2025/26 Season

Passengers

A Production by The 7 Fingers
Directed, Written, and Choreographed by Shana Carroll
Co-produced by TOHU (Montréal, Canada) and ArtsEmerson (Boston, États-Unis)
SEPT 2 – 26, 2025 at the Loeb Drama Center

“Dazzling acrobatic and aerial feats. A SPELLBINDING PERFORMANCE.” – The Boston Globe

All aboard the thrilling theatrical journey.
Montréal’s acclaimed contemporary physical-theater troupe The 7 Fingers is pulling into Harvard Square with a must-see theatrical journey. The passengers on this train don’t sit in silence staring at their phones—they express their hopes and dreams through an astonishing blend of cirque, music, and dance, and superhuman skills. Poetic goodbyes. Anticipatory reunions. Fateful encounters. By exploring travel as a metaphor for the ever-changing landscape of life, each heart-stirring story from this community of strangers is filled with moments of amazement and wonder.

300 Paintings

Created and Performed by Sam Kissajukian
Produced by Sally Horchow and Matt Ross in association with Octopus Theatricals
OCT 1 – 19, 2025 at Farkas Hall

“Fascinating and moving! A MUST-SEE.” – TheaterMania

“A TRIUMPH! A visceral, funny, and deeply moving testament to resilience and the transformative power of art.” – Times Square Chronicle

Sometimes a breakdown coincides with the biggest breakthrough.
In 2021, Aussie comedian Sam Kissajukian quit stand-up, rented an abandoned cake factory, and became a painter. Over the course of what turned out to be a six-month manic episode, he created three hundred large-scale paintings, unknowingly documenting his mental state through the process. In his Drama Desk Award-nominated solo performance, Kissajukian brings audiences on a hilarious and wildly original rollercoaster ride exploring the ties between art, mental health, and creativity.

Wonder

A.R.T. World Premiere
Music and Lyrics by A Great Big World (Ian Axel & Chad King)
Book by Sarah Ruhl
Music Supervision by Nadia DiGiallonardo
Choreography by Katie Spelman
Directed by Taibi Magar
Based on the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio and the Lionsgate and Mandeville film Wonder
DEC 9, 2025 – JAN 25, 2026 at the Loeb Drama Center

“We can change the way we see.”
Based on the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio and the Lionsgate and Mandeville film Wonder, this uplifting new musical follows the Pullman family as they navigate change, identity, and what it means to belong. Auggie Pullman has been homeschooled his entire life, often retreating to outer space in his imagination. But when his family decides it’s time for him to start going to school, Auggie must take off the space helmet he’s used to hide his facial difference. As Auggie navigates a world filled with kindness and cruelty, his parents and sister go on their own journeys of transformation and discovery. Featuring a driving, pop-inspired score, Wonder celebrates empathy, resilience, and the power of choosing kindness.

Taibi Magar (Night Side Songs, Macbeth In Stride, We Live in Cairo, and others at A.R.T.) directs this world-premiere adaptation with a score by Ian Axel and Chad King, the GRAMMY Award-winning duo behind A Great Big World (“Say Something,” “This Is the New Year”) and a book by MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize finalist Sarah Ruhl (Eurydice; The Clean House; Smile, a memoir).

Black Swan

Book by Jen Silverman
Music and Lyrics by Dave Malloy
Music Supervision and Direction by Or Matias
Directed and Choreographed by Sonya Tayeh
Based on the Searchlight Pictures Film Black Swan, Story by Andres Heinz
MAY 26 – JUN 28, 2026 at the Loeb Drama Center

“Could she be the dancer in the mirror?”
Tony Award winner Sonya Tayeh (Gatsby at A.R.T., Moulin Rouge! The Musical on Broadway) returns to the A.R.T. to bring a bold new musical adaptation of the 2010 Academy Award-nominated psychological thriller Black Swan to life on stage. As driven ballerina Nina fights for the lead role in Swan Lake, pressure increases and boundaries blur, and she begins to unravel. This haunting exploration of ambition, rivalry, and the cost of perfection features a book by Guggenheim Fellow Jen Silverman (The Roommate, Collective Rage: A Play in 5 Betties) and a score by Obie Award winner Dave Malloy (Moby-Dick, The Great Comet, and others at A.R.T.).

Black Swan is presented by special arrangement with Buena Vista Theatrical.

Production support of Black Swan is provided by Katie and Paul Buttenwieser.

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