Marcel on the Train

Playing February 5 – March 15, 2026 at CSC’s Lynn F. Angelson Theater (136 East 13th Street). Opening night is set for February 22, 2026.

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Classic Stage Company (CSC) (Jill Rafson, Producing Artistic Director) is proud to present the World Premiere of Marcel on the Train, co-written by Marshall Pailet (Who’s Your Baghdaddy, Private Jones) & Tony Award nominee Ethan Slater (Spongebob Squarepants, Wicked), directed by Pailet, and starring Slater as “Marcel Marceau.”

Joining Ethan Slater are Julie Benko (Harmony), Maddie Corman (Accidentally Brave), Max Gordon Moore (Tammy Faye), Aaron Serotsky (August: Osage County), and Alex Wyse (Good Night, Oscar). Additional casting will be announced at a later date.

History remembers Marcel Marceau as the world’s greatest mime. But before the spotlight, he was a young man in Nazi-occupied France, guiding Jewish children to safety with nothing but courage and imagination. In the shadows of World War II, Marcel on the Train reveals the man behind the invisible mask. Co-written by and starring Tony Award® nominee Ethan Slater (SpongeBob SquarePants, Wicked), this inventive new play shows us how, sometimes, the loudest resistance begins in the most quiet places. 

The creative team for Marcel on the Train includes Scott Davis (Set Designer), Sarah Laux (Costume Designer), Brandon Stirling Baker (Lighting Designer), Jill BC DuBoff (Sound Designer), and Geoff Josselson (Casting).

Marcel on the Train is presented by special arrangement with Mix and Match Productions (Maxwell Beer and Mitch Marois).