Step into a musical séance like no other. Animal Wisdom, Heather Christian’s Obie Award-winning piece, returns Off-Broadway as part of Signature Theatre’s 35th anniversary season — and the veil is thin, the music is wild, and the spirits of memory are roaring to life.

Kenita R. Miller stars as H, with Emma Duncan stepping in for select matinees. Direction is by Keenan Tyler Oliphant. Christian — a 2025 MacArthur “Genius Grant” recipient — fuses blues, gospel, and folk into a raucous tribute to the forces that shape us, the ones we lost, and the ones we still carry.

The Romulus Linney Courtyard Theatre is Signature’s intimate 199-seat second stage at the Pershing Square Signature Center, a stone’s throw from the Theater District proper. Run time is 1 hour 45 minutes, no intermission.

Performances run from May 5 through June 14, 2026, with the official opening on May 17. Lottery entries are available daily through TodayTix — discounted seats, the same intimate room. Bring a heart and maybe a tissue.