06/12/2026
We dreamed big and are floored by the breadth of talent and depth of work that said yes and are joining us for our inaugural summer season.
No longer a when, we are deep in rehearsal for our first show, Driver, Lender (or, a Fictionalized Biographical Prelude to Adam Driver’s Brief Stint as Shylock on Broadway) by Leo Kurland, opening June 18th and running through the 21st. The cast is on fire.
Adam Driver, famous non-Jewish actor of stage and screen, has been cast as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice on Broadway. Tracing through Driver’s life, from his time in the Marines to his acting education at The Juilliard School, Driver, Lender explores whether an actor can truthfully and tastefully perform a role in an identity not their own. This satirical play blurs fiction and biography to delve into a controversial but potent artistic question.
Immediately following: Hopscotch & Other Prayers, a one woman show by Artist and Abolitionist Patrisse Cullors, June 27th & 28th.
No stranger to resilience,
Patrisse Cullors knows the way out of unsettling times is not only through, but WITH.
GATHER (for stories).
IMAGINE (your prayers).
PLAY (more Hopscotch).
A work in progress production.
And finally, Abe Koogler’s Deep Blue Sound, July 30th to August 8th.
On an island in the Pacific Northwest, a community gathers to address the disappearance of a local orca pod. Friendships fray, tumors grow, new love blooms, wood is chopped, poems are written. The seasons change. Will the whales return? Deep Blue Sound is a meditation on our relationship to neighbors, ourselves, and the natural world.
We are learning so much. Our production team is small but mighty, stretching the Haybarn to rekindle and move forward its theatrical potential while contributing to the growing life on The Creative Campus at Goddard
It’s gorgeous outside, we get it. This summer will be over before we know it. We invite you to step inside with us and travel to places unexpected and worthwhile.
In love and rigor,
Kristina Lear and David Warshofsky
Co-Founders and Artistic Directors
Get tickets here: https://www.goddarddrama.com/upcoming-shows
Photos by Shannon Alexander
