Overview
- Opening night was October 30 at the Booth Theatre following October 7 previews, with a limited engagement scheduled through mid-February 2026 and $49 rush and digital lottery options reported.
- Joe Mantello directs the Steppenwolf transfer with its cast and staging preserved, led by Laurie Metcalf as Sarah and Micah Stock as Ethan alongside John Drea and Meighan Gerachis.
- Critics widely commend Metcalf’s performance and the intimate, performance-forward approach, even as a few reviews question parts of the script’s tonal shifts.
- The design embraces deliberate minimalism—principally a large reclining couch in a void—with a running time of about 95 minutes without intermission.
- The drama centers on an estranged aunt and nephew reconnecting in rural Idaho across 2020–2022, with Ethan forming a tentative connection with an astrophysics graduate student, James, as part of the character study.
- Scott Rudin is credited as a producer alongside Barry Diller, drawing industry attention to his notable return after a period away from Broadway.