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EPIC is a theatre company with a mission to elevate the voices of neuro-diverse artists.
We produce a minimum of two professional, neuro-diverse productions per year on New York City stages.
Since our inception, EPIC has produced ten neuro-diverse productions at venues across the city, including: The Flea, The Sheen Center, A.R.T./New York, and the HERE Arts Center. All of our productions are free to participate in and our performers and crew are paid for the time and talent they dedicate to our shows.
Now Playing:
RENT
Book, Music & Lyrics By Jonathan Larson
Playing June 4th through June 20th, 2026
At A.R.T/New York the Mezzanine Theatre, 502 West 53rd Street, 2nd Floor
RENT is a landmark Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical created by composer Jonathan Larson and recognized for raising national awareness of issues related to poverty, addiction, gentrification, and the AIDS epidemic. EPIC places Neurodivergent and Disabled voices in the center of this story; not as an afterthought. Giving an honest and powerful re-telling of community, found family and resilience; redefining who gets to tell this story onstage.
Our 2025-26 Season
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Rent
June 4-20, 2026
ART/NY
EPIC is over the moon to bring Rent to life—a rock musical that reimagines Puccini’s La Bohème for New York’s East Village in the late ’80s and early ’90s. Just as Puccini told the story of struggling artists in 19th-century Paris facing tuberculosis, Rent follows a new generation battling HIV/AIDS, poverty, and the search for love and belonging. With unforgettable songs like “Seasons of Love” and “La Vie Bohème,” this Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning hit captures the raw energy, resilience, and heart of artists fighting to live and create.
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EPIC After Dark: Mandatory Training
June 7th, 2026 @ 5:30PM
ART/NY
In this workplace dramedy, a group of new employees—Candace, Danny, Lena, and Sol—along with Susan, a longtime employee accidentally overlooked for 25 years, attend a mandatory mental health first aid training at an unnamed corporation. Led by an increasingly exasperated social worker named Mandi, the session begins professionally enough, but tensions rise and carefully maintained facades slowly crack as the training unfolds.
Spring Awakening
Spring Awakening is an electrifying journey through the trials and challenges of adolescence, with music by Duncan Sheik. Winner of eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical, the story explores the mystery of attraction, desire, sex, insecurity, and the highs and lows of navigating the pressures of young adult life. Brought to life by the unique prospective of our neurodivergent community members, this is one re-telling not to miss.
Into the Woods
Join EPIC on a neuro-diverse journey Into the Woods! Based on the Grimm Brothers’ most popular folktales, Into the Woods is a reimagining of what can happen when beloved fairytale characters meet on hilarious, soul-stirring, and often times heartbreaking paths in the woods. Be careful what you wish for - you just may get it.
TARTUFFE
A neuro-diverse rendition of the pointed social comedy Tartuffe, set in the roaring 1920s.
Playing 12/1-12/11
Thursday to Saturday at 7pm; Sundays at 2pm
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