Letters From Max Off-Broadway

Letters From Max 2023

Opened: February 27, 2023
Closing: March 19, 2023

Letters From Max - 2023 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Signature Theatre
555 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036

Signature Theatre presents the world premiere production of MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl’s Letters from Max, directed by Kate Whoriskey, based on the book by Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo (Milkweed Editions). Ruhl adapts the 2018 epistolary book Letters from Max: A Poet, a Teacher, a Friendship, “a resonant and profound contribution from two fully formed artists to the literature of illness” (Slate), into a lyrical hybrid work that flows between full-hearted letters, poetry, music, and dialogue. With Letters from Max, Ruhl shares a personal correspondence, in the various forms it assumes between two people fervently pursuing, and offering one another the generosity of, higher expression. In these notes, verses, and utterances, her former student, the late poet Max Ritvo (Four Reincarnations), openly discusses terminal illness and tests poetry’s capacity to put to words what otherwise feels ineffable.

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LETTERS FROM MAX World Premiere Extended at Signature Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 9, 2023


Signature Theatre has announced the one-week extension of its world premiere of MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl’s Letters from Max, a ritual, directed by Kate Whoriskey, based on the book by Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo.

Photos: Sarah Ruhl & More Join LETTERS FROM MAX Special Event at The Signature Theatre
by Bruce Glikas - March 3, 2023


See photos from Milkweed Editions and Signature Theatre's evening in celebration of the world premiere of the stage adaption of Letters from Max: a poet, a teacher, a friendship by Sarah Ruhl and Max Ritvo.

Photos: Elvis Costello, Paula Vogel, And More Turn Out For LETTERS FROM MAX Opening Night At Signature Theatre!
by A.A. Cristi - February 28, 2023


Signature Theatre presents the world premiere production of MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl's Letters From Max, directed by Kate Whoriskey, based on the book by Ruhl and Max Ritvo (Milkweed Editions), running through March 19, 2023. See photos from the show's opening night celebration featuring the show's star Jessica Hecht, rock icon Elvis Costello and more!

Review Roundup: Sarah Ruhl's LETTERS FROM MAX World Premiere Opens At Signature Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - February 27, 2023


Signature Theatre will present the world premiere production of MacArthur Fellow Sarah Ruhl's Letters from Max, directed by Kate Whoriskey, based on the book by Ruhl and Max Ritvo (Milkweed Editions), February 7-March 19, 2023. Read reviews for the production!

Letters From Max FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Letters From Max have there been?
Letters From Max has had 1 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2023.
What awards has Letters From Max been nominated for?
Letters From Max has been nominated for several awards. These include Outstanding Music in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for Ben Edelman, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Letters from Max, a ritual, Outstanding Projection Design at The Lortels for S Katy Tucker, and Outstanding Sound Design at The Lortels for Sinan Refik Zafar.

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