The setup is irresistible: a Times writer shows up to draft a powerful man's obituary while he is still alive, and she has her own reasons for asking hard questions. Rebecca Chace, whose first play Colette premiered at TNC in the 1990s, calls this a post-apocalyptic female revenge thriller, and it was a runner-up in the Tennessee Williams festival playwriting contest. If you like tense interview-room drama, catch its final weekend.
What to expect
Theater for the New City is a long-running downtown nonprofit with several small stages inside its First Avenue building. Obit runs 90 minutes with no intermission, built around a charged interview in the president's house.
Good to know
- Runs 90 minutes with no intermission.
- The box office opens one hour before showtime.
- Reservations are held only until ten minutes before curtain.
- The First Ave L and Astor Place 6 stations are within walking distance.
- This is the closing weekend of the run.
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Common questions
Who wrote Obit?
Rebecca Chace, developed through the NYU Tisch Graduate Acting Alumni Association Writers Group.
How long is it?
About 90 minutes, no intermission.
