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02/22/2026

Oh, snow.

Given the seriousness of the historic blizzard forecast for New York City, we’ve made the decision to postpone tomorrow’s 12 Hours with Tracy Letts.

The safety of our actors, crew, audience, and everyone involved is our top priority. While we’re deeply disappointed to delay this one-day event, we’ll be back soon. A new date will be announced shortly.

We spent all day in rehearsal yesterday, and the work is extraordinary. We truly cannot wait to share these readings with you.

Thank you to everyone who has been so excited and supportive, and to the incredible artists and collaborators who made this process so special.

If you purchased tickets, Circle in the Square will be in touch with next steps.

Our sincere apologies for the change. We’re looking forward to being together on the new date.

01/31/2026

We’re beyond excited to welcome Abigail Breslin, Joe Holt, Jonathan Judge-Russo, Eric William Morris, and Adrienne Warren to the cast of Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts.

This festival is becoming an absolute powerhouse lineup, and we’re just three weeks away from spending an entire day inside Letts’ work.

Tickets are available now at the link in our bio.

This event is presented in association with and serves as a benefit for Circle in the Square Theatre School.

01/26/2026

Welcome Andrew Rothenberg to Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts!

Andrew and Tracy Letts first worked together in Chicago in the ’90s, performing improv before Tracy’s plays made their way to stages around the world.

Most recently, Andrew appeared in Music City with Bedlam Theatre Company (which just announced it’s off-broadway transfer this coming Spring), as well as Bedlam’s The Assassination of Julius Caesar as Told by William Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. Other theatre credits include work at Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, Chicago Shakespeare, and Signature Theatre.

On screen, you’ve seen him in Fargo, The Walking Dead, True Blood, American Horror Story: Asylum, The Night Agent, and more.

February 23, 2026.
Tickets available at the link in our bio.

01/25/2026

Welcome Lily Rabe to Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts!

Lily is known for her work across stage and screen, including iconic roles on American Horror Story and her recent work on Apple TV+’s Shrinking, with season 3 premiering this week.

Her Broadway credits include The Merchant of Venice, Seminar, Heartbreak House, and Steel Magnolias, alongside extensive Off-Broadway work at The Public, Roundabout, MCC, and Williamstown.

February 23, 2026.
Tickets available at the link in our bio.

01/24/2026

We’ve renamed the 12-Hour Festival in honor of Alan Langdon for a simple reason: no one meant more to Animus, its members, its Artistic Director, or its mission, and no one’s legacy drives us forward with any greater passion, ambition, or resolve.

It was an essential part of Alan’s guidance that we all, as actors, as audience, have a conversation with the playwright, and perhaps no other theatrical experience exists in New York right now where greater access for such a conversation is possible, over so much of one writer’s library.

We carry Alan in our hearts, minds, souls, and art every day, and this is our opportunity to share his passion with you. We miss him dearly, but he lives on in all of us, and this day is for him.

01/23/2026

We’re excited to welcome Circle in the Square Theatre School alum Thomas Sadoski to Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts.

A 25-year theatre veteran, Thomas has appeared on Broadway in Other Desert Cities, Reasons to Be Pretty, The House of Blue Leaves, and Reckless, with recent work including Wedding Band at TFANA and Suzan-Lori Parks’ White Noise at The Public.

On screen, he’s known for The Newsroom, Life in Pieces, Wild, and Devotion. Beyond his work as an actor, he’s a longtime human rights advocate - a founding ambassador of War Child USA and a supporter of multiple organizations focused on refugees and children affected by war.

We’re proud to have him back on the stage at Circle in the Square Theatre School.

February 23, 2026.
Tickets at the link in our bio.

01/22/2026

We’re thrilled to welcome Katrina Lenk to Twelve Hours with Tracy Letts.

Katrina is a Tony, Grammy, and Lucille Lortel Award winner, known for her work on Broadway in The Band’s Visit, Company, Indecent, Once, and more. You may have also seen her on screen in Ozark, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, and Apples Never Fall.

Katrina previously appeared at Circle in the Square Theatre in The Miracle Worker, and we’re excited to have her back as part of this year’s festival.

February 23, 2026.
Tickets are available at the link in our bio.

01/21/2026

We choose Tracy Letts because his work sits at the core of American realism. The stories feel familiar at first - family, work, community, shared everyday spaces - until the pressure builds… a tension that comes from what’s unsaid, what’s avoided, and what eventually can no longer be ignored.

That’s what we wanted our poster to reflect. Something worn, grounded, and foreboding. Not polished. Not decorative. A moment that feels still, but charged.

On February 23, we’ll spend twelve hours with Letts’ work: Killer Joe, Linda Vista, Man from Nebraska, The Minutes, and August: Osage County presented as staged readings on the deck at Circle in the Square Theatre.

This festival is about putting the focus where it belongs, in honor of Alan Langdon: a simple conversation between the playwright and audience, conducted by the actors and directors.

Tickets are available now at the link in our bio.

A huge thank you to , who listened to our vision for a graphic design and turned it into something even better than we could have imagined.

01/20/2026

Introducing our fourth 12-hour reading festival, celebrating the work of Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Tracy Letts!

Join us on February 23, 2026, from 11am - 11pm, at Circle in the Square Theatre for staged readings of Killer Joe, Linda Vista, Man from Nebraska, The Minutes, and August: Osage County throughout the day.

The festival will feature Circle in the Square Theatre School alums Gina Gershon, Matthew Lillard, and Thomas Sadoski, alongside Silvia Dionicio, Katrina Lenk, Hamish Linklater, Jake Malone, Margo Martindale, Lily Rabe, Andrew Rothenberg, and Jeff Still with additional casting to be announced soon.

Tickets are available now at the link in our bio.

*Casting subject to change.

01/11/2026

A look back at our 12-hour reading festival honoring the work of Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright Beth Henley.

On Thursday, July 19, 2018, we gathered for a full day at Circle in the Square Theatre, from 11am to 11pm, with readings from Crimes of the Heart, The Wake of Jamey Foster, Ridiculous Fraud, The Debutante Ball, The Jacksonian, Control Freaks, and Impossible Marriage.

With performances by Ephie Aardema, Karen Sours Albisua, Nnamdi Asomugha, Ahmed Best, Cote de Pablo, Robert Funaro, Sami Gayle, Grace Gummer, Jacqueline Jacobus, Carol Kane, Christine Lahti, Adam Langdon, Alan Langdon, Bill Pullman, Lauren Pritchard, Andrew Rothenberg, Wrenn Schmidt, Paul Schneider, and more.

01/10/2026

A look back at our second annual 12-hour reading festival, celebrating the work of legendary playwright, John Patrick Shanley.

On November 2, 2015, we gathered once again at Circle in the Square Theatre for a full day of readings from Defiance, Savage in Limbo, The Red Coat, Sailor’s Song, Moonstruck, Women of Manhattan, The Big Funk, Four Dogs and a Bone, and An Italian American Reconciliation, with actors, artists, and audiences coming together from 11am to 11pm.

The casts included: Pamela Adlon, Nnamdi Asomugha, Lynn Cohen, Ben Foster, Andre Holland, Adam Langdon, Alan Langdon, Margarita Levieva, Natasha Lyonne, Joe Pantoliano, Steven Pasquale, Piper Perabo, Vincent Piazza, Michael Rispoli, Alia Shawkat, Concetta Tomei, Aida Turturro, and more.

01/09/2026

A look back at our first-ever 12-hour reading festival, where we celebrated the work of extraordinary playwright, Leslye Headland

On November 17, 2014, we gathered at Circle in the Square Theatre for a full day of readings from Cinephilia, Bachelorette, Reverb, Assistance, Surfer Girl, and The Accidental Blonde with an incredible community of actors, artists, and audiences coming together from 11am to 11pm.

With performances by Nnamdi Asomugha, Alexis Bledel, Rebecca Faulkenberry, Meredith Hagner, Jonathan Judge-Russo, Virginia Kull, Eric William Morris, Keith Nobbs, Wrenn Schmidt, Christiane Seidel, Margo Seibert, Sarah Steele, and more.

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