DUMMY

A story about a story about a town.

In the prison town of Yow, three teenagers are selected to stage a pageant retelling their founding myth. Creating this play, however, quickly demands far more from each than they expected. Darkly funny, absurd, and unnerving, DUMMY examines the evil inside every artist.

A world premiere play written by WALKER CAPLAN presented by NEW RELIC THEATRE.

Runtime: 90 minutes.

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Set design by George Tsourounakis. Lighting design by Neil Qiu. Sound design by Nate Dallimore. Costume design by Lily Dozer. Stage management by Ellery Cordes. Starring. Michellle Kariuki, Jacob Dabby, Michael K. Greene, and Simon Henriques. Written by Walker Caplan, directed by Eliza K. Palter, produced by Christopher Phillips.

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ABOUT THE PLAYWRIGHT: Walker Caplan is a playwright and fiction writer whose short story “Attention” appears in the Fall 2026 issue of n+1. Caplan’s plays have been produced at CultureHub, Signature Theatre (VA), Yale University, and The Tank. Caplan is also co-editor-in-chief of Joyland, a literary magazine devoted to fiction. 

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR: Eliza Palter is a director, producer, and founding artistic director of New Relic Theatre, where she develops new work in conversation with history, outdated forms, and cultural artifacts. She has developed and directed work with the New York Society Library, LubDub Theatre Company, The Quickening Room, Theatre J, Union Hall, Švandovo Divadlo, Cherry Lane Theatre, and Franklin Performing Arts Company. She is an alum of the Directors Lab North and an Associate Member of SDC.