Between Two Knees

Between Two Knees is an outrageously funny and wickedly subversive intergenerational tale of familial love, loss, and connection.

American soul singer Danielle Ponder is both empowering and a powerhouse. In 2020, NPR described her music as anthemic while compassionate; soulful, while bold and strong.

A live in-person evening full of family stories, professional anecdotes, and glimpses into their 40+ years of mostly marital bliss.

Rescued from the Liverpool docks as a child, Heathcliff is adopted by the Earnshaws and taken to live at Wuthering Heights. He finds a kindred spirit in Catherine Earnshaw and a fierce love ignites. When forced apart, a brutal chain of events is unleashed.

In partnership with the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University, McCarter invites you to Felon: An American Washi Tale. 23 years after his release from prison, MacArthur “Genius” Fellowship recipient Reginald Dwayne Betts explores the consequences of his incarceration in a compelling solo show.

A live in-person evening full of family stories, professional anecdotes, and glimpses into their 40+ years of mostly marital bliss.

Now, the Reduced Shakespeare Company tackles the subject it was born to reduce. From the high-brow to the low, The Complete History of Comedy (abridged) covers comedy through the ages, from Aristophanes and Shakespeare and Moliere (Is Moliere funny? Why not?) to Vaudeville and Charlie Chaplin to The Daily Show and Anthony Weiner.

Laugh and cry as the razor-sharp satirist and New York Times best-selling author takes us on an uproarious examination of American Politics with his newest book Profiles In Ignorance. Borowitz returns to McCarter for an evening of conversation, commentary and comedy. 

Wildlife filmmaker and conservationist Filipe DeAndrade, star of Nat Geo WILD’s Untamed, gives his unfiltered look at what it’s like to come face-to-face with wild animals, survive extreme environments, and make unexpected discoveries. 

Legendary rock climber Mark Synnott hasn’t just made the incredible first ascents of some of the world’s biggest walls—he’s explored inaccessible places in the name of science.

Between Two Knees is an outrageously funny and wickedly subversive intergenerational tale of familial love, loss, and connection.

Rescued from the Liverpool docks as a child, Heathcliff is adopted by the Earnshaws and taken to live at Wuthering Heights. He finds a kindred spirit in Catherine Earnshaw and a fierce love ignites. When forced apart, a brutal chain of events is unleashed.

Experience Workshop performances of original commissions inspired by the TONI MORRISON papers - in Partnership with Princeton University.

In a Depression-era Harlem apartment building, a close-knit group of friends has become a chosen family.Their lives are upturned when Southern newcomer arrives and falls hard for Angel, who is torn between a stable life in Manhattan and an exhilarating overseas adventure with Guy.

American soul singer Danielle Ponder is both empowering and a powerhouse. In 2020, NPR described her music as anthemic while compassionate; soulful, while bold and strong.

American violinist Randall Goosby is acclaimed for the sensitivity and intensity of his musicianship alongside his determination to make music more inclusive and accessible, as well as bringing the music of under-represented composers to light.

Ranee Ramaswamy and Aparna Ramaswamy's Fires of Varanasi: Dance of the Eternal Pilgrim evokes an elaborate ritual where time is suspended and humans merge with the divine. In this theatrical reimagining, the show expands upon the birth-death-rebirth continuum in Hindu thought to honor immigrant experiences of life and death in the diaspora.

Experience Workshop performances of original commissions inspired by the TONI MORRISON papers - in Partnership with Princeton University.

Music From The Sole is a tap dance and live music company that celebrates tap's Afro-diasporic roots, particularly its connections to Afro-Brazilian dance and music, and its lineage to forms like house dance and passinho (Brazilian funk).  

“This ensemble of dancers and musicians, like a samba bateria during Carnival, is quickly gathering fans who are attracted by its percussive call to good times."

-New Yorker

The quintessential Moth experience, a two-act show where five tellers and a notable host share true personal stories, without notes.  

Laugh and cry as the razor-sharp satirist and New York Times best-selling author takes us on an uproarious examination of American Politics with his newest book Profiles In Ignorance. Borowitz returns to McCarter for an evening of conversation, commentary and comedy.