World Premiere
October 23, 2025 - November 30, 2025
Venue Newman Theater
Adaptation, Music, and Lyrics by Ethan Lipton
Based Upon the Play The Skin of Our Teeth by Thornton Wilder
Choreography by Sunny Min-Sook Hitt
Directed by Leigh Silverman
Obie Award-winning playwright and songwriter Ethan Lipton brings his irreverently funny new musical THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS to the Public this fall. A rollicking adaptation of Thorton Wilder’s The Skin of Our Teeth, this new musical about age-old problems tells the twisting, often absurd story of the Antrobus family, who have been alive for 5,000 years but live in the same existential dread as the rest of us. Mired in the hot mess of their everyday worries, the Antrobuses survive all manner of catastrophes in an endless quest to begin again, and again, and again. Choreographed by Sunny Min-Sook Hitt and directed by two-time Tony nominee Leigh Silverman, this bracingly original spectacle is a musical reminder that surviving is what we do best.
THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS will feature Ally Bonino (Fortune Teller), Bill Buell (Turkey/Ensemble), Damon Daunno (Henry Antrobus), Andy Grotelueschen (Announcer/Ensemble), Amina Faye (Glady Antrobus), Allison Ann Kelly (Ensemble/Musician), Nat Lopez (Ensemble), Ruthie Ann Miles (Mrs. Antrobus), Geena Quintos (Mammoth/Ensemble), and David Ryan Smith (Ensemble). Additional casting will be announced at a later date.
Tickets are $XX*
Public Supporter and Partner tickets are $XX
*The listed ticket price includes a $10 per ticket service fee. When purchasing at the Taub Box Office, the service fee is waived. Fee is waived for Public Theater Supporters & Partners tickets.
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Thursday Oct 23 | 7:00 PM
Saturday Oct 25 | 7:00 PM
Sunday Oct 26 | 7:00 PM
Tuesday Oct 28 | 7:00 PM
Wednesday Oct 29 | 7:00 PM
Thursday Oct 30 | 7:00 PM
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Saturday Nov 1 | 1:00 PM
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Saturday Nov 8 | 1:00 PM
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Saturday Nov 15 | 1:00 PM
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Tuesday Nov 18 | 7:00 PM
Wednesday Nov 19 | 7:00 PM
Thursday Nov 20 | 7:00 PM
Friday Nov 21 | 7:00 PM
Saturday Nov 22 | 1:00 PM
Saturday Nov 22 | 7:00 PM
Sunday Nov 23 | 1:00 PM
Sunday Nov 23 | 7:00 PM
Tuesday Nov 25 | 1:00 PM
Tuesday Nov 25 | 7:00 PM
Wednesday Nov 26 | 1:00 PM
Friday Nov 28 | 7:00 PM
Saturday Nov 29 | 1:00 PM
Saturday Nov 29 | 7:00 PM
Sunday Nov 30 | 1:00 PM
Sunday Nov 30 | 7:00 PM
Principal production support for THE SEAT OF OUR PANTS at The Public provided by Teresa Tsai Productions. Generous support is provided by Alexandra Shiva & Jonathan Marc Sherman and Steven & Benay Taub. Special thanks to the Laurents / Hatcher Foundation.