What Will the Neighbors Say?

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What Will the Neighbors Say? provoking questions through untold stories
adjunct faculty at marymount manhattan college
member of the indiespace artist committee

What Will the Neighbors Say? is an investigative theatre company that provokes questions through untold stories. Led by a collaborative cohort of international artists, the Neighbors present overlooked social, cultural and historical narratives that challenge the audience to reflect on the current moment. Through a combination of original plays, arts education workshops and dynamic community gatherings, the troupe incites rowdy and rigorous debate at the theatre and throughout the Neighborhood. fights for a more empathetic world by presenting risky, provocative theatre that provokes conversations and facilitates greater understanding. Championing our community's capacity to explore ambiguous and nuanced themes, we create morally complex genre-bending work that challenges our audiences before, during and after a presentation. Armed with the understanding that meaningful conversations require varied perspectives, we build Neighborhoods across borders to facilitate new connections throughout our communities.

“what will the neighbors say? will bring their 13th original production to the stage as part of their season...” - Emily...
10/01/2026

“what will the neighbors say?
will bring their 13th original production to the
stage as part of their season...” - Emily Wyrwa

thank you to our friends over at Theatrely for
sharing an exclusive announcement about our
upcoming eleventh season - read at link in bio

James Allan Clements
Sam Hood Adrain  
Pablo Calderón-Santiago
Sophie Amieva 
Edu Díaz 🏳️‍🌈 Actor | Producer | TheaterMaker
NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs
North American Cultural Lab
The Brick
Brooklyn Public Library
 
Classic Stage Company
Barrington Stage Company
Barrington Stage Company Education Department
From The Neighborhood
Federica Borlenghi 
fedeboh photography

“what will the neighbors say? will bring their 13th original production to the stage as part of their season...” - Emily...
10/01/2026

“what will the neighbors say?
will bring their 13th original production to the
stage as part of their season...” - Emily Wyrwa

thank you to our friends over at Theatrely for
sharing an exclusive announcement about our
upcoming eleventh season - read at link in bio

James Allan Clements
Sam Hood Adrain  
Pablo Calderón-Santiago
Sophie Amieva 
Edu Díaz 🏳️‍🌈 Actor | Producer | TheaterMaker
NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs
North American Cultural Lab
The Brick
Brooklyn Public Library
 
Classic Stage Company
Barrington Stage Company
Barrington Stage Company Education Department
From The Neighborhood
Federica Borlenghi 
fedeboh photography

over at What Will the Neighbors Say?we are thrilled to share our 11th season!featuring new work, a residency program, cr...
10/01/2026

over at What Will the Neighbors Say?
we are thrilled to share our 11th season!
featuring new work, a residency program,
creative partnerships and free education
this season is our boldest, most varied yet
James Allan Clements Sam Hood Adrain

we are thrilled to begin development on
“¡FRUTAS!,” a new documentary play
exploring the 1954 guatemalan coup,
with Sophie Amieva, Edu Díaz and
Pablo Calderón-Santiago, supported by the
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
and the North American Cultural Laboratory 🍌

with the support of the wyman-potter
foundation, we have brought back our
bi-annual “new to the neighborhood”
incubator for femme/trans/non-binary
writers of the global majority in brooklyn
in partnership with the The Brick Theater 🖊️

beginning in january, we will be public
artists-in-residence with the folks at the
Brooklyn Public Library at their flagship
library for arts and culture branch, bringing
diverse brooklyn artists and collaborators
in for free public arts workshops, and
creating a new interview-based project 📚

we are so excited to be returning for our
second season as classic perspectives
curators and moderators with our friends
at Classic Stage Company, offering free
programming featuring the creative teams,
experts, historians and academics 📣

for the fourth consecutive years, we are
returning to Barrington Stage Company
Barrington Stage Company Ed. Department
programming, working alongside their team
with local young people as part of their free
playwrights mentoring program, curated in
our season under what will the kids say? 🎭

last but certainly not least, we are excited
to share that our free digital culture magazine,
"from the neighborhood," will return under
the curation of our frequest collaborator and
brilliant director Federica Borlenghi, who will
Interview another batch of incredible artists 💻

season photography by
Federica Borlenghi



What Will The Neighbors Say Theatre Company will bring their 13th original production, ¡FRUTAS!, to the stage as part of their 11th season in April 2027.

the neighbors are back!   we are thrilled to share our 11th season!featuring new work, a residency program, creative par...
09/28/2026

the neighbors are back!   
we are thrilled to share our 11th season!
featuring new work, a residency program, 
creative partnerships and free education
this season is our boldest, most varied yet
James Allan Clements Sam Hood Adrain  

we are thrilled to begin development on
“¡FRUTAS!,” a new documentary play
exploring the 1954 guatemalan coup, 
with Pablo Calderón-Santiago, Sophie Amieva 
and Edu Díaz 🏳️‍🌈 Actor | Producer | TheaterMaker, supported by the
NYC Dept of Cultural Affairs and the North American Cultural Lab 🍌

with the support of the wyman-potter
foundation, we have brought back our
bi-annual “new to the neighborhood” 
incubator for femme/trans/non-binary
writers of the global majority in brooklyn
in partnership with the The Brick 🖊️

beginning in january, we will be public
artists-in-residence with the folks at the 
Brooklyn Public Library at their flagship  
branch, bringing diverse brooklyn artists
in for free public arts workshops, and 
creating a new interview-based project 📚

we are so excited to be returning for our
second season as classic perspectives 
curators and moderators with our friends 
at Classic Stage Company, offering free post-show
programming featuring the creative teams,
experts, historians and academics 📣

for the fourth consecutive years, we are
returning to Barrington Stage Company as part of 
their Barrington Stage Company Education Department programming, working
with local young people as part of their free
playwrights mentoring program, curated in
our season under what will the kids say? 🎭

last but certainly not least, we are excited
to share that our free digital culture magazine,
From The Neighborhood, will return under
the curation of our frequest collaborator and 
brilliant director Federica Borlenghi, who will 
Interview another batch of incredible artists 💻 

season photography by
fedeboh photography

moments from production“moments after aias” by Andrew Watkinscaptured byEdward T. Morriswe were so thrilled to join forc...
08/05/2026

moments from production
“moments after aias” by Andrew Watkins

captured by
Edward T. Morris

we were so thrilled to join forces with our
friends at JACK, Hamlet Isn't Dead,
and Sanguine Theatre Company to share
this powerful work with such brilliant comrades

at JACK
july 17-26 2026

adapted & directed
Andrew Watkins

featuring

jacob fishel
Aaron Costa Ganis
Zach Fike Hodges
Anthony Michael Martinez
micheleseleneang
Quinn Jackson
Sam Morales Mercado
Elijah Martinez
Jeorge Bennett Watson
Benjamin Mekai

design by
Josh Oberlander
Sam Kaseta
Stan Mathabane
Amanda Roberge
Sarah Woods

dramaturgy & assistant direction
Shari Perkins

fight direction
Mike Magliocca

stage management by
Becky Carlen Abramowitz
eli💤a kelley

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New York, NY

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