

A runaway hit at the Edinburgh Fringe and Kitchen Theatre Company in Ithaca, POLISHING SHAKESPEARE arrives Off Broadway.

🫂 Twilight Theatre Co. in association with Kitchen Theatre Company
📝 By Brian Dykstra
🎯 Directed by Margarett Perry
📆 July 10 - August 10
🎟️ $44 (incl. $4 fee) | $30 for 59E59 Members
🔗 bit.ly/PolishingShakespeare59

07/03/2025

Watch the Polishing Shakespeare Trailer. Performances begin in ONE WEEK! Brian Dykstra Margarett Perry 59E59 Theaters Kitchen Theatre Company Resident Acting Company
★★★★★ "Rocked the rafters with bright laughter and gasps of pleasure...Dykstra's newest work stages a battle royale between Art and Commerce... This soaring triumph of text and stagecraft is not to be missed!" – Ithaca Times

July 10 - August 10 Twilight Theatre Co. in association with Kitchen Theatre Company presentsPolishing Shakespeare By Brian DykstraDirected by Margarett Perr...