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New Play Festival

Susan Kelechi Watson presents The EPIC NEXT New Play Festival 2019 Featuring 2 epic new plays written by current Epic Next students mentored by professional playwrights directed and acted by Epic alums ENCORE PERFORMANCE ADDED! SOLD OUT! Monday, June 24th at 7:00pm Theatre Row, Theatre Five 410 West 42nd Street, […]

Epic YTF 2019

March 4 – March 23 at Theatre Row Epic Theatre Ensemble is proud to announce the 2019 edition of its three-week Youth Theatre Festival: Epic YTF. Epic YTF is a celebration of a diverse and inclusive community, fighting for social justice and equality. The festival showcases original performances by students […]

Arts + Civic Dialogue

The arts provide a focal point for dialogue, spark individuals to action, and reduce barriers to participation.

Alumni Spotlight: Taysha Canales

Meet Taysha Canales After graduating from Arcadia University, Taysha made the decision to stay in Philadelphia to start her career as an actor and teaching artist. In 2018, Taysha was awarded the 2018 F. Otto Haas Award for Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Artist. How and when did you first meet Epic? I met Epic in […]

An Epic day

By Melissa Friedman Dear Epic Friend, I cannot believe that we’ve just begun our 18th season! It’s been quite the Epic journey and I’m so grateful to you for helping us make an impact on our audiences, students, schools, partners and communities over these 17 years.  As Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director, […]

#GivingTuesday, November 27th

We have some exciting news! In honor of #GivingTuesday, November 27th, Facebook is partnering with PayPal to match donations a total of up to $7 million to U.S. nonprofits on Facebook. How can you help? As a friend of Epic, we need your help. Create a Facebook fundraiser and share it with your […]

Epic Takes The Met!

Friday, November 9, 2018 Epic NEXT performed a 10 min. excerpt from the student devised play “Locked” GALLERY 401 6:00 PM and 7:00 PM Grab your friends and take over The Met for the night. Drop in for teen-only activities across the Museum including art making, performances, music, and more. Discover […]

Johnathan Jacobs

Johnathan Jacobs, Director, Institute for Criminal Justice Ethics, John Jay College/CUNY Jonathan Jacobs joined the faculty in February 2011 as Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute of Criminal Justice Ethics. Prior to coming to John Jay he taught for over twenty years at Colgate University. He is the […]

Gabriel Cwilich

Sunday, October 21, 3PM Gabriel Cwilich Professor Gabriel Cwilich is a condensed-matter-theory / statistical physicist, in the Physics Department of Yeshiva University. He works on the physics of disordered media, including at the nanoscale,  and has a strong interest in the physics of complexity and computer simulations. He has also explored the connections […]