THE APIARY
Written By Kate Douglas
Directed by NVA Founder and Executive Artistic Director, Kristianne Kurner
“Critic’s Pick! Call it ‘Little Hive of Horrors’…a bright, strange and mesmerizing marvel.”
– The New York Times
“The 75-minute play is quirky and dark and will leave you feeling appreciative for life and honey.”
– New York Theatre Guide
PREVIEWS
January 23rd-30th, 2026
OPENING
Saturday, January 31st, 2026
SHOW DATES
January 23rd-February 22nd, 2026
The San Diego premiere of an enthralling and funny new work by Kate Douglas, THE APIARY is funny and thrilling story set in a synthetic honeybee laboratory twenty years in the future. THE APIARY follows four women tasked with keeping the last surviving colonies alive until a shocking discovery inside the hive turns their work, their loyalties, and their futures upside down. The New York Times named it a Critic’s Pick calling it a “bright, strange and mesmerizing marvel”.
THE APIARY is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. www.dramatists.com
Meet the Company of The Apiary
MICHELLE CARAVIA
as Gwen
ADELAIDA MARTINEZ
as Pilar
MILENA SELLERS PHILLIPS
as Zora
NIO RUSSELL
as Cece & Others
SWINGS
HAYDEN ST. CLAIR | Swing
MAYBELLE SHIMIZU | Swing
For more information, contact the Box Office at info@newvillagearts.org or (760) 433-3245.