We make theatre that asks difficult questions—and creates room for human conversation.
For twenty-five seasons, Axial Theatre has created a home for playwrights and actors to take meaningful risks. Founded in Westchester and connected to New York’s professional theatre community, we carry our ensemble roots into a new chapter of ambitious play development and production.
Alfredo Narciso and Cady McClain reading Aaron Mark's "Deer"
Visiting actors have included Deirdre Lovejoy ("The Wire"), DaJuan Johnson ("Bosch"), Meredith Garretson ("The Offer"), Erik Jensen ("For Life"), Finnerty Steves ("Orange is the New Black"), Sean Weill ("Boardwalk Empire"), Alfredo Narciso ("Manifest"), Bill Timoney ("Our Town"), Ken Forman ("Gotham"), Yoshi Sudarso ("Bullet Train"), Allison Daugherty Smith ("Dame Secretary"), Cliff Carpenter ("Synecdoche, New York"), Brian O'Neill ("Burn After Reading"), MacKenzie Lansing ("Mare of Easttown"), P.J. Sosko ("New Amsterdam"), and Camila Cano-Flaviá ("Lovecraft Country"), among others.
Visiting playwrights include Craig Lucas, Jacquelyn Reingold, Michael Puzzo, Austin Pendleton, John Patrick Shanley, Alice Eve Cohen, Cheryl L. Davis, Megan Moston-Brown, Jake Shore, Kate Benson, Rita Anderson, Eric Conger, Brian Rose, Tara Meddaugh, Aaron Mark, Carson Grace Becker, Chris Cooper, Robert Schenkkan, Katie Baldwin Eng, Thomas Coash, Seifert, Christopher Goutman, Scott Sickles, Serena Norr, Lori Meyers, John Mabey, Samuel Harps, Chima Chikazunga, Youlim Nam, Jeff Gould, Val Stulman, Nanya Agrawal, John Patrick Bray, Brian Quirk, Adam Rapp, Gina Gionfriddo, Jessica Dickey, Daniel Talbot, and more.
Axial brings playwrights, actors, and audiences into the same room—where daring new work can take shape in real time.
Visiting playwright Samuel Harps
Axial Theatre’s SAFEHOUSE series is back this season with four captivating new pieces highlighting a variety of bold theatrical voices. The lineup features The Widow Underwood by Rita Anderson, a keen look at theatre women grappling with legacy and survival; A Little More Than You Wanted to Spend by Chris Clavelli, a darkly humorous examination of value and consequence; Silenced Voices by Brian Rose, which addresses the repercussions of being unheard; and Fear Less by Jacquelyn Reingold, an urgent reflection on bravery amid uncertainty.
These staged readings, brought to life by an energetic team of directors, demonstrate SAFEHOUSE’s dedication to nurturing both emerging and established playwrights. SAFEHOUSE stands as an essential hub for new work and meaningful audience engagement.
Production of "Paint Made Flesh" by Howard Meyer at The Cell in NYC, with Meredith Garretson, Stephen Louis Grush, and David Lanson
Our short film of work by BK Fischer, based on her novella in verse, "Ceive."