by Leegrid Stevens
directed by Eric Paul Vitale
“All I wanted was to play in the world’s greatest band
And see every beautiful thing that one can
And live the greatest life ever lived, yes and…
But I think I’m just stupid.”
LOADING DOCK THEATRE @ the cell
March 19th – April 26th 2025
THE TROJANS is synthwave musical in which warehouse workers re-enact the legendary tales of their home town’s high school glory days, loosely following the mythic heros and demi-gods of The Iliad. THE TROJANS uses cassette tape loops and vintage analog synths to create a weathered, soundtrack neon-drenched nostalgia.
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Praise for Loading Dock Theatre
Read our profile in the New Yorker Magazine and The Gothamist.
“The Trojans,” written and composed by the hugely gifted Leegrid Stevens and directed by Eric Paul Vitale, is that rara avis: a gorgeously produced downtown epic.. rich in the way that theatre is meant to be rich—with imagination, intelligence, and potential.”
Helen Shaw, The New Yorker on THE TROJANS
“by triple-threat Leegrid Stevens…guarantees a number of moments of immersive joy.”
Off-Off Online on THE TROJANS
“It’s a show that combines heart and a sense of mythic weight making for an unforgettable theatrical experience”
TheatreScene.net on THE TROJANS
“The Trojans certainly triumphs.”
Thinking Theatre NYC on THE TROJANS
“Ingenious and punishing…a magnificent example of what Off Off Broadway can do.“
The NY Times on SPACEMAN
“Intense and finally frightening play by Leegrid Stevens, directed by Jacob Titus.”
The New Yorker on SPACEMAN
“You gotta see Erin Treadway. As an Iraq War vet, mother and wife with PTSD (or nanobots?) she rips her hammering heart out and leaps on it like an IED.”
David Cote on WAR DREAMER
“I would heartily recommend War Dreamer at the Wild Project…It sneaks up on you. It grinds slowly, but those scenes after intermission FLATTENED me.”
Helen Shaw on WAR DREAMER
“[Act II] is when Stevens’ script starts blazing….the impressive electronic score (also by Stevens) pulses with anxiety and danger…in the central performance Treadway is omnipotent.”
Broadway Blog
“If there is a silver lining to real-world tragedy, it is that the memory of it might one day serve as grist for art. In writing this richly dark and rending drama, Leegrid Stevens drew on a painful chapter of his own family story weight.”
The New Yorker on A PEREGRINE FALLS
“Heartbreaking…nothing short of spectacular…The ingenuity of playwright Leegrid Stevens cannot be emphasized enough.”
Stage Buddy on THE TWELFTH LABOR
“something truly innovative … with stunning visual effects.”
Medium on THE DUDLEYS!
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Awards:
- Two Drama Desk Nominations
- Four Innovative Theatre Awards
- Nine Innovative Theatre Award Nominations