a new play by é boylan
directed by Dante Green
JANUARY 17—19, 2026
Light + House: A Play in Three Channels is a love story about love stories, exploring what happens when our dreams express dreams of their own.
featuring é boylan, Kimi Handa Brown, Simón Gómez Villegas, and Will M. Watt
sound design by Will M. Watt
stage management by Grace Zofia Alberti
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é boylan (they/them) (Playwright) is a New York City based director, creator, and composer developing new work towards trans liberation.Selected honors include: New Writer in Residence at Lincoln Center Theater, Musical Theatre Factory Makers Cohort II, 2025-27 Venturous Play List, 2024 MacDowell Fellow, 2022 Jonathan Larson Grant (Finalist), 2022 Relentless Award (Honorable mention), 2023 June Bingham New Playwright Commission (Finalist), 2023/24 NAMT Fall Conferences (Finalist), 2024 Polyphone Artist, 2023 SPACE on Ryder Farm Creative Resident, 2018 & 2021 O’Neill Resident Artist, 2019 Trans Lab Fellow, 2019-20 Manhattan Theatre Club Directing Fellow, 2021 Johnny Mercer Foundation Songwriter, 2021 Prospect Theater Co. MT Lab, 2022 MTFxR Garage Artist, and 2020-22 Roundabout Theatre Co. Directors Group. Graduate of The University of Chicago and National Theater Institute. www.eboylan.com
Dante Green (they/she/he) (Director) is a Black, Queer, multi-hyphenate born and raised in rural Pennsylvania, based in Brooklyn. Dante is the Founding Artistic Director of the evolving company, The Makers' Ensemble, which recently acquired a new performance venue in Williamsburg. Dante is a Roundabout Director's Group Cohort 7 Member, a Network of Ensemble Theatres member, a former Wesleyan Breaking New Ground Residency Fellow, a Mercury Store Project Lab Director, and the former Emerging Artist Initiative Fellow at Bloomsburg Theatre Ensemble. Dante has been collaborating as the Associate Director to former Soho Rep Director Sarah Benson for going on four years now. Together, they have collaborated on TEETH (Playwrights Horizons, New World Stages) and The Welkin (Atlantic Theater Company), both of which garnered Sarah an Obie Award for Theatre Excellence. Dante's work has been seen at Ars Nova, Pig Iron Theater Company, FringeArts, Judson Arts, and other places. Dante has worked internationally with companies such as Internationaal Theatre Amsterdam, Virgin Voyages, Rock Bottom Movement, and others. When Dante isn't working professionally, they are an Instructor of Theater at Montclair State University, New York University, and Sheridan College in Toronto, Canada. Website: www.dantegreen.com Instagram: @dantemgreen
the cell’s Artist in Residence Program is a selective program that develops new works by artists from across all disciplines throughout an annual cycle. Chosen applicants receive space, funding, guidance, and other developmental resources. The length of the residency may be anywhere from 1-5 weeks and the residency stipend ranges from $1000 - $5000 depending on project requirements.