
Atmosphere during the rehearsal of Sammi Cannold, David Lindsay-Abaire, and Jeanine Tesori's new musical. Photographer: Jonathan Hickerson

Composer Jeanine Tesori, playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, and director Sammi Cannold work on a new musical. Photographer: Jonathan Hickerson

Actors read through Antoinette Nwandu and Danya Taymor's 'Tuvalu or the Saddest Song.' Photographer: Jonathan Hickerson

Director Chay Yew and actors Felix Solis, Kara Young, Neil Tyrone Pritchard, and Emma Ramos during the 'There's Always the Hudson' rehearsal. Photographer: Jonathan Hickerson

Felix Solis, Marsha Stephanie Blake, and Neil Tyrone Pritchard rehearse Paola Lazaro and Chay Yew's 'There's Always the Hudson.' Photographer: Jonathan Hickerson

Director Wissam Arbache and creative consultant Mauricio Katz work on 'One Thousand and One Nights.' Photographer: Jonathan Hickerson

Creative consultant Mauricio Katz and director Wissam Arbache work on 'One Thousand and One Nights.' Photographer: Jonathan Hickerson

Actors rehearse Omar Abi Azar's 'I Hate Theatre I Love Pornography.' Photographer: Jonathan Hickerson

Director Omar Abi Azar during the rehearsal of 'I Hate Theatre I Love Pornography.' Photographer: Jonathan Hickerson

Maya Zbib and Junaid Sarieddine during the 'I Hate Theatre I Love Pornography' rehearsal. Photographer: Jonathan Hickerson

Nozipho McLean and Jacob Daniel Smith rehearse Lisa Marie Rollins and Tearrance Arvelle Chisholm's 'Black Lady Authority.' Photographer: Jonathan Hickerson