The Great Pistachio is a brand-new work by New York playwright Nicholas Cummings. A hidden gem of this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Yorick Ensemble is proud to host Boston's premiere production of this show, directed by Rachel Hall.

 

The Great Pistachio is the story of Bertrand and Boris Brambles, two brothers stuck in their ways as the world passes them by. Bertrand emerges from his office (a hole in the floor) after 10 years, clutching a finished draft of his magnum opus play. He's greeted by Boris, glued to his chair and reading through a titanic backlog of old newspapers. As Bertrand attempts to bring his masterpiece to life with the help of a strange vagrant girl named Beatrice, the brothers must reckon with their relationship to art, stories, and each other.

 

The Great Pistachio is coming to the BCA Black Box theater January 2026.