“The Neighborhood Laundromat” had three successful performances in July 2025 as part of the distinguished New York Theater Festival, held at the iconic Hudson Guild Theater — a landmark venue for emerging theatrical talent.
The Making of The Neighborhood Laundromat: A Conversation with Playwright Gastón Leguizamón and Director Edward Gibbons-Brown. They discuss their excitement about participating in The New York Theater Festival, the playful humor threaded throughout the story, and how they discovered the perfect tone to guide the actors’ performances.
With 13 years and 21 seasons, the festival has showcased over 1,800 productions, offering a unique opportunity to create a vibrant collection of works that inspire both audiences and participants from all backgrounds.
The Neighborhood Laundromat is a surreal new comedy about three strangers who find themselves trapped in a rundown LA laundromat following an earthquake - and possibly something stranger. To escape, they must confront personal failures, generational cycles and long-buried truths, all under the guidance of a cryptic psychic armed with fruit, riddles and a cosmic agenda.
Absurdist yet heartfelt, the play explores estrangement, identity, societal expectations, and what it means to start a new cycle on your life - when there’s nothing left but dirty laundry.