Upcoming shows & Events
Queens Short Play Festival
Everyone’s favorite event has returned back to The Secret!
Experience an exciting celebration of new works by emerging and established playwrights at the Queens Short Play Festival. Featuring a dynamic lineup of original short plays, the festival showcases fresh voices, bold storytelling, and unforgettable performances from artists across New York and beyond. Join us for an evening of theatre that is thought-provoking, entertaining, and uniquely Queens.
Tickets can be purchased here: https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/organizations/secret-academy
(Round One)
August 5th: 6pm Program A, 8:30pm Program B
August 6th: 6pm Program C, 8:30pm Program D
August 7th: 6pm Program E, 8:30pm Program F
August 8th: 3pm Program G
(Round Two)
August 8th: 7pm Program B
August 9th: 3pm Program A
August 12th: 6pm Program G, 8:30pm Program C
August 13th: 6pm Program F, 8:30pm Program E
August 14th: 6pm Program D
(Round Three)
August 14th: 8:30pm Program A
August 15th: 3pm Program C, 7pm Program E
August 16th: 3pm Program B
August 19th: 6pm Program D, 8:30pm Program F
August 20th: 6pm Program G
(Round Four)
August 20th: 8:30pm Program B
August 21st: 6pm Program D, 8:30pm Program C
August 22nd: 3pm Program A, 7pm Program G
August 23rd: 3pm Program F, 7pm Program E
(Semifinal A): August 26th, 7pm
(Semifinal B): August 27th, 7pm
(Finals): August 29th, 7pm & Awards Ceremony at 9pm
Headwall Theatre Company presents The Comeuppance By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Headwall Theatre Company’s revival of The Comeuppance marks its first production in the five boroughs since its 2023 premiere at Signature Theatre. On the night of their 20th high school reunion, the self-proclaimed “Multi-Ethnic Reject Group” gathers for the first time in years to pregame the party. As jungle juice and weed flow, they reminisce, wrestle with the fickleness of memory, and try to reconcile who they once were with who they have become. But when one unexpected guest forces a reckoning with the past, the evening takes a haunting, funny, and deeply unsettling turn. The Comeuppance is a darkly comic meditation on friendship, mortality, and time.
FEATURING
*Benjamin Cardona as Emilio
Le’Asha Julius as Ursula
*Tanya Perez as Caitlin
*Lanisha Javon Gholston as Kristina
*Arisael Rivera as Francisco “Paco”
This is an Equity approved Showcase. Actors with an (*) appearing courtesy of Actor’s Equity. Equity Member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this Off-Off Broadway production
Newsies Jr.
Disney's Newsies JR. is a 60-minute version of the 2012 Broadway musical, based on the 1992 film. Inspired by the rousing true story of newsboys in turn-of-the-century New York City, Newsies JR. features a Tony Award-winning score by Alan Menken and Jack Feldman and a book by Tony Award winner Harvey Fierstein.
When powerful newspaper publishers raise prices at the newsboys' expense, the charismatic Jack Kelly rallies newsies from across the city to strike against the unfair conditions. Together, the newsies learn that they are stronger united and create a movement to fight for what's right.
Including the now-classic songs "Carrying the Banner," "Seize the Day," and "Santa Fe," Newsies JR. is a timeless story full of spirit and heart.