The Wooster Group has revealed the two productions that will be presented in its upcoming season at The Performing Garage Off-Broadway. 

The season will kick off with Symphony of Rats, a reimagining of Richard Foreman's play of the same name. Directed by Elizabeth LeCompte and Kate Valk, the work follows a U.S. president who undergoes a series of strange, phantasmagorical encounters. Performances will run January 7-25, 2025.

Symphony of Rats was originally staged at The Performing Garage in 1988, with Foreman directing. The Wooster Group has reimagined the piece by transposing Foreman’s text into verse and setting it to a new, multi-layered sound and video score.

The cast will include Niall Cunningham, Jim Fletcher, Ari Fliakos, Andrew Maillet, Michaela Murphy, and Guillermo Resto.

The production will feature sound design and original music by Eric Sluyter, with songs featuring music by Suzzy Roche. Video design will be by Yudam Hyung Seok Jeon with Maillet, lighting design is by Jennifer Tipton and Evan Anderson, and costumes are by Antonia Belt. The creative team will also include dramaturg Matthew Dipple, technical director Tavish Miller, production manager Aaron Amodt, archivist Clay Hapaz, and general manager Monika Wunderer. Cynthia Hedstrom serves as producer. 

From March 8-29, original Wooster Group piece Nayatt School will be revitalized with Nayatt School Redux. Penned by Elizabeth LeCompte and Spalding Gray, Nayatt School was originally presented in 1978. LeCompote will direct the new production. 

Nayatt School Redux will feature a monologue from Wooster Group member Kate Valk, followed by restored archival video recordings of Gray in the original production. Additional casting will be announced at a later date. The work is presented with permission from the T.S. Eliot Estate. 

Tickets will be available at TheWoosterGroup.org in early 2025.