Eric Bentley’s 1972 docudrama returns to New York at exactly the wrong/right historical moment. Are You Now or Have You Ever Been is stitched together verbatim from transcripts of the House Un-American Activities Committee hearings of the 1940s — the testimony of Arthur Miller, Jerome Robbins, Paul Robeson, Elia Kazan, Lillian Hellman, Abe Burrows, Lionel Stander and many more — each asked the impossible: defend your integrity, save your career, or name your friends.

Tony-winning director Anna D. Shapiro directs a 15-week limited engagement at New York City Center Stage I beginning June 2, 2026, with a rotating all-star cast to be announced. Scenic design by Andrew Boyce, costumes by Johanna Pan, lighting by Donald Holder, sound by Milbo Music, projections by Brittany Bland. Shapiro on the timing: “a time of more threat to our freedoms than I’ve experienced in my lifetime.” Buckle up.