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By turns hilarious and haunting, the Tony-winning play The Humans tells the story of the Blakes, a middle-class American family celebrating a most unusual Thanksgiving. This year, they gather in New York City at youngest daughter Brigid’s Chinatown apartment - a basement duplex that would feel like a bargain if not for the lack of sunlight and the sudden, unexplained, loud noises coming from upstairs. Normally they celebrate in Scranton, but the break with tradition is just one of many disruptions with which they’re forced to contend. Stephen Karam’s brilliant play delivers both the warm comfort of family and a thoroughly modern anxiety about what’s on the other side of the wall.
Featuring Kimberly Gilbert (Angels in America), Mitchell Hébert (Cabaret), Sherri L. Edelen (How to Succeed...), Dani Stoller (The Crucible), Catie Flye, and Jonathan Raviv.
By
Stephen Karam
Directed by
Aaron Posner
Scenic Designer
Paige Hathaway
Costume Designer
Kelsey Hunt
Lighting Designer
Max Doolittle
Sound Designer
Sarah O'Halloran
Video Editor
Emily Jerison
New York Casting
Pat McCorkle, CSA and Katja Zarolinski, CSA
McCorkle Casting Limited
Production Stage Manager
Tashiana Quiñones
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Reviews
- The New York Times: Critic's Pick - 'The Humans’ Review: Surviving in a New World and New Medium
- DC Metro Theater Arts: Olney’s virtual ‘The Humans’ shines with fine performances
- DC Theatre Scene: Olney cast excels in closeup of Stephen Karam’s American family
"The Olney Theater Center’s blistering virtual production... makes you feel as if you, too, have been hacked. Parts are hilarious; parts unbearable — just like the humans it dignifies despite their failures and misdeeds."
The New York Times
The Humans Streaming
September 2 - October 4 2020