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Slave Play
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 4m
Image: 2019 Broadway Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)
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Cast Size
4w, 4m -
Duration
More than 120 minutes (2 hours) -
Target Audience
Adult
Accolades
- Nominee: A record TWELVE 2020 Tony Awards, including Best Play!
Nominee: 2020 Drama League Award, Outstanding Production of a Play
Nominee: 2020 GLAAD Media Award, Outstanding Broadway Production
Nominee: 2019 Lucille Lortel Award, Best Play

Details
Summary
History
Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups
- Time Period Present Day, 19th Century
- Setting MacGregor Plantation, a few miles south of Richmond, Virginia.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Period Costumes
- Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Intense Adult Themes
Media
“The single most daring thing I’ve seen in theater in a long time.” – The New York Times
“A funny, scalding walk along the boundary between black and white in America. A fascinating explosive-device of a play.” – Peter Marks, The Washington Post
“There is nothing like Slave Play on Broadway. This is a radical moment in theater.” – Tim Teeman, The Daily Beast
“Slave Play is the single most daring thing I’ve seen in a theater in a long time.” – Wesley Morris, The New York Times
“Wisdom and timeliness ripple through Slave Play. This play is lit.” – Soraya Nadia McDonald, The Undefeated
“A dazzling mix of satire and psychodrama.” – Ben Brantley, The New York Times
“Brash, smart and gleefully confrontational, this is the kind of show that starts arguments.” – Adam Feldman, Time Out
“The most radical Broadway play in years. It is a shot across the bow of the Great White way.” – Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune
“A ballsy, often ferociously funny original work.” – David Rooney, Hollywood Reporter
“Uncomfortably funny and gruesomely sexy. Should you laugh or keep quiet? You can’t know until the ordeal is done—and even then, the uncertainty may linger for days.” – Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker
Videos
Theatremania: Why Slave Play Will Get You Talking
Jeremy O. Harris and Ato Blankson-Wood Discuss Slave Play
ABC Spotlight on Broadway's Slave Play
Aisha Harris interviews Jeremy O. Harris
Photos
Image: 2019 Broadway Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)
Image: 2019 Broadway Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)
Image: 2019 Broadway Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)
Image: 2019 Broadway Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Performance rights for this show are currently heavily restricted in the UK and Ireland. Please submit a licence request to determine availability