NewWorks Showcase 2026 –

at HERE Arts Center

A quirky queer aspiring sex therapist is on a mission to make herself squirt, but after 365 days of unsuccessful solo attempts, she forces herself to do the unthinkable…go on a first date. An exploration of consent, sensuality, and intimacy—where connection might be the key, or just another detour.
 
LEARNING HOW TO SQUIRT is directed by Raquel Almazan; and features Adriana Medina Santiago, Cameron Silliman, and Hanna Ventura.
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VIRGINIA GALILEI PROJECT 

When twelve-year-old Virginia Galilei is stripped of everything when she arrives at the convent of San Matteo: her possessions, her family, and even her name. Outside, her father Galileo Galilei’s star continues to rise while hers seems destined for extinguishment. But in her isolation, cut off from the gravitational forces of Renaissance society, her mind and imagination ignite and launch her into her own odyssey through the cosmos. This original one-act musical is purpose-built to be performed underneath a planetarium dome, featuring a virtuosic performance from a solo actress and choir. Together, they hurtle from San Matteo to the Vatican to the icy moons of Jupiter, reenvisioning space, time, religion and history as seen through the eyes of the remarkable and forgotten Virginia Galilei..

WE WON’T SLEEP

A theatrical activation using music, testimony, and community engagement to explore American democracy: past, present, and future. Born nearly a decade ago and continually evolving, the piece interrogates a nation in flux, asking whether the United States is merely in transition or undergoing a fundamental redefinition. Ultimately asking whether democracy can withstand the rise of authoritarianism.

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GEMINI BEHAVIOR 

A genre-bending one-woman theatrical experience fusing stand up comedy, astrological education, and vibrant original music. If you let the stars tell it, Gemini are quick-witted, known for asking questions and looking for answers. Enter Janelle McDermoth. A generational yapper, award-winning theater maker, and certified Gemini trying to figure out WTF is going on.