?Flawless... A work of singular distinction, one for which the word 'remarkable' is an understatement. Arbery is a greatly talented writer who has given us a drama as exciting and challenging?nay, daring?as any new play I've ever reviewed.? ?Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal
Finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Night. Wyoming. Four young conservatives have gathered to toast the newly inducted president of their tiny Catholic college. Their reunion spirals into spiritual chaos and clashing generational politics, becoming less a celebration than a vicious fight to be understood. On a dark night, in the middle of America, Will Arbery's haunting play speaks to the heart of a country at war with itself.
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Will Arbery is a playwright from Texas + Wyoming + seven sisters. His plays include Plano (Clubbed Thumb), Evanston Salt Costs Climbing (New Neighborhood), Wheelchair (3 Hole Press). He's currently under commission from Playwrights Horizons and Shadowcatcher Entertainment. He's a member of The Working Farm at SPACE on Ryder Farm, P73's Interstate 73, Colt Coeur, Youngblood, and an alum of Clubbed Thumb's Early Career Writers Group. His plays have been developed at Clubbed Thumb, Playwrights Horizons, NYTW, The Vineyard, SPACE on Ryder Farm, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Cape Cod Theater Project, The New Group, EST/Youngblood, The Bushwick Starr, Alliance/Kendeda, and Tofte Lake Center. Dance work: Pioneer Works, MCA Chicago, Watermill Center. MFA: Northwestern. BA: Kenyon College. willarbery.com
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Finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner of the 2020 Whiting Award for Drama
Winner of the 2020 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play
Winner of the 2020 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play
It's nearing midnight in Wyoming, where four young conservatives have gathered at a backyard after-party. They've returned home to toast their mentor Gina, newly inducted as president of a tiny Catholic college. But as their reunion spirals into spiritual chaos and clashing generational politics, it becomes less a celebration than a vicious fight to be understood. On a chilly night in the middle of America, Will Arbery's haunting play offers grace and disarming clarity, speaking to the heart of a country at war with itself.