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Thursday, March 5, 2026

Collapse by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. In this episode, personal relationships between Finn and Jan and Alex and Kevin fall apart.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:08PM
Thursday, February 26, 2026

In the Name of Love by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. In this episode, wonderful and terrible things are done while in the thrall of love. Jan and Finn go beyond their comfort level in trying to provide what the other needs.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:55AM
Thursday, February 19, 2026

Experiential Education by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. In this episode, looking at the world from each other’s perspectives stretches participants personally and artistically.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:46AM
Thursday, February 12, 2026

Prison Shows by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. In this episode, shows develop in the various workshops. The impact of making, performing, and being seen in multiple dimensions deepens interpersonal relationships and a …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:11PM
Thursday, February 5, 2026

Building Trust and Affection by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. In this episode, the intimacy of self and group expression brings loving relationships of all kinds into being-–deep friendships, Jan and Finn’s romance, familial feel…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:23AM
Thursday, January 29, 2026

The Individual and the Collective by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. This episode takes a closer look at the interplay of particular participants and group dynamics in the workshops.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:41AM
Thursday, January 22, 2026

Workshop Beginnings by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. The different prison theatre workshops get started.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 12:39PM
Thursday, January 15, 2026

It Started with a Calling by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. What leads people to prison theater workshops?

SOURCE: HowlRound at 10:12AM
Tuesday, January 16, 2024

On Theatre, Home, and Housing  by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. Jan Cohen-Cruz delves into the process of bringing The Most Beautiful Home… Maybe, a multi-city project that aims to use art to influence how people think about housing,…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 11:12AM
Monday, July 20, 2020

Participatory Research Results and Further Questions by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. Jan Cohen-Cruz shares the results of her recent survey about community-based and socially engaged theatremakers in the United States, which looked at commonalities across …

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:28AM
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Expanding Where, Why, How, and with Whom Artists in the United States Work by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. Jan Cohen-Cruz invites theatremakers working in community-based and socially engaged art in the United States to take part in research about commonalities across the field…

SOURCE: HowlRound at 02:00AM
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Beyond the “Other” by Jan Cohen-Cruz

By Jan Cohen-Cruz. Jan Cohen-Cruz looks at how collaborative art-making can help bridge the divide between groups of people with different identities.

SOURCE: HowlRound at 09:43AM

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2025-2026 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 12, 2025: Call Me Izzy - Studio 54
Sep 16, 2025: Art - Music Box Theatre
Oct 08, 2025: Beetlejuice - Palace Theatre
Nov 13, 2025: Oedipus - Studio 54
Nov 16, 2025: Chess - Imperial Theatre
Mar 23, 2026: Giant - Music Box Theatre
Apr 06, 2026: Becky Shaw - Hayes Theater
Apr 16, 2026: Proof - Booth Theatre
Apr 26, 2026: Drama Desk Cut-Off