Pre-Existing Condition
Closing: August 23, 2024Pre-Existing Condition - 2024 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Connelly Theatre
220 E. 4th St. (between Avenues A and B) New York, NY 10009
In the aftermath of a life-altering event, Pre-Existing Condition explores the challenges, shared community and everyday indignities of learning to move forward. The production will star, in the rotating role of “A,” Emmy Award® winner Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Tony Award® nominee Maria Dizzia (In the Next Room), Tavi Gevinson (“American Horror Story”), Tony Award ® winner Deirdre O’Connell (Dana H.) and Julia Chan (Uncle Vanya) in select performances. Ms. Maslany will be the first “A,” beginning on June 7.
Pre-Existing Condition - 2024 - Off-Broadway Cast
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PRE-EXISTING CONDITION: HEALING ONLY TEASES ABUSED YOUNG WOMAN
8 / 10
The canny Pre-Existing Condition result is that Ireland as much as anything else presents a clever satirical screed on how we communicate nowadays. She hears how often we’ve integrated psychological jargon into our discourse and just as often blithely — though, we think, seriously — pass it along as meaningful observation. She’s taken in how regularly we satisfy ourselves with what we have to say, assuming it has more value than it does. The outcome, she implies — maybe as regularly as not — is less broad satisfaction than self-satisfaction.
'Pre-Existing Condition' review — Marin Ireland’s play takes an honest look at domestic violence
8 / 10
Maslany’s performance is raw as others claw at her skin throughout the show, her half-formed answers to questions bleeding out of her. When A tells one date her last boyfriend hit her, he sarcastically chides her, “What’d you do?” Lawyers tell her there’s not enough money at stake to take her case, and mutual friends plead that her ex feels really bad about it all. No one spouts cliches like "you should have left him" or "you asked for it," but they don’t have to; she still feels it. Her therapists (Dael Orlandersmith and Sarah Steele, who bounces among characters with dexterity) tell her as much in suffocating group sessions. The sessions are made lighter for the audience when Orlandersmith and Steele respond to invisible participants with emphatic nods and “mmm-hmm”s, but there is no relief for A — only exhaustion.
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by Robert Bannon - August 16, 2024
I do not know about you, but I grew up watching Sarah Steele! She can ACT! From “Spanglish” to “The Good Wife,” she has been lighting up our screens. We love her and her work! Watch this video to catch the full interview.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 30, 2024
Emmy Award winner Edie Falco will extend for an additional week in Pre-Existing Condition by Tony Award nominee Marin Ireland. Learn how to purchase tickets.
by Stephi Wild - July 17, 2024
Pre-Existing Condition by Tony Award nominee Marin Ireland will extend for two weeks through August 17 and will star Emmy Award winner Edie Falco in the rotating role of “A” beginning on August 6.
by Nicole Rosky - June 20, 2024
Pre-Existing Condition, written by Tony Award nominee Marin Ireland and directed by Maria Dizzia just celebrated opening night at the Connelly Theater in the intimate 60-seat Upstairs space. Check out what the critics are saying about the new play.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 18, 2024
Get a first look at photos of Marin Ireland's Pre-Existing Condition Off-Broadway.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 7, 2024
Marin Ireland's PRE-EXISTING CONDITION Begins Performances Tonight. Learn more about the show and see how to purchase tickets.
Pre-Existing Condition History
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Pre-Existing Condition - 2024 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play | Greg Keller |
| 2025 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | John Gassner Award (new American play preferably by a new playwright) | Marin Ireland |
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