Halley Feiffer and Hamish Linklater; photo by Joan Marcus

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Vanessa Kai; photo by Joan Marcus

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Halley Feiffer and Hamish Linklater; photo by Joan Marcus

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Halley Feiffer; photo by Zack DeZon

The Pain of My Belligerence


Peter Jay Sharp Theater


Written by Halley Feiffer
Directed by Trip Cullman

Playwrights Horizons Commission
World premiere

GUY
I just wanted to see what it'd feel like to tell you to shut up.

Twenty-something and brilliant, Cat is a journalist at the top of her game: tack-sharp and ambitious, and rapidly establishing her place in the field. Until she meets Guy — magnetic, devilishly charming, and married — and the attrition begins. Charting their spiky relationship over eight years, following a rapidly changing America, Halley Feiffer’s harrowing comedy sheds light on how we perpetuate our roles within a patriarchal culture, and the promise of a new paradigm.

Featuring
Creative Team
Mark Wendland
Scenic Design
Paloma Young
Costume Design
Ben Stanton
Lighting Design
Elisheba Ittoop
Original Music and Sound Design
Katie Ailinger
Production Stage Manager
Lisette Velez-Cross
Assistant Stage Manager

Design Team Bios

Please note that this play features nudity and strong sexual content.

The Pain of My Belligerence is a Playwrights Horizons Commission with the support of the Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust.

Reviews
  • “Perfectly cast, beautifully acted, fluidly directed by Trip Cullman, and astutely designed. Halley Feiffer’s performance is smart, brave, and unsparing.”

    — Ben Brantley, The New York Times
  • “Editor’s Pick! “In her 75-minute jaw-dropper, Feiffer delivers a performance that matches the brutal honesty of her writing.””

    — Zachary Stewart, TheaterMania