Photo by Joan Marcus

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Photo by Joan Marcus

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Photo by Joan Marcus

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Photo by Joan Marcus

Playwright Taylor Mac. Photo by Zack DeZon.

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Peter Jay Sharp Theater


Written by Taylor Mac
Directed by Niegel Smith

Somewhere in the suburbs, Isaac has returned from the wars to help take care of his ailing father, only to discover a household in revolt. The insurgent: his mom. Liberated from an oppressive marriage, with Isaac’s newly out transgender sibling as her ally, she’s on a crusade to dismantle the patriarchy. But in Taylor Mac’s sly, subversive comedy, annihilating the past doesn’t always free you from it.

Creative Team
David Zinn
Scenic Design
Gabriel Berry
Costume Design
Mike Inwood
Lighting Design
Fitz Patton
Sound Design
Stephen Milosevich
Production Stage Manager
Reviews
  • “A crackling production of a remarkable, audacious, uproarious black comedy with a daring combination of realism and madcap absurdity.”

    — Charles Isherwood, The New York Times
  • “A beautiful trinity of Nielsen’s pained and profound performance, Mac’s script, and Smith’s direction.”

    — Hilton Als, The New Yorker
More Reviews
  • “Smart. Dark. Difficult. Deliberately disorienting. If you don’t know whether to laugh or cry at this spectacle, I suspect that’s how Taylor Mac likes it.”

    — Jesse Green, New York magazine
  • “**** Critic’s Pick. A dizzying theatrical tilt-a-whirl!”

    — Adam Feldman, TimeOut New York