25th Anniversary Season
25TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON
We’re throwing a House Party, and you’re invited!
It’s Houses on the Moon’s 25th Anniversary! Join us all year long as we share remarkable stories from our company’s history, and sneak peeks of bold and inspiring future projects.
Four Nights. One Mission. A yearlong celebration of Houses on the Moon. We can’t wait to see you there!
House party EVENTS
The Assignment
March 30, 2026 – 6:00pm
Gibney: Agnes Varis Performing Arts Center
280 Broadway (entrance at 53A Chambers St.)
Exploring the lives of individuals impacted by gun violence, THE ASSIGNMENT, written by
Camilo Almonacid and produced by Houses in 2017, is inspired by the true story of an
unlikely friendship between a mother whose teenage son was murdered and a man who
served 17 years in prison for manslaughter. We’re honored to have award-winning
actors KAREN KANDEL and ERICK BETANCOURT reprise their original roles for this
one-night event.
Tara’s Crossing
JUNE 2026–Details Coming Soon!
TARA’S CROSSING tells the remarkable odyssey of a transgender asylum seeker who
flees persecution in Guyana, only to wind up incarcerated in a US detention center. The
play was inspired by interviews with LGBTQ+ asylum seekers from around the globe
and one of the first staged works centering political asylum for LGBTQ+ refugees.
Groundbreaking when first produced in 2004, the play has been used as a training tool
at law schools nationally.
HOTM: THE STORIES
SEPTEMBER 2026 – Details Coming Soon!
An evening of original storytelling and performances that inspired our productions
TRANSformation, gUN COUNTRY, and SHARED SENTENCES.
SKIN TO SKIN
NOVEMBER 2026-Details Coming Soon!
A workshop performance of SKIN TO SKIN, a new play inspired by true stories of Black
mothers and midwives and systemic racism in the U.S. healthcare system. The
reception following the performance will include the presentation of Houses’ Mauricio
Leyton Award, given annually to an individual or organization who champions unheard
voices through community service.
make a donation
All funds raised from our 25th Anniversary Season will support Houses on the Moon’s programming, which includes the continued development of two original plays exploring LGBTQ+ history (in partnership with History UnErased and the Library of Congress), and child abuse and neglect prevention (in partnership with the University of Rochester); the world premiere of SKIN TO SKIN, a new play about Black maternal health; a live reading series for emerging playwrights, and more! All donations are tax deductible.
Your support makes our work possible!