Paul bargetto
& Michael rubenfeld

If i had a gun, i’d take them all down

june 16th 2026

Ukrainian playwright and activist Piotr Armianovski grapples with a century of resistance in this powerful multidisciplinary monodrama, performed by Michael Rubenfeld. Weaving personal testimony with the story of the anarchist who assassinated a Russian prime minister in Kyiv in 1911, If I Had a Gun, I'd Take Them All Down retraces a walk through Kyiv, moving fluidly between historical reenactment and the lived reality of modern Ukraine. Through a fusion of live performance and documentary video, the stage becomes a meeting point between two places and two realities: the safety of the theatre and a city living under the shadow of war. 

STEW

A Spoonful of Booker Helps the Fascism Go Down

june 27th 2026

Tony Award–winning artist Stew is back with the fourth installment of his residency, STEWDIO ZERO, with a new full-length performance.

A night of music and performance that is urgent, electric, and fully alive.

we cannot sing
the evil away
so we’ll sing
because we should

we cannot sing
the evil away
but we'll sing
as if we could

ANDREW WATKINS

MOMENTS AFTER AIAS

JULY 17th-26th 2026

A decade of war is coming to a close. A soldier is dead. Devastated by the loss of his closest friend and betrayed by his commanding officers, he also committed an act of unspeakable violence. Now those left behind face a series of collective questions: What was his life worth? What do they owe him? Where does responsibility lie?

moments after Aias is a free adaptation of Sophocles that combines classical and contemporary found-voices. It asks how a community remembers tragedy. And why it is easier to mourn someone than it is to help them.

JACK's programming is made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with Mayor Eric Adams, Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council, NYC Department of Youth and Community Development with the support of City Council Member Crystal Hudson, the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, Assembly Member Phara Souffrant Forrest, Howard Gilman Foundation, Mertz Gilmore Foundation, The Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation, The Jerome Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, Emma A. Sheafer Charitable Trust, The Hyde & Watson Foundation, Harkness Foundation for Dance, The Bains Family Foundation, The John Golden Foundation, Ridgewood Savings Bank, Jody Falco & Jeffrey Steinman in addition to many generous individuals.