📣 Become part of Whitman in Love by recording yourself reading a short selection from Calamus and submitting it for inclusion in the performance. 🎤 Visit our website for details: qrco.de/bgppUx *Thanks for the shout out @broadwayworld.com ! #Whitman #NYC #theatre #theater #poetry #LGBTQ #Pride

Experience the "intimate" secrets of a #queer icon this #Pride Week. Set in the Merchant’s House garden, John Kevin Jones brings Walt Whitman’s private love letters & poetry to life in a 70-minute solo show, June 24–28, 2026. Tickets at the link in our bio! #Whitman #NYC #theatre #LGBTQ #poetry

Cleaning up my computer desktop (it’s a mess) and found this photo. A letter of encouragement from the fabulous Tina Howe (1937-2023) sent in my third month as editor of The Dramatist. Loved her custom envelopes. YEILD TO WHIM! ❤️

Step into the Merchant’s House garden for Whitman in Love, a 70-minute solo show unearthing the private love letters & "dangerous" poems Walt #Whitman once hid from the world. This performance celebrates Whitman’s place in queer history. June 24–28, 2026. Tickets: Link in bio. #theatre #theater

In an era before modern terminology existed, #WaltWhitman & Peter Doyle, fell in love. When they sat for this 1854 photo, their locked gazes quietly tested the boundaries of bohemian liberty. Celebrate #PrideNYC with Whitman in Love June 24–28, 2026. Tickets: link in bio. #theatre #theater #poetry

John Kevin Jones uncovers the intimate & dangerous secrets of a queer icon in Whitman in Love. Set in the Merchant’s House Museum garden, this 70-min show celebrates Whitman’s history by unearthing the raw, private poems he once hid from the world. June 24-28, 2026. Link in bio. #theatre #theater

"I wondered how it could utter joyous leaves, standing alone there, without its friend, its lover near— for I knew I could not." - Live Oak, with Moss (Poem II) Get tickets today for #Whitman in Love in the Merchant’s House garden. Link in bio. #NYC #theatre #theater #poetry #LGBTQ #Pride

Thanks to Maya at Unique Visuals NY for helping us print the #Whitman in Love posters at the Merchant’s House Museum. Get your tickets now. Link in bio. #theatre #theater #NYC #LGBTQ #Pride

Get tickets now to see John Kevin Jones in Whitman in Love, #Pride week: June 24-28, 2026 in the Merchant's House Museum garden. #Whitman #WhitmanInLove #theatre #theater #NYC #LGBTQ

This remarkable 1865 photograph captures the profound, lifelong bond between Walt #Whitman & Peter Doyle, a young streetcar conductor. In a world lacking the modern vocabulary to define them, their locked gazes & resting hands spoke entirely for themselves. #WhitmanInLove #LGBTQ #Pride

Witness the secrets of a queer icon in our evocative 70-minute solo show performed in the Merchant's House garden. We celebrate Walt #Whitman’s place in #NYC history by unearthing the private poems & letters he hid from the world. #Pride week: June 24-28, 2026. Reservations encouraged. Link in bio.

My conversation with Marlon James, Lisa Kron, and @lynnbrooklyn.bsky.social from last summer’s Deep Water Literary Fest is in the Spring edition of The Dramatist! Thanks to Aaron Hicklin and editor Amelia French for the opportunity. Get your copy now at The Drama Book Shop.

Thanks to Robert Bannon for the great conversation with Kevin Jones. We’re sold out this weekend, but there are still some tickets available next week. Get yours now for Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe: Seance at the Merchant's House. Link in bio. youtu.be/4Ueellr4K-Y?...

A full house celebrating #Poe and #WorldTheatreDay watching John Kevin Jones in Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe: Seance at the Merchant’s House. Tickets still available next week. Come see us before we close April 5! #NYC

It’s opening night! We still have some tickets available, so come see us: www.summonersensemble.org/killing-an-e... Thanks to Mark Rifkin of This Week in NY for his nice review. #theatre #theater #Poe #EdgarAllanPoe #NYC

Thanks for the shout out for our production of Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe @airmail.news! #NYC #theater #theatre

Get tickets to Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe: Seance at the Merchant’s House before they’re gone! qrco.de/bgV2k3 This year, we’re joined by @sawlady.bsky.social Natalia Paruz playing the musical saw at every performance. [📸 of Natalia Paruz by Ignacio Guevara] #NYC #theater #theatre #music

We gratefully acknowledge support from our #NoHo neighbors Bleecker Street Bar & Swift Hibernian Lounge. Support those who support the arts! Also, get your tickets now for Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe: Seance at the Merchant's House. qrco.de/bga8Gu #NYC #theater #theatre

Join us for a bone-chilling evening of irrational revenge, obsession, premeditated murder, dismemberment, & the very, very dark. Tickets for Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe: Seance at the Merchant’s House are going quickly! See it March 25–April 5, 2026. Get tickets now: qrco.de/bgXpLJ #NYC

Get tickets now for Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe: Seance at the Merchant’s House. On March 29 & April 5, psychic medium Heather Carlucci will do group readings in the parlor following the performance. qrco.de/bgXpLJ #NYC #theater #theatre #psychic #Poe

I just wrote a @theactionnetwork.bsky.social letter: Save the Merchant's House Museum!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/save...

Support those who support the arts: Book Club Bar, Westsider Books, Enchantments, Left Bank Books, Bibliotheque, Sweet Pickle Books, @housingworksnyc.bsky.social, @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social, The Hound Books, & One Grand Books. Get your tickets now! qrco.de/bgXpLJ #NYC #theater #theatre

For pre and/or post-show eats & drinks, actor John Kevin Jones recommends Swift Hibernan Lounge & Misirizzi both in #NoHo near Merchant's House Museum. Read the full article on Stagebuddy stagebuddy.com/theater/thea... & get tickets to Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe! #NYC #theater #theatre

We gratefully acknowledge support from The Hound Books, One Grand Books, Drama Book Shop, Fountain Books, @twistedspinebooks.bsky.social, Mercer Street Books, & @strandbooks.com. Support those who support the arts & get tickets for Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe! qrco.de/bgXpLJ

Come Poe one out for Edgar before the show in the Merchant’s House Museum's 19th-century kitchen. Enjoy nibbles, drinks, plus performances from @sawlady.bsky.social & actor John Kevin Jones. 6pm March 27, 8:30pm March 28, 6pm April 3, and 8:30pm April 4 only! $30. Reservations required. Link in bio.

We gratefully acknowledge the support from these #NYC businesses: Sweet Pickle Books, Left Bank Books, @mysteriousbookshop.com, Bibliothèque, Enchantments, and @nysoclib.bsky.social. Support those who support the arts!

We gratefully acknowledge support from these #NYC bookstores: The Drama Book Shop, Fountain Bookshop, McNally Jackson Books, @housingworksnyc.bsky.social, The Twisted Spine, Mercer Street Books, and Three Lives & Co. Support those who support the arts!

In the East Village, Hiding in Plain Sight: A Secret Passage to the Underground Railroad www.nytimes.com/2026/02/15/n...

"It’s a groundbreaking discovery — a testament to the courage of the abolitionist movement in New York City.” The Merchant’s House Museum reveals its link to the #UndergroundRailroad. #NYC #BlackHistoryMonth

Poe's "The Raven" turns 181 years old today! First published in the New York Evening Mirror on this day in 1845, it made Poe an overnight celebrity. Get tickets today to see Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe: Seance at the Merchant's House. www.summonersensemble.org #theatre #theater #NYC

Natalia @sawlady.bsky.social Paruz will be joining us for Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe March 25 - April 5, 2026. Psychic medium Heather Carlucci joins us on March 29 & April 5 for a group readings following the performance. Get tickets @ link in bio. Thanks to @playbill.com! #theatre #NYC

Happy birthday, Edgar Allan Poe! Born January 19, 1809 in #Boston, MA, #Poe is considered a pioneer of detective fiction and master of macabre literature. Join us March 25 - April 5, 2026 for the return of Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe! Link in bio. #theater #theatre #NYC

Happy birthday, Edgar Allan Poe! Born January 19, 1809 in #Boston, MA, #Poe is considered a pioneer of detective fiction and master of macabre literature. Join us March 25 - April 5, 2026 for the return of Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe! Link in bio. #theater #theatre #NYC

Don't miss our Contract Bootcamp this Thursday! DG Director of Business Affairs, Jessica Lit Esq., will be breaking down the newly revised Model Licensing Agreement and providing tips for negotiating with theatres and producers. Link in bio to register!

It's a wrap on A #Christmas Carol! Congrats to actors @vincegatton.bsky.social, John Kevin Jones, & our intrepid crew: Dan Renkin, @joeystocks.bsky.social, & Neil Polich. Thanks to our audiences + the staff & volunteers at the Merchant's House. Next up: Killing an Evening with Edgar Allan Poe.

As we wind down our 13th season of sold out performances at the Merchant's House Museum, we're also nearly sold out of our unique #Christmas Carol merch: bottled wassail, magnets, and illustrated notecards. Only available on site while supplies last. #theatre #theater #NYC

Our programs for A #Christmas Carol at the Merchant's House are full of information AND also a coupon for two for one admission to tour the #museum! Your attendance helps support both the Merchant's House and @summonersensemble.bsky.social. #NYC #theater #theatre

Thanks to Rachel Sherman at @nytimes.com for highlighting our #holiday home streaming rental of A #Christmas Carol at the Merchant's House. Only $25 gets you unlimited views through January 1, 2026. www.summonersensemble.org/a-christmas-... #theatre #theater

SUPPORT THOSE WHO SUPPORT THE #ARTS! We gratefully acknowledge the support of the following independent bookstores: Then Drama Book Shop, Fountain Book Shop, @mcnallyjackson.bsky.social, @housingworksnyc.bsky.social, and @strandbooks.com THANK YOU.

A #Christmas Carol at the Merchant's House is SOLD OUT for 2025! Before you say "Bah, humbug" you can join our waiting list or stream our #holiday home rental. $25 gets you unlimited streams until January 1, 2026. www.summonersensemble.org

We’re in print! Thanks again @nytimes.com for listing us among the “11 Shows That Are Certain to Spice Up Your #Holidays.” Get tickets today! Link in bio. #theatre #theater #NYC

"For purists...this production of A #Christmas Carol feels like a time-transporting journey back to what the #holiday is supposed to be all about." Thanks to John Soltes of Hollywood Soapbox for the kind words. Get tickets today: www.summonersensemble.org #theater #theatre #nyc

Thanks to Deb Miller at DC Theater Arts for highlighting our production! Get your tickets today. www.summonersensemble.org #theater #theatre #Christmas

Can’t attend our performances in person this year? Looking for a unique holiday gift? For only $25, A #Christmas Carol at the Merchant's House #Holiday Home Rental allows you unlimited views between now and January 1, 2026. www.summonersensemble.org/a-christmas-...

Thanks to Laura Collins-Hughes of @nytimes.com for listing us in the 15 Shows to Spice Up Your Festive Season. Tickets are nearly sold out. Get your tickets today: www.summonersensemble.org/a-christmas-...

Thanks to Rossilynne Skena Culgan for putting us on TimeOutNY's best things to do in #NYC this #holiday season. Get tickets today! Link in bio. #theatre #theater #Dickens #Christmas www.timeout.com/newyork/thin...

After so many conversations this season about how writers get paid (or not), in the last episode of season six of TALKBACK, Christine talks to the Guild’s Executive Director of Business Affairs, Ralph Sevush, to clarify the questions that have come up and give us his expert perspective.

“Vince Gatton is a formidable performer. His powerful acting and excellent voice work made for a compelling hour of theater.” Thanks to Andrew Poretz of Theater Pizzazz for the lovely review. Get tickets today. Link in bio. theaterpizzazz.com/charles-dick...

“…a pure delight from beginning to end.” thefrontrowcenter.com/2025/11/a-ch... Thanks to David Walters of Front Row Center for the glowing five-star review of A #Christmas Carol at the Merchant's House Museum. Get tickets today: www.summonersensemble.org