The Whale
Peter Jay Sharp Theater
Tues—Fri at 7:30, Sat at 2 & 7:30, Sun at 2 & 7
Additional matinee Wed Nov 21 at 2
Run time: One hour and fifty minutes, no intermission
During the run of The Whale, post-performance discussions with Samuel D. Hunter and Davis McCallum have been scheduled for the following dates:
Tuesday, Oct 17
Sunday, Oct 21 following the matinee
Friday, Oct 26
“RIVETING. An impassioned and arresting clash of minds and emotions. I was glued to the stage. Hensley’s performance is equally dynamic and horrifying.”
— Rex Reed, NY Observer“VIBRANT AND PROVOCATIVE. Hunter explores his material with sharp-eared skill and sensitivity. McCallum's production handles Hunter's text with clarity and devotion, getting uniformly strong performances from his five-person cast.”
— Michael Feingold, Village Voice | Read Full Article
“EXTRAORDINARY. As he did in his breakthrough play A Bright New Boise, Hunter has constructed an outsize, gothic scenario in tender miniature, ”
— Scott Brown, NY Magazine | Read Full Article“WONDERFUL. Shuler Hensley gives a startlingly poignant performance. Under Davis McCallum’s sensitive direction, you feel as if you’ve met real people, made of flesh and blood.”
— Elisabeth Vincentelli, New York Post | Read Full Article“AN AFFECTING NEW DRAMA. There may be no more startling image on a New York stage right now than the one greeting audiences at Playwrights Horizons when the lights go up on The Whale. ”
— Charles Isherwood, NY Times“COMPELLING, FUNNY, AND UNEXPECTEDLY IMPACTFUL. Tony and Olivier Award winner Shuler Hensley is remarkably affecting job as 600-pound Charlie. Directed by Davis McCallum with no holds barred.”
— Jennifer Farrar, AP | Read Full Article“FOUR STARS. A deeply affecting and piercingly amusing play by Samuel D. Hunter. Davis McCallum’s production leaves an emotional wallop in its wake.”
— Joe Dziemianowicz, Daily News | Read Full Article“CRITIC'S PICK. FOUR STARS. Sharp and funny. Hensley is harrowingly good, endowing Charlie with wit and dignity.”
— David Cote, Time Out NY | Read Full Article“Samuel D. Hunter is a highly promising writer worthy of Playwrights Horizons’ typically excellent attention.”
— Michael Sommers, NJ Newsroom