Pocatello
Mainstage Theater
A new play by
Samuel D. Hunter
Directed by Davis McCallum
WORLD PREMIERE
Eddie manages an Italian chain restaurant in Pocatello—a small, unexceptional American city that is slowly being paved over with strip malls and franchises. But he can’t serve enough Soup, Salad & Breadstick Specials to make his hometown feel like home. Against the harsh backdrop of Samuel D. Hunter’s Idaho, this heartbreaking comedy is a cry for connection in an increasingly lonely American landscape.
Special thanks to the Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation for its generous support of Pocatello.
Pocatello is the recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Plays award.
Production photos by Jeremy Daniel. Artist photos by Zack DeZon.
“★★★★ SKILLFUL AND MOVING, Samuel D. Hunter’s writing strikes keen, ringing notes. ”
— David Cote, Time Out New York“T.R. Knight is TERRIFIC in his best stage outing since Noises Off.”
— Jason Clark, Entertainment Weekly
““DARING PERFORMANCES from everyone in the cast under Davis McCallum’s fearless direction.” ”
— Jesse Green, New York Magazine