SPECIMEN

Specimen unfolds aboard the Nomad, a failing corporate research vessel drifting near Earth after a disastrous mission. The remaining crew—overworked, underqualified, and emotionally threadbare—have lost every valuable specimen they were contracted to deliver. What remains is bureaucracy, denial, and a desperate hunger for redemption, money, and meaning.

An unexplained internal explosion has left portions of the ship unstable. Communication systems fail intermittently. Recorded material surfaces without request. Signals overlap. The vessel moves through a tactile, industrial interior where nothing is seamless and very little is silent.

When a mysterious pod docks without warning, the crew discovers what they believe to be a miraculous last-minute salvation: a living Andro-Primatus, a rare and immensely valuable being that could secure their careers and erase their failures.

Or is it just a man?
On the Nomad, a designation can determine everything.

Specimen draws from the tradition of downtown experimental and absurdist theatre, blending visual storytelling, heightened performance, dark humor, and immersive design to create a theatrical experience that is intentionally strange, imaginative, and emotionally immediate.

Seating is General Admission and the Running Time is approximately 75 minutes with no intermission.

PLEASE NOTE: Strobe lighting and loud noises used in this production.

Recommended for ages 13 and older.

Due to the configuration of the theatre late seating and re-entry into the theatre cannot be permitted.

For information about tickets for Veterans & Active U.S. Service Members and Their Families please email us at info@axiscompany.org

Playwrights Welcome is a new program developed for Dramatists Guild of America Members by Samuel French along with Dramatists Play Service, Dramatic Publishing, Music Theatre International, Playscripts and Rodgers and Hammerstein. The goal is simple: to provide free access to theatre for playwrights, composers and lyricists. We are invested in the success and artistic health of our industry's writers, and by extension the vibrancy of the American theatre. We're also aware that attending theatre is an integral part to how writers learn their craft and grow as artists.

Axis Company is proud to take part in Playwrights Welcome, which offers available tickets to professional playwrights on the day of a performance, free of charge. To receive a ticket through Playwrights Welcome at our theater, please contact us at info@axiscompany.org or by calling (212) 807-9300 (leaving a message in the general mailbox). Note that writers must present their Dramatists Guild membership card when requesting a ticket.

For more information on this national program, and to learn which theaters around the country are involved, please visit concordtheatricals.com/resources/playwrights-welcome.