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The Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony Award-nominated Best Play by Lynn Nottage (Ruined) comes alive in a moving and urgently relevant new production directed by Kimberly Senior (The Niceties). Based on interviews with the residents of Reading, Pennsylvania, a group of close friends struggle to stay connected when their factory is at risk of collapse. In a neighborhood bar, each of them reaches for their piece of the American dream. Can their friendships survive this test? Nottage weaves a tale of trust and doubt, longtime bonds and short-term possibilities. The New York Times raves, “Superb… Nottage is writing at the peak of her powers.”
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"A superb, vital contribution to contemporary drama that could not be more timely." — The New York Times
"Passionate and necessary... A masterful depiction of the forces that divide and conquer us." — Time Out New York
"A raw, prescient portrait of the American working class. A heartbreaking glimpse into the domino effect of what happens when life as you know it is pulled out from under you." — Entertainment Weekly
"Extraordinarily moving drama." — The New York Times
"Lynn Nottage goes into the heart of working-class America." — Variety
"A Greek tragedy whose gods have been replaced by unseen corporate moguls." — Time Out Chicago
"RIVETING! Leaves you Breathless." — Entertainment Weekly
"A truly important play with considerable humor." — Los Angeles Daily News
"A MUST-SEE! SCORCHING. SUPERB. VITAL." — The New York Times
"Breathtakingly timely." — The Wall Street Journal
Lynn Nottage’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Ruined has also received an Obie Award, Lucille Lortel Award, New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award, Drama Desk Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Play (Manhattan Theatre Club, Goodman Theatre).
Kimberly Senior directed The Niceties (2018) at the Huntington.
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