60 minutes or less is all the rage for the start of the 2026-2027 theater season.

Fall has been marked by a preponderance of productions at major theaters with runtimes under an hour (a duration usually reserved for stand-up theater).

An incomplete list of these plays and musicals: 

The 4th Witch (NYU)

Crave (East Village Basement)

End Credits (The Shed)

The Ford/Hill Project (BAM)

Greef (BAC)

In Honor of Jean-Michel Basquiat (NYTW)

Kramer/Fauci (St. Ann’s Warehouse)

Narcissister: Albert’s Paintings, Rachel’s Dress (Margot Samel)

Plaza (Lincoln Center)

Prelude (BAM)

School Pictures (Cherry Lane)

Sea Wall (Seaview)

Specky Clark (Irish Arts)

Triumph (Public)

Two Girls (Cherry Lane)

Unveiling (Torn Page)