by Sims and Scully
Before the House Closed, Joey Sims and Connor Scully snuck into the theater. Now, the pair will discuss two shows they both saw. House Closed: Theater We Saw w. Sims and Scully is focused on off and off-Broadway work that, in some cases, might already be gone. The show might be closed, but it’s not forgotten—Joey and Connor are gonna talk about it. Poster: Casey Roonan
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July 7, 2026
<p>Sims and Scully are joined by Billy McEntee—theater editor of the Brooklyn Rail, theater writer, and theater maker—for two summer plays.</p><p>First up: Camping by Victoria Lynne Barclay, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt for Colt Coeur at HERE Arts Center. Alice Kremelberg and Colby Minifie play Brit and Ari, two friends who keep returning to the same tent over twenty-five years. The trio talks Colby Minifie's run of intense performances, Adrienne Campbell-Holt staging a play in twelve square feet, the choice not to break the set open for a final gesture, and the flooded-tent stage direction that didn't make it into production.</p><p>Then: The Family Dog by Bailey Williams, directed by Tara Ahmadinejad, the closer of Clubbed Thumb's Summerworks 2026 at The Wild Project. Bruce McKenzie narrates as Johnny, the ailing family dog at the center of a holiday homecoming. Discussed: McKenzie's remarkably specific animal work, Jennifer Van Dyck's Catholic-guilt-drenched mother, and the family's slow-motion collapse one sibling at a time.</p>
June 24, 2026
<p>Scully and Sims are joined by playwright Jacob Robinson as New York tips fully into summer—Knicks fever during the Finals and Sting (plus Shaggy) rewriting The Last Ship over at the Met. Then it's out to the Williamsburg waterfront for Sugar Sugar!, Theresa Buchheister and Alessandra Gómez's free outdoor series at Domino Park, where a double bill of <strong>DeliaDelia</strong> and <strong>Pussypaws Puppetry</strong> somehow won over a crowd of unsuspecting families, teenagers, and passersby. The three dig into what clown can pull off in a wide-open public space, the radical joy of disabled artists putting sexuality front and center, and why it all kept conjuring Mister Rogers. </p><p>Finally, up to Ars Nova for And Then The Rodeo Burned Down, three-time Edinburgh Fringe First winners Xhloe and Natasha's Ars Nova debut—a meta clown-western about ambition, shifting goalposts, and the cost of making art.</p><p>Connor's currently producing Big Feelings by Ryan Drake, starring Julia Greer—tickets on sale now at bigfeelingstheplay.com</p><p><br></p><p>TIMESTAMPS: </p><p>10:24 - DeliaDelia</p><p>23:31 - Pussypaws Puppetry</p><p>34:20 - Xhloe and Natasha </p>
June 9, 2026
<p>Sims and Scully are joined by playwright Erin Proctor to dig into two new plays about girlhood, growing up, and the fathers who don't quite know how to talk about it.</p><p><br></p><p>First up: Dad Don't Read This by Eliya Smith, directed by Chloe Claudel, and presented by Goat Exchange at St. Luke's Theatre. The show follows Mal and her friend group as they navigate adolescence, anxiety, and a whole lot of Sims.</p><p><br></p><p>Then: Indian Princesses at the Atlantic Theatre Company (co-produced with Rattlestick), written by Eliana Theologides Rodriguez and directed by Miranda Cornell in her Off-Broadway debut. Four white dads, five daughters of various racial backgrounds, and one deeply problematic YMCA summer camp—the trio find a lot to love and a few things to wrestle with.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus: thoughts on the new immersive David Bowie musical at the A.R.T., Sleep No More war stories (including celebrity sightings and some ill-advised audience behavior), and a trend worth naming—is this the golden age of the girlhood play?</p><p><br></p><p>Since recording: Dad Don't Read This has announced a transfer to Greenwich House Theater for a limited run, June 17–July 11. Tickets at daddontreadthis.com.</p><p><br></p>
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Before the House Closed, Joey Sims and Connor Scully snuck into the theater. Now, the pair will discuss two shows they both saw. House Closed: Theater We Saw w. Sims and Scully is focused on off and off-Broadway work that, in some cases, might already be gone. The show might be closed, but it’s not forgotten—Joey and Connor are gonna talk about it.
Poster: Casey Roonan
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