Sartre and Simone

Directed by William Cane
January 29 – February 8
JAN 29 - FEB 8; THU, FRI, SAT at 8 PM, SUN at 3 PM

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
Executive Director, Crystal Field

Presents

The New Lux Theater’s Production of

Sartre and Simone

January 29 – February 8, 2026
Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 8:00 PM, Sunday at 3:00 PM

Tickets $20, Students & Seniors $15
Run Time: 1 hour 45 minutes, no intermission
CINO THEATER

THEATER FOR THE NEW CITY
155 First Avenue (between 9th and 10th Street)
New York, NY 10003
Directions

What happens when radical ideas about freedom and responsibility collide with the messy, contradictory realities of human desire?

Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir built a philosophy that electrified a generation. But their own lives were complicated by a web of intellectual and romantic entanglements that often stood in stark contrast to their public principles. This comedy is based on the true story of the most challenging of those relationships: their involvement with two brilliant and vulnerable young students, the sisters Olga and Wanda Kosakiewicz.

Back by popular demand! After playing to packed houses for three weeks in 2025, Sartre and Simone returns for an encore run, opening January 29, 2026, at the legendary East Village venue Theater for the New City. This will be a strictly limited engagement of eight performances before the production moves to Paris. Don’t miss your chance to see the famous French existentialists brought to life at New York City’s premier Off-Off-Broadway theater.
https://newluxtheater.com/sartre.html

CAST
Jean-Paul Sartre – Michael Shapiro
Simone de Beauvoir – Sophia Raine
Albert Camus – Massil Adnani
Wanda Kosakiewicz – Delilah Draper
Olga Kosakiewicz – Cam Reid
Martha Kosakiewicz – Robin Brenner
Dr. Daniel Kosakiewicz – Josh Shellman
Jack Bost – Jack Press
Maria Casares – Clayre Attisani
Hemingway – Josh Shellman
School Inspector – Josh Shellman

Production Crew:
Leadership:
Director: William Cane
Executive Producer: James Bastone
Assistant Director: Sherri Qmusic
Production Associate: Gabe Snyder
Creative Associate: Matt Gaetano
Stage Manager: t/b/a

Design Team:
Wardrobe Designer: Tingyu Hu
Lighting and Sound Designer: Jim DeLois
Carpenter: Sam Keran

Consultants and Specialists:
French Culture Consultant: Nicki Cochrane
Existentialism Consultant: Charles Martin