Five Powerful Stories. Four World Premieres. And the long-awaited return of Miami New Drama’s original musical, The Golem of Havana.
Gandhi and the Jew opens the season — our fifth collaboration with Harley Elias and the third installment of our Jewish Play Initiative. Drawn from years of research and unpublished letters, it uncovers the little-known friendship between Gandhi and the Jewish confidant who helped shape his worldview.
The Golem of Havana follows, perhaps the most personal project I have created. Inspired by my family’s story, it brings together the Yiddish world and the rhythms of Cuba and the Caribbean in a celebration of immigration, identity, and faith.
The Great Behind, our fifth collaboration with Carmen Peláez, is a moving comedy inspired by Cyrano de Bergerac. It explores beauty, self-image, and the impossible expectations placed on women. It is heartfelt, hilarious, and unmistakably Miami.
City Hall, the sixth world premiere by Aurin Squire, will be performed inside an actual city hall. This immersive experience asks citizens to confront climate change and decide who will shape their city. It is an experiment in democracy and a love letter to civility.
We conclude with Cianuro Espumante (Sparkling Cyanide). In a remarkable first, the Agatha Christie Estate has authorized one of her works to be reimagined in another language and cultural setting. The adaptation transports Christie’s mystery into Latin America, where beauty, money, power, passion, greed, and ambition collide.
