Events

Past Event

New Plays Festival: 'Quarryman'

April 25, 2026 - April 26, 2026
8:00 PM
America/New_York
Lenfest Center for the Arts, 615 W. 129 St., New York, NY 10027 Flexible Performance Space (Fourth Floor)

A new play written by Columbia MFA Playwriting Student Tim Lucey, featured in the 2026 New Plays Festival.

Showtimes
Saturday, April 25, 8PM
Sunday, April 26, 3:30PM
Sunday, April 26, 8 PM

Columbia University School of the Arts presents Quarryman, a playwriting thesis production by student Tim Lucey and directed by student Dennis Oliveira.

Set in New Hampshire during 1975, John Burton, a worker at a Coös County quarry, goes missing and a group of fellow workers and community members try to piece together what has happened.

About the New Plays Festival
Columbia University School of the Arts presents an expanded festival of new plays written by Columbia MFA Playwriting Students. The esteemed faculty who have nurtured these students, including Tony, Pulitzer, and Obie Award winners such as David Auburn, Leslie Ayvazian, David Henry Hwang, James Ijames, David Klass, Michael Korie, Rogelio MartinezCharles L. MeeLynn Nottage, and Blair Singer, invite everyone to experience these innovative new playwrights.

Organized by James Ijames, Head of the Playwriting Concentration.

View the complete festival schedule

Contact Information

MFA Theatre