Seared

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Seared

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  1w, 3m

Theresa Rebeck

As caramelized onions and garlic fry up in the onstage kitchen, tempers are boiling over. Theresa Rebeck’s sizzling contemporary comedy, set in the kitchen of a boutique Brooklyn restaurant, wrestles hilariously with the conflict between art and commerce.

Image: 2019 MCC Theater Production (Joan Marcus)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Four 2020 Outer Critics Circle Awards, including Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play

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Summary
Brilliant, hot-headed chef Harry scores a mention in a food magazine with his signature scallops, and his business partner Mike finally sees profits within reach. The only problem is Harry refuses to recreate his masterpiece for the masses. Mix in a shrewd restaurant consultant and a waiter with dreams of his own, and it all goes to hell in this hilarious and insightful new play that asks us to consider where art ends and commerce begins.
History
Seared premiered off-Broadway at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space on 3 October 2019. Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel, the production featured W. Tré Davis, Raul Esparza, David Mason and Krysta Rodriguez.
Keywords
Performing Groups
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting A restaurant kitchen in Park Slope, Brooklyn. The present.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Strong Language

Media

“A fast-paced workplace comedy that even non-foodies will find hilarious.” – The Hollywood Reporter

“Brilliant… a feat of delicious theater.” – Daily Beast

“Rebeck cooks up a storm in her raucously funny new play about genius in the kitchen.” – The Wrap

“Intense, fast-paced and blisteringly funny, the restaurant-kitchen comedy Seared is an outstanding accomplishment.” – Times Union (Williamstown, MA)

“Very entertaining… thanks to Rebeck’s talent for fast and funny, profane dialogue.” – The Hollywood Reporter

“An enjoyable, fast-paced comedy… Seared balances humor and drama with a light hand to create well-prepared stakes: They are high enough to be relatable and engaging, but not so intense as to clench teeth (or roll eyes).” – Santa Barbara Independent

“Darkly funny, deliciously detailed… The haute cuisine of contemporary drama.” – Theaterdogs

“It’s fascinating in an edge-of-the-seat sort of way, and the element of suspense is maintained to the extent that you almost want to jump up and tell the characters what to do and say.” – ArtsPreview

“Rebeck’s dialogue is sparking and clever.” – Talkin’ Broadway

Videos

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    Seared – MCC Theater Panel featuring Theresa Rebeck

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    Seared – San Francisco Playhouse Trailer

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    Seared – CBS Spot with Theresa Rebeck

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    Image: 2019 MCC Theater Production (Joan Marcus)

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Theresa Rebeck

Theresa Rebeck

Theresa Rebeck is a widely produced playwright throughout the United States and abroad. New York productions of her work include Dead Accounts at the Music Box Theatre; Seminar at the Golden Theatre; Mauritius at the Biltmore Theatre in a Manhattan Theater Club Production; Th ...

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