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A DANCE ABOVE THE GRAVE by ALEXANDER WASSERMAN is a new one-act play being staged at the NY Theater Festival at the end of January 2026.

WHEN & WHERE:

Teatro Latea

107 Suffolk Street

New York, NY, 10002

TUESDAY

January 27, 2026 @ 6:15 PM

FRIDAY

January 30, 2026 @ 4:00 PM

SATURDAY

February 1, 2026 @ 9:00 PM

SYNOPSIS:

For two decades, Jackson tended the garden in their crumbling brownstone, waiting for Elizabeth’s return. Frank, haunted and bitter, mocks it. Rachel clings to hope. When Elizabeth’s arrival reveals dark secrets—like their mother’s burial beneath the soil—the fragile family unravels, revealing pain, betrayal, and the poison buried deep in their roots. Can anything — or anyone — still grow?

Darkly comic, lyrically unsettling, and deeply human, this is a story about the cruelty we inherit, the dreams we bury to survive, and the ghosts that bloom when love is withheld. It’s about a boy who only wanted to dance, a sister who thought she was saving them, and a garden that became the graveyard for both.

YOUR CONTRIBUTION WILL HELP US COVER:

1- Rehearsal Space

2- Composer

3- Sound Deck Engineer

4- Light Board Tech

5- Costuming

6- Prop Rental

7- Professional Video Recording

8- Actor Stipend

TEAM:

A Play by Big Dog Chef Productions

Directed by Molly Felsher & Alexander Wasserman

Written by Alexander Wasserman

Produced by Samuel Felsher, Marie Thompson, Molly Felsher, & Alexander Wasserman

Costuming by Miles Harden

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