CELEBRATING 22 YEARS OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE, COMPANY AND COMMUNITY
SPRING 2026
BARD'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!
AFTER TROY BY GLYN MAXWELL
MEPHISTO
BARD'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION! AFTER TROY BY GLYN MAXWELL MEPHISTO
JOIN US FOR WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!
Bring A Shakespeare Monologue
or Sonnet to Recite or Read If You Wish! Celebrate Shakespeare!
SUNDAY, APRIL 19TH @5PM
AT THE EQUISITE ELAN FLOWERS DESIGN STUDIO
HOSTED BY GEOFFREY OWENS
FOOD! DRINK! SHAKESPEARE! MERRY MAKING! BIRTHDAY CAKE!
PLEASE DONATE WHAT/IF YOU CAN
No Amount Too Small (or Large)
ALL PROCEEDS TO BENEFIT PHOENIX THEATRE ENSEMBLE
AFTER TROY
BY GLYN MAXWELL
DIRECTED BY CRAIG SMITH
A Book in Hand Presentation
APRIL 26, 2026 3PM AT STUDIO 9
520 8TH AVE, NYC 9th Floor in the Studio Theatre
FEATURING
ELISE STONE, JESSICA CRANDALL, MARY LINEHAN, CLARA FRANCESCA,
JOHN LENARTZ, CRAIG BANNISTER, ANTONIO EDWARDS SUAREZ , ANUJ PARIKH
Troy is in ruins. Its men are dead. Its women are captives and the victorious Greeks are camped in the ashes preparing to sail home. Four quarrelling women drawn together by grief... Four exhausted soldiers who hate each other's guts... A King who falls for a girl so mad she can see the audience... A teenage princess dreaming of the Underworld... And a lonely man of conscience trying to get it all down on paper...
Award-winning poet and playwright Glyn Maxwell rips up two Greek tragedies and makes a modern play from the fragments. A witty and passionate retelling of Euripides' Women of Troy and Hecuba, After Troy exposes the cruelties of war both then and now.
About the Author
Glyn Maxwell has long been regarded as one of Britain's major poets.He has been awarded the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize, the Somerset Maugham Prize, and the E.M. Forster Prize from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as being shortlisted three times for both the T.S. Eliot and Forward Prizes. Three of his books were New York Times Notable Books of the Year. His One Thousand Nights and Counting: Selected Poems was published last year. Many of his plays have been staged in London and New York. They include The Lifeblood, which was British Theatre Guide's 'Best Play on the Fringe' at Edinburgh in 2004, Broken Journey and The Only Girl in the World (both Time Out Critics' Choices).Oberon Books publishes his Plays One (The Lifeblood, The Only Girl in the World and Wolfpit), Plays Two (Broken Journey, Best Man Speech and The Last Valentine), The Forever Waltz, Liberty, After Troy, Merlin and the Woods of Time and the libretti The Lion's Face and Seven Angels.
WINTER 2026!
Winter 2026! - Accidental Death of an Anarchist - Mephisto - We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! Afterplay
〰️
Winter 2026! - Accidental Death of an Anarchist - Mephisto - We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay! Afterplay 〰️
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST
MEPHISTO
WE WON’T PAY! WE WON’T PAY!
AFTERPLAY
& MORE…
JANUARY 18, 2026 @3PM
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST BY DARIO FO & FRANCA RAME
DIRECTED BY CRAIG SMITH
A BOOK IN HAND PERFORMANCE
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble at Studio 9 at 520 8th Ave, Suite 901, 9th Floor - NY, NY 10018 (in the Studio Theatre)
An irrepressible fraudster known only as the Maniac is brought into Police Headquarters just as the officers are preparing for a judicial review of the recent accidental death of a suspect in custody. Based on an actual incident in which an anarchist accidentally “fell” from the fourth floor of a police station, PTE presents a robust, high-octane book in hand performance of Dario Fo and Franca Rame's no-holds-barred, hilariously biting political and social satire featuring a 6-member PTE Ensemble, led by John Lenartz as ...The Maniac.
FEATURING
"Wickedly funny...nothing less than brilliant... the audience is constantly in stitches...much cheaper than a therapy session and vastly more entertaining" - Time Out
OR CALL 833-681-4300 TO RESERVE YOUR SEATS TODAY!
FEBRUARY 8, 2026 @3PM
WE WON’T PAY! WE WON’T PAY! BY DARIO FO
DIRECTED BY CRAIG SMITH
A BOOK IN HAND PERFORMANCE
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble at Studio 9 at 520 8th Ave, Suite 901, 9th Floor - NY, NY 10018 (in the Studio Theatre)
With the price of groceries rising every day, what’s a poor girl to do?
We Won’t Pay! We Won’t Pay! has had audiences ‘in stiches’ since 1974, and continues to delight theatregoers with its physical humor, farcical plot, loveable, and colorful characters.
A book in hand presentation Directed by Craig Smith
FEATURING
A side splitting Satire!
JOIN US FOR OUR UNFORGETTABLE ONE DAY MASTER CLASS ARTIST RETREATS
A CREATIVE SPA TO REFILL AND REFRESH YOUR ARTISTIC BEING
WATCH THIS SPACE FOR THE NEXT ROUND OF RETREATS - COMING SOON
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL
PHOENIX FESTIVAL: LIVE ARTS IN NYACK!
LIVE THEATRE, DANCE, MUSIC AND MORE - JUST 24 MILES UP THE HUDSON RIVER IN THE BEAUTIFUL VILLAGE OF NYACK, NY
Presenting the great stories of the classical canon and new inspired works.
Lori Parquet in Phoenix Theatre Ensemble’s 2018 production of Topher Cusumano’s THE CULT PLAY. Photo: Gerry Goodstein
Founded in 2004, Phoenix Theatre Ensemble is an
Audelco, IRNE, Elliot Norton, NYIT Award-winning not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization.
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble is committed to the presentation of the great stories of the classical canon and innovative stagings of new adaptations of language-rich texts that speak to and serve contemporary audiences. We are an artistic organization dedicated to nurturing a diverse resident company of classically trained and highly skilled theatre artists.
Sign up for PTE’s Newsletter
Be the first to know about the latest from PTE, including discounts on tickets, invitations to exclusive special events, and behind-the-scenes sneak peeks.
Supported By
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble productions and programs are made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature.
Phoenix Theatre Ensemble programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.