Newly Available for Licensing – October 2026 (US)

It’s officially autumn! Fall for some new shows with these titles, newly available to license as of October from Concord Theatricals in the US.

All the World’s a Stage by Adam Gwon
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 2m)
As a gay high school math teacher in small-town Pennsylvania in 1996, Ricky Alleman knows exactly what part he needs to play. When an offbeat student enlists his help to win a statewide theatre competition, his efforts tangle with the local church – and Ricky’s carefully compartmentalized life starts to unravel. With a small cast, a four-piece orchestra and a delightful, contemporary score, this charming and disarmingly powerful new musical about making connections and being true to ourselves – even in a polarized world – is “that rare kind of show that makes us remember why we love theatre” (Metro Weekly).

Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie and Ken Ludwig – Available for professional licensing only at this time
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 5w, 6m)
In Ken Ludwig’s thrilling stage adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile that ups the ante on both the humor and cozy mystery elements, Hercule Poirot becomes entangled in a web of deceit and desire aboard a cruise ship on the Nile River. When a murder occurs among the passengers, Poirot springs into action to unmask a killer who could strike again at any moment. This proper whodunit offers the chance for great performances and stunning design to come together in a large-scale spectacle.

Darker the Night, Brighter the Stars by John Cariani
(Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / flexible casting / 4-14 roles (2-7w, 2-7m))
From the author of Almost, Maine comes another interconnected set of vignettes set in small town Maine. Near the Canadian border, the Perseid Meteor Shower has begun. Shooting stars are streaking across the vast northern night sky, and some young Northern Mainers are wishing on them and wondering about what’s to come. Hopeful, funny, sad and true, this “tender, insightful and delightful play” (Bangor Daily News) offers sharp dialogue and complex relationships in its contemplation of love, loss, making wishes and learning that there’s light even when it’s really, really dark.

Mother Russia by Lauren Yee – Available for professional licensing only at this time
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2w, 2m with actor gender flexible)
Evgeny and Dmitri are just two average guys who dream of joining the KGB, but when the fall of the Soviet Union puts hiring on hold, they find jobs surveilling a former pop star instead. As they bumble their way through the assignment, both spy work and life under capitalism prove harder than they thought. “As funny as it is smart” (The New York Times), this quirky and provocative comedy reveals what happens when old systems and strongmen fall away, and we let the free market decide – but freedom doesn’t taste as good as we thought it would.

Octet by Dave Malloy
(Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 4m)
Featuring a score for an a cappella chamber choir and an original libretto inspired by internet comment boards, scientific debates, religious texts and Sufi poetry, Octet explores addiction and nihilism within the messy context of 21st-century technology. Eight internet addicts gather in a support group in a church basement to share their stories in a series of hymns and solo confessionals where they explain their relationship to technology, each of which corresponds to one of the Major Arcana cards in a tarot deck. With moments of both rawness and levity, this musical from the author of Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 deftly discusses the many ways in which technology and phones have affected people.

Queens by Martyna Majok
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 8w)
An epic drama about hunting for the American Dream, finding family and facing the ghosts you left behind. In an illegal basement apartment in Queens, multiple generations of immigrant women fight to launch a new life. But when a young Ukrainian woman comes searching for the mother who abandoned her years ago, she forces a reckoning with the impossible choices the women made to survive.

Rope (Hatcher) by Patrick Hamilton, adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher
(Full-Length Play, Drama / 1w, 5m)
A murder has been committed, and the two killers host a dinner party in the very room where the victim’s body is hidden. Drunk on arrogance, they claim it is the “perfect murder” and believe getting caught is impossible. But tension builds as cracks begin to appear, and audiences are whisked from one moment of suspense to the next. Are the murderers’ slips unconscious or something more sinister? This thrilling show will captivate anyone who has ever been tempted to get away with something.

The Burning Cauldron of Fiery Fire by Anne Washburn
(Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 3w, 5m)
Somewhere in foggy Northern California, an intentional community tries to live off the land and keep an unsteady world at bay. But when one of their own dies unexpectedly, ideals are tested and faith in their independence is rocked. From the author of Mr. Burns, a post-electric play comes this new dark comedy that is a tender, funny, probing story about a death, a pageant, a rescue, a resurrection, pigs and the act of saying grace. The kids may not be all right.

The Imaginary Invalid (Hatcher) by Jeffrey Hatcher, adapted from the play by Molière
(Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 5m)
A comic whirlwind of pills, lovers, therapies, disguises, vaccinations, impersonations, masks, mindfulness and miracle cures. Monsieur Argan is a notorious hypochondriac whose nonexistent illnesses blind him to the con men and women (his new wife) who prey on his fears to fatten their purses. His plan: marry his daughter to a doctor so he’ll have free round-the-clock on-site healthcare for the rest of his life. Newly translated by Mirabelle Ordinaire and adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher, this is a brilliant satire of the doctors, lawyers and would-be patients who take self-care to staggering levels of pathology. 

For more new titles, read more in our Newly Available for Licensing series on Breaking Character or visit Concord Theatricals in the US.