Public Charge (2026)

A world-premiere political drama directed by Doug Hughes. Set across decades of personal and political transformation, Public Charge follows Julissa, who immigrates from the Dominican Republic to the United States at age seven. After rising from a Wall Street law practice to serve as a senior official in the U.S. Department of State under Secretary Hillary Clinton, she confronts the human and moral complexities of public service—deploying aid to earthquake-stricken Haiti, navigating immigration politics, and negotiating the release of a wrongfully imprisoned American in Cuba. The play is co-written by former U.S. Ambassador Julissa Reynoso and award-winning playwright Michael J. Chepiga (The Rape of the Sabine Women, by Grace B. Matthias). Drawing from Reynoso’s firsthand experience in ...

Theater

The Public Theater · Off-Broadway

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April 12, 2026