SECOND STAGE THEATER PRESENTS

MEET THE CARTOZIANS

 

By Talene Monahon​

Directed by David Cromer

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Previews Begin        October 29, 2025 

Opening on              November 18, 2025 

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Off-Broadway on The Irene Diamond Stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center (480 West 42nd Street) 

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Part riveting historical drama, part scorching satire, Talene Monahon’s MEET THE CARTOZIANS pulls back the curtain on a startling chapter of American history you may never have heard.  

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This bold, witty new play follows two sets of Armenian Americans: one man fighting for legal recognition in the 1920s, while a century later, his descendant fights for followers and a competent glam team. A wildly imaginative and deeply compelling story of culture and heritage, MEET THE CARTOZIANS asks who gets to belong—and at what cost?