Playwrights Horizons's Production of "The Whale" Will Be New

By Isaac Butler

The Whale, which will appear at Playwrights Horizons next season, is currently running at Denver Theater Center.  This has lead a few outlets (including the Denver Post) to make it appear as if the productions will be the same.  They will not. The Whale at Playwrights will feature a new director and cast and a new production. As with Lisa D'Amour's Detroit, it appears that Playwrights wishes to put their own stamp on the show. 

Comments

[Ashley]

I have to say, i love steppenwolf and I'm thrilled they produced DETROIT, but I don't think they got the non-naturalist aspects of the play. (=several, vital.) the play seemed like a lightish comedy there--they didn't land the unease that permeates the world, a sense that the foundations are about to collapse, and the steadily increasing tension that MUST ignite at the play's end. I'm glad we'll have a second chance to see the play in new York.