Published June 22, 2026 at 3:19 PM EDT Like many 12-year-olds, New Haven resident Anisa Turay, is starting to think about what friendship actually means. But unlike others her age, she wrote a play about it, performed by professional actors at the Off-Broadway Theater in downtown New Haven. Anisa titled it, “I really, really, want to stay at your house.” And like many playwrights, Anisa’s work is a bit autobiographical. “I guess the frog would be me,” she said.