Thursday Jan 22, 2026 - Sunday Jan 25, 2026
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
POWERHOUSE Arena
28 Adams Street (Corner of Adams & Water Street across from the Archway)
Brooklyn , NY
11201
About the Play.
Edward is a new play, written and performed by Ed Schmidt.
Edward O’Connell died 12 years ago, at the age of 73. He left behind a box
containing 27 objects. Each object tells a story. Audience members choose the
order in which the stories are told, and, each night, Edward’s life is reconstructed
anew.
Performances
Edward will be performed at bookstores in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens,
from January 22 to March 1. The schedule is at edschmidttheater.com/tickets.
Edward arrives in New York after 16 sold-out performances at private homes in
Los Angeles. Before its LA engagement, Edward played 40 sold-out shows in
apartments and galleries across New York City.
Doors open at 6:30PM. Performances begin at 7:00PM.
Tickets
Tickets are $40 and can be purchased at edschmidttheater.com/tickets
Running Time
95 minutes, no intermission.
About the Playwright
ED SCHMIDT is best known for three solo shows he wrote and performed for
small audiences in non-traditional spaces: The Last Supper, in his kitchen and
dining room; My Last Play, in his book-lined living room; and Our Last Game, in a
locker room. Those plays received glowing reviews in many publications,
including the New York Times, New Yorker, New York Magazine, Time Out New
York, Village Voice, New York Post, Christian Science Monitor, Newsweek, and
the Newark Star-Ledger. His more traditional play, Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting, has
been produced at many theaters, including Lookingglass Theater Company, Old
Globe, Pasadena Playhouse, and the George Street Playhouse.