Meet the Cartozians tickets
About Meet the Cartozians
See this bold and witty new play from rising voice Talene Monahon. Tony Award winner David Cromer (The Band's Visit, The Counter, The Treasurer) directs this new comedy that is part riveting historical drama and part scorching satire. Produced by the nonprofit powerhouse Second Stage, Meet the Cartozians plays at The Pershing Square Signature Center for a limited run only this fall.
Experience Meet the Cartozians in New York and see a wild, time-hopping story unfold in two timelines: the 1920s and 2020s. In Meet the Cartozians off Broadway, two sets of Armenian Americans strive for status. A century ago, a man fights for legal recognition while today another is desperate for only recognition. A hilarious play about how we come to belong, this is an sharp new work that is not to be missed.
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Please note that Rush seats may be partial view locations.
Run time
2hr 50min. Incl. 1 intermission.
Categories
Age
Ages 10+.
Start date
October 30th, 2025
End date
December 14th, 2025
I thoroughly enjoyed the modern play on ”Cartozians” and its tie back to Armenians when they first arrived in America. It was also great to see and hear the food references
Stars on stage
Andrea Martin
Will Brill
Meet the Cartozians cast and creative team
By: Talene Monahon
Director: David Cromer
Producer: Second Stage Theater
Cast list: Raffi Barsoumian, Will Brill, Andrea Martin, Tamara Sevunts, Susan Pourfar, Nael Nacer
Sets: Tatiana Kahvegian
Costumes: Enver Chakartash
Lighting: Stacey Derosier
Other info: Voice and dialect coaching by Gigi Buffington
Venue
The Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center
More information about Meet the Cartozians
Meet the Cartozians pulls back the curtain on a startling chapter of American history you may never have heard about. What of our culture fades, and what persists in a new land? A wildly imaginative and deeply compelling story of culture and heritage, Meet the Cartozians asks who gets to belong — and at what cost?
Second Stage is known for producing stellar new plays, as with Take Me Out, Make Believe, and others. Now, Talene Monahon, a young writer who has had smaller productions that have made a splash, gets a play on her biggest stage yet. Working with David Cromer means this will be an unforgettable production: from his use of the scent of bacon in Our Town to his simple but devastating direction of The Band's Visit, for which he won a Tony Award, this is a production that is sure to be high comedy but also adventurous, singular, and highly intelligent.
What to watch for
- Stories about immigration are nothing new to the American stage, but ones specifically about Armenians are less common, making this a show a rare treat.
- Talene Monahon was featured in the New York Times 2023 list of "Rising Theater Stars."
- Monahon's other recent works include Jane Anger and The Good John Proctor.
- David Cromer has received a Tony Award, a Drama Desk, three Obies and three Lortels, and in 2010 he was named a MacArthur Foundation fellow.
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