Mystic Conversations

07/02/2025

When a new post on TikTok reminds us of the work we did. 💫

In May, our Off-Broadway production Mystic Conversations was featured by Kate Reinking in her NYC Broadway review round-up on TikTok where she called it a “fascinating subject.” 🎭✨

We’re honored to be included in her thoughtful reviews and proud of the team that brought this work to life. It’s a reminder of the power of story, collaboration, and the spark that happens when bold ideas meet the stage.

06/06/2025

Congratulations, Joey Brenneman … our brave and bold Director! 👏👏👏 Thank you New Light Theater Project for presenting our production of MYSTIC CONVERSATIONS in your Spotlight Series. 💕

Excited to officially welcome Joey Brenneman into the NLTP family of resident artists. 🤩

Joey (she/her) is a curious and creative beast who explores her artistry through a variety of media. Directing credits include Vestments of the Gods and The Timing of a Day (by Owen Panettieri), Truth Values (by Gioia DiCari), Two Girls (by Gabrielle Maisels) and Better Left Unsaid which Joey also wrote. Joey’s other playwright credits include Uncorked, Off, Fast Break and Of Loss & Grace. Joey will be taking a new play, Escape the Noise, to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe which she devised with a group of young actors at The Shoreline Theater Academy. Recently, Joey performed in Tea Artistry’s Being Chaka at Burning Coal Theater in NC. Favorite acting credits include Three Days of Rain (Nan/Lina) Proof (Catherine) and Collected Stories (Lisa). Joey is also a co-host and lead writer on the podcast, Before We Die. For New Light: Mystic Conversations (Director), A Burial Place (Director).
For more info: JoeyBrenneman.com 💛

05/18/2025

Keep following us for the next step …

05/17/2025

Two more shows!

05/16/2025

🎭 Only 3 performances left of Mystic Conversations at Theatre Row!
This moving, original new play … about a mother coming to terms with her son’s startling spiritual gifts … has been brought to life by a powerhouse ensemble under the direction of Joey Brenneman, and we’re heading into our final weekend.

Catch it while you can … before the lights go down for the last time.

📍Theatre Row, NYC
🎟️ Tickets: LINK IN BIO

05/15/2025

Four more shows!!

05/14/2025

LAST CHANCE! Mystic Conversations by Julia Barry Bell closes this weekend at Theatre Row. Get your tickets while you can!

Tickets + Info:
https://www.newlighttheaterproject.com/mysticconversations

05/13/2025

05/13/2025

Our final week! Grab your tickets now!

05/13/2025

Kate Reinking, Theater Is Life (TikTok):
“It kept me engaged the entire time… I was invested in it.”

Just saw Mystic Conversations and I can’t stop thinking about it. The play opens “a fascinating conversation around mysticism and religion” while exploring “a really charming relationship between a mother and her son.”

“A few days later and I’m still thinking about some of the topics of this show, which I think some of the best theater does.”

It’s smart, heartfelt, and quietly profound — the kind of theater that stays with you.