PRISM: A Festival of New Queer Musicals

The Brick presents PRISM: A Festival of New Queer Musicals by The Makers’ Ensemble playing September 8-13, 2026 at The Brick Theater running time 90 minutes tickets $25-50 PRISM: A Festival of New Queer Musicals Produced by The Makers’ Ensemble in partnership with The Brick Theater & Brooklyn Art Haus Find them @themakersensemble THE LAUGH OF THE MEDUSA By Thani Brant Directed by Megumi Nakamura Music Directed by Déa Thatcher One night in two timelines millennia apart, a young writer and the mythical gorgon Medusa pray for a new world where they can live authentically in freedom and safety. Their twin prayers thin the veil that separates space and time, pulling them together on a years-long journey to help each other break free of ancient cycles of violence. THE LAUGH OF THE MEDUSA is a trans coming-of-age musical with a folk-rock score that speaks urgently to the power of artists to forge the path to a better world. THE RUMSPRINGA PROJECT Conceived & Directed by Machel Ross Music & Lyrics by Nina Ross and Ellen Winter Book by Bubba Weiler A music-theatre kaleidoscope of queer coming-of-age stories in America inspired by the Amish tradition, “Rumspringa”. Known colloquially as ‘jumping the fence’, it is not only a threshold, but also exists as the liminal passage between worlds.