THEATER
THAT WON’T
FLINCH.
T H E C I V I L I A N S I S
a New York-based theater company dedicated to creating new work that investigates our lived experience through field research, community engagement, and dynamic storytelling. Since 2001, we’ve championed “investigative theater” with original plays and musicals that bring untold stories and urgent questions to the stage.
THE BURNING CAULDRON OF FIERY FIRE
WORLD PREMIERE!
OCT 23 - NOV 30, 2025
Written by ANNE WASHBURN
Directed by STEVE COSSON
Death, pageants, resurrections, and pigs—welcome to Anne Washburn’s surreal new play about a commune in Northern California and the fragile ties that keep communities alive.
LISTEN WHEN THE ELDERS SPEAK
DECEMBER 2026
by MARTHA REDBONE
and AARON WHITBY
An intimate sharing of a powerful new musical in development, drawn from oral histories with Indigenous elders.
THE NEXT FOREVER
FEBRUARY 2026
Featuring commissioned artists Kate Tarker and Kate Douglas, and a round table with Princeton’s Lewis Center for the Arts and High Meadows Environmental Institute.
THE R&D DRAFT ROOM
APRIL 13, 2026
An intoxicating evening of drinks and discoveries: R&D Fellows share the first sparks of their new projects ahead of our 2026 Findings Series in June.
