Schechner Day—Excerpts of all Schechner Plays in One Day
Mon, Dec 14
|Martin E. Segal Theatre Center
A celebration of the life and work of Richard Schechner, one of the pivotal figures in modern theatre and performance studies with One Year Lease Theater Company.
Time & Location
Dec 14, 2026, 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Martin E. Segal Theatre Center, 365 5th Ave, New York, NY 10016
Guests
About the event
Richard Schechner Day at The Segal: 12 Hours, 12 Plays, Excerpts and Dialogues
with Richard Schechner and One Year Lease Theater Company.
Monday, Dec 14
On December 14, Richard Schechner with One Year Lease Theater Company and Yasmine “Yassi” Jahanmir (director/Artistic Director of Arêté Theatre and Co- Artistic Director of the Schechner Plays Festival (NYC) 2027) will walk us through his 12 plays, give notes and commentaries—and invite artists to join the conversation.
Schechner is one of the pivotal figures in modern theatre and performance studies. His impact is being marked by the Schechner Plays Festival, a multi-venue retrospective planned in multiple theatres in New York City for the Fall 2027 and Spring 2028. Initiated and produced by former student Yassi Jahanmir in collaboration with The Segal Theatre Center, the festival brings together productions, staged readings, panels, and workshops that showcase his own scripts and the wide network of artists he taught and collaborated with. Schechner Plays was published in the 2025 University of Chicago anthology Schechner Plays.
Founded in 2001, One Year Lease Theater Company (OYL) is a professional theater company based in New York City with a one-of-a-kind International Program. We are an artistic fulcrum around which theater, education, training, and inspiration spins.
Producer-Dramaturgs Yasmine “Yassi” Jahanmir and Jess Applebaum (Segal Theatre)