ANNOUNCING THE SUMMIT PLAYHOUSE 2026-2027 SEASON!
BY THE WATER
By Sharyn Rothstein
Directed by Karen Thornton
October 17 - November 1
Hurricane Sandy has just hit the lifelong Staten Island home of Marty and Mary Murphy. But the storm has ripped apart more than just the walls: with their neighbors too devastated to stay, the couple’s beloved community is in danger of disappearing forever. Determined to rebuild, Marty wages a campaign to save his neighborhood and his home, but when the Murphys’ sons arrive to help their parents dig out, past betrayals come rushing to the surface.
MARJORIE PRIME
By Jordan Harrison
Directed by Lynn Polan
February 20 - March 7
It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie – a jumble of disparate, fading memories – has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance? In this richly spare, wondrous new play, Jordan Harrison explores themysteries of human identity and the limits – if any – of what technology can replace.
ONCE
Book by Enda Walsh, Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
Directed by Rick Joyce
May 1 - May 16
On the streets of Dublin, an Irish musician and aCzech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, an unexpected friendship and collaboration quickly evolves into a powerful but complicated love story, underscored by emotionally charged music.
By Sharyn Rothstein
Directed by Karen Thornton
October 17 - November 1
Hurricane Sandy has just hit the lifelong Staten Island home of Marty and Mary Murphy. But the storm has ripped apart more than just the walls: with their neighbors too devastated to stay, the couple’s beloved community is in danger of disappearing forever. Determined to rebuild, Marty wages a campaign to save his neighborhood and his home, but when the Murphys’ sons arrive to help their parents dig out, past betrayals come rushing to the surface.
MARJORIE PRIME
By Jordan Harrison
Directed by Lynn Polan
February 20 - March 7
It’s the age of artificial intelligence, and 85-year-old Marjorie – a jumble of disparate, fading memories – has a handsome new companion who’s programmed to feed the story of her life back to her. What would we remember, and what would we forget, if given the chance? In this richly spare, wondrous new play, Jordan Harrison explores themysteries of human identity and the limits – if any – of what technology can replace.
ONCE
Book by Enda Walsh, Music and Lyrics by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová
Directed by Rick Joyce
May 1 - May 16
On the streets of Dublin, an Irish musician and aCzech immigrant are drawn together by their shared love of music. Over the course of one fateful week, an unexpected friendship and collaboration quickly evolves into a powerful but complicated love story, underscored by emotionally charged music.
