Celebrating our 25th Anniversary! For all things Civilians, including our online Theater Journal, Extended Play, click the link below.
New York
Joined November 2008
- Tweets4.9K
- Following3.9K
- Followers5.3K
- Likes1K
A little Civilians history, now in print. 📚
The Civilians is featured in Stuart Young’s new book, Documentary and Verbatim Theatre: Tracking Methodologies and Practitioners!
Purchase the book here: routledge.com/Documentary-an…
#TheCivilians #InvestigativeTheater
Join The Civilians’ Field Research Team and help document the stories of people taking action against authoritarianism and in support of democracy.
🔗 Learn more and apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
#TheCivilians #FieldResearchTeam
We’re looking for volunteer creative investigators from across the country to help us conduct interviews, gather stories, and turn real conversations into new work.
Learn more and apply by August 31 here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
One week left!
Whether you're just beginning a new project or already deep into the process, we're looking for artists whose work is driven by investigation, experimentation, and discovery.
Apply here: lnkd.in/gz8eQHQv
DISCO DEMO starts with a riot and ends on the dance floor.
Join us on June 18 for DISCO DEMO as part of the 2026 FINDINGS Series.
🎟 Free admission with RSVP — docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
DISCO DEMO by Adam J. Rineer & Jason Aguirre, presented as part of the 2026 FINDINGS Series, looks beyond the spectacle of “the day disco died” to the people who lived through it.
🗓 June 18 @ 7pm
📍 ART/NY, 520 8th Avenue, 3rd floor
🎟 RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
We caught up with artist Jeanine Oleson to discuss the unusual world of FORCE MAJEURE.
Music/sound: Erato A. Kremmyda & Anthony Vine
Performers: James Barrett, Beth Griffith & Jacey Ziev
Join us on June 15 to see it live.
🎟 Free admission with RSVP — docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
We are thrilled to extend a huge congratulations to our founding artistic associate, colleague and longtime friend, Bess Wohl, on this momentous, historic, and deeply deserved win!
newyorktheatreguide.com/thea…
Climate catastrophe, oral histories, and geological time collide in FORCE MAJEURE by Jeanine Oleson, presented as part of the 2026 FINDINGS Series.
🗓 June 15 @ 7pm
📍 ART/NY, 520 8th Avenue, 3rd floor
🎟 Free admission with RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
We sat down with creators Andromache Chalfant and Robert M. Johanson to talk about the memories, interviews, and music behind JANUARY IN NEW YORK.
Join us on June 12 for JANUARY IN NEW YORK as part of the 2026 FINDINGS Series.
🎟 Free admission — docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
A marriage stretched across decades sits at the center of JANUARY IN NEW YORK by Andromache Chalfant & Robert M. Johanson, presented as part of the 2026 FINDINGS Series.
🗓 June 12 @ 3pm
📍 ART/NY, 520 8th Avenue, 3rd floor
🎟 Free admission with RSVP — docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
📣 Applications now open for the 2026–27 R&D Group.
We're looking for writers, composers, performers, directors, and other theatermakers developing projects through creative investigation.
Learn more and apply: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
We sat down with HyoJeong Choi to talk about the labor systems behind nuclear power and the real people who bear its risks.
Watch the full interview, then join us on June 9 for JUMPERS as part of the 2026 FINDINGS Series.
Free admission with RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
One of the brightest lights we had in our world has moved on. Our heart goes out to the friends, family and fans of Dito van Reigersberg who grieve this terrible loss with us.
A shape-shifting investigation into disaster and memory, JUMPERS by HyoJeong Choi will be presented as part of the 2026 FINDINGS Series.
🗓 June 9 @ 7pm
📍 ART/NY, 520 8th Avenue, 3rd floor
🎟 Free admission with RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
Part surveillance thriller, part digital fugue, THE FLUBBERMUSTED by Nazareth Hassan will be presented as part of the 2026 FINDINGS Series.
🗓 June 8 @ 7pm
📍 ART/NY, 520 8th Avenue, 3rd floor
🎟 Free admission with RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
We sat down with playwright @JesseJaeHoon to talk about SAVED and the research process behind bringing it to life.
Join us June 1 for this extraordinary two-part presentation at the 2026 FINDINGS Series.
🎟 Free admission with RSVP — docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
SAVED by @JesseJaeHoon, is a two-part drama about the South Korean adoption industry, from its Cold War origins to its transformation into a lucrative business empire.
🗓 June 1 @ 1pm and 7pm
📍 Mabou Mines, 150 1st Avenue
🎟 Free admission with RSVP — docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…
A disco riot. A nuclear cleanup crew. A marriage unraveling in 1970s New York. The apocalypse lurking just offshore.
Join us this June at ART/NY for six new works-in-progress from The Civilians’ R&D Group.
🗓 June 1–18
📍 Haimes Studio at ART/NY
🎟 Free admission with RSVP
