EPIC Players Theatre, New York's Premiere Neurodiverse Theater Company recently featured on
Good Morning America and in
The Hollywood Reporter, presents a concert presentation of
504: A New Musical on Sunday, August 3, 2025 at 5 p.m. at the Joe’s Pub at The Public.
504: The Musical, by Abbie Goldberg and Mason McDowell, is a fictionalized account of the 1977 San Francisco sit-in that led to civil rights for Disabled people. This ensemble piece focuses on the relationships between the protesters—including a protective mother and her Deaf son, loving but polarized brothers, a budding romance between a closeted protester and the lead community organizer, a Black Panther, and an aspiring artist. For 26 days the protestors fight through stigmatization, bomb threats, internalized ableism, and an unfair media, until they eventually triumph in D.C.—all set to a soulful score inspired by 1970s R&B and Pop.
The Neurodivergent and Disabled cast of artists includes
Miranda Holliday, Meredith Aleigha Wells, Hunter Hollingsworth (Broadway:
How to Dance in Ohio),
Conor Tague (Broadway:
How to Dance in Ohio),
Alexander Reeves, Carly Hayes, Emy Ramos, Gianluca Cirafici, Jocelyn Elena Stout, Laisha Gonzalez, Nada Smith, Joel Chapman, and
Sam Langshteyn. The show is
directed by Travis Burbee and
Music Directed by Mason McDowell, with
Producing Director Aubrie Therrien and
Operations Director, Talia Eapen. The performance is supported by
EPIC Access Coordinator, Jamie Rose Hays.