Dates: August 21th – September 13th (2026)
By: Salomon Maya
Description: Mensa is a sharp, darkly funny play about intelligence, identity, and the seductive violence of certainty in a polarized political world, from the creative team behind Mugre and Masa. Set in the home of a famous right-wing podcaster, it follows Esther, a teenage prodigy preparing for her Mensa exam as her parents—outrage merchant David and his producer wife, Valentina—profit from conflict while their marriage implodes. When they invite Sofia, a rival left-wing podcaster, over for a live, no-holds-barred debate, the night erupts into a blood sport of clashing ideologies and moral collapse. Watching the adults sharpen their arguments like weapons, Esther confronts a devastating truth: intelligence without wisdom is meaningless—and in a world obsessed with being right, no one truly belongs in Mensa.
