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The City in the City in the City by Matthew Capodicasa
A World Premiere
Directed by Matt Stabile
Executive Producers: Doreen & David Chemerow,
Diane & John Dalsimer and the David Kimmel Foundation
Tess’s mother dies just before they are supposed to leave on a trip for the ancient city-state of Mastavia to retrieve a package left for them by Tess’s estranged father. Unwilling to give up the mission, Tess posts an ad online for a traveling companion with her mother’s exact name, and meets a new Laura, a mysterious woman eager to escape her life. This unlikely duo sets off on a journey to this strange city of doubles, mystifying bureaucracy, ancient graves, and a hidden world neither of them expected to encounter.
Theatre Lab is beyond excited to welcome award-winning playwright, Matthew Capodicasa, to our ever-growing network of playwrights with this world premiere! Highly theatrical, inventive, and wildly entertaining, this stirring new play offers audiences the opportunity to join two performers, playing more than thirty characters, as they embark on the adventure of a lifetime!
November 8-23, 2025
Performances Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 3pm
No Saturday matinee on opening (11/8)
Pay What You Choose Preveiw on November 5th & 7th at 7:30 pm
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CONVERSA by Joanna Castle Miller
A World Premiere
Directed by Matt Stabile
Executive Producers: Mandell Weiss Charitable Trust, Linda and Joe Satz-Trustees
Young Joanna knows all the Jewish prayers – and how they’re really about Jesus. That’s because, many years ago, her mother, who wanted to be a rabbi, converted to evangelicalism through Jews for Jesus. As a result, young Joanna learns all the tricks of Christian missions, eventually becoming a missionary herself. But when something ancient draws her away, to the traditions she never learned and histories she never studied, she finds herself in a tiny village where, centuries ago, her father’s father’s father faced a similar crossroads and made a very different choice.
Castle Miller, a playwright, performer, and expert in the Jewish History of Spain, performs this one-woman, tour-de-force, auto-biographical tale of her upbringing in the evangelical church and subsequent return to Judaism. A special finalist with the Jewish Plays Project, the title references the term used to describe those Jews who converted to Christianity around the time of the Inquisition rather than face exile from their homeland. CONVERSA is about identity, migration, change, and the echoes of history which call us home.
February 7-22, 2026
Performances Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 3pm
No Saturday matinee on opening (2/7)
Pay What You Choose Preview on February 4th & 7th at 7:30 pm
INFERNA by Joanna Castle Miller
A World Premiere
Executive Producers: Richard Carpenito
One night, on the mostly empty stage of a theater, a young playwright (Castle Miller) and a male actor who has agreed to assist her, take a deep dive into her childhood - specifically how church activities and school plays both provided “scripts” she faithfully followed each step of the way. Over the course of the evening, through comedic re-enactments, music, and sharing of stories, they begin to unravel and more fully understand the unstated and pervasive lessons learned from the texts passed down to her and that the mentors she adored aren’t who they appeared to be.
We close out our 25-26 season with another stunning world premiere - featuring this incredible playwright/performer in the second show of a planned trilogy! Developed in residency with New York Stage and Film and workshopped through the Valdez Theatre Conference, Inferna, echoes award-winning autobiographical plays like What the Constitution Means to Me and How I Learned to Drive in its explorations of trauma, forgiveness, and the often absurd comedy of being a child.
April 11-26, 2026
Performances Thursday-Saturday at 7:30pm, Saturdays & Sundays at 3pm
No Saturday matinee on opening (4/4)
Packages
MainStage Opening Night Celebration Package:
All opening nights (11/8/25, 2/7/26, and 4/11/26) including pre and post-show receptions - $155 ($180 value)
MainStage Season Subscription Packages:
All three MainStage productions (excluding opening nights) - $120 ($135 value)
Heckscher Theatre for Families Add-On:
All subscribers can purchase one adult ticket and up to two free children’s tickets for $15 ($30 value)
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For tickets please visit www.fauevents.com or call 561-297-6124.
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*Processing fee does not apply to student tickets, group tickets, subscription/season tickets, Ambassador of the Arts tickets, and Theatre Lab Alliance Member tickets at Theatre Lab shows.
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