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On stage in June:

Three FOUR performances only! June 26 (evening, June 27 (matinée) June 27 (evening), and June 28 (matinée) at the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia.

In honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary, Anna Deavere Smith has written an original play for ArtPhilly’s What Now: 2026 Festival. The Basil Biggs workshop production traces the life of Smith’s great, great, grandfather, a farmer, veterinarian and prominent Gettysburg figure. Biggs received a contract to disinter and rebury the Union dead following the battle of Gettysburg—the bloodiest of the Civil War. I’m providing dialect design & support for various cast members.

Mary & Basil Biggs photograph

BASIL BIGGS

A new play by Anna Deavere Smith

On stage in July:

I’m providing dramaturgy for the first New York revival of Wendy Wasserstein’s 1997 drama about the personal and the political, An American Daughter. Produced by La Femme Theatre Productions at Pershing Square Signature Center, on the Irene Diamond Stage. Directed by Sarna Lapine. Performances begin July 23; official opening August 11.

The first New York revival!

On stage Fall 2026:

Phyl by Cicely Hamilton poster

Dialect Design & Dramaturgy for a play by Cicely Hamilton, author of Diana of Dobson’s.

On stage Winter 2027:

The Fanatics by Miles Malleson poster

Dialect Design & Dramaturgy for a play by Miles Malleson, author of Conflict.