Quince Street Productions
Broadway & Beyond
On Stage Now
World Premiere
Public Charge
The Public Theater
March 12, 2026 - April 12, 2026
Venue Newman Theater
By Julissa Reynoso and Michael J. Chepiga
Directed by Doug Hughes
In 1982, seven-year-old Julissa immigrates to the U.S from the Dominican Republic. In 2009, she leaves her successful practice at a Wall Street law firm to supervise Caribbean and Central American Affairs for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. PUBLIC CHARGE chronicles the challenging education of a twenty-first century American diplomat as she works with scores of other dedicated public servants to deploy humanitarian aid to an earthquake-ravaged Haiti, navigate the roiling politics of immigration, confront the reality of international espionage, and free a wrongly imprisoned American from a Cuban prison. This bracing world premiere by former United States Ambassador Julissa Reynoso and award-winning playwright Michael J. Chepiga is, at its core, about a group of Americans who believe, sometimes against all appearances to the contrary, that their government might actually be a force for good upon the frighteningly chaotic world stage. Tony Award winner Doug Hughes directs this first-hand account of the principled use of power and the enormous potential of keen intelligence, hard work, and good will to bridge seemingly irreconcilable conflict.
The opinions and characterizations in this piece are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the U.S. government.
Produced by special arrangement with Tripp Hornick and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Quince Street Productions, Limited Liability Company is a producer of projects across entertainment with a particular focus on live stage and streaming media.
The firm is lead by its Principal, producer Tripp Hornick. Once hailed a “whiz kid” by Variety’s legendary Army Archerd, he has lead-produced and general managed plays and musicals on both coasts. A graduate of the Commercial Theater Institute’s Fourteen Week program and O’Neill Summer Workship, he is a multichannel on-air Contributor for entertainment and media. Tripp’s most recent films debuted in US IMAX and Fathom Events theaters Fall 2023.