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Bulrusher at McCarter Theatre Center

Dates: 9/13/2023 - 10/7/2023

📍 Theatre: McCarter Theatre Center


91 University Place
Princeton, NJ 08540

Phone: 609-258-2787

Tickets: $25, $35, $55


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Filled with passion and peppered with live music and gentle humor, this Pulitzer Prize finalist transports us to the predominantly white town of Boonville, nestled in the majestic Redwoods of 1955 California. Orphaned as an infant and possessing the mystical gift of clairvoyance, Bulrusher feels her small-town world closing in around her, until a mysterious Black girl from Alabama arrives harboring a secret, awakening new discoveries and uncovering old truths.

Hailed as “captivating and lushly poetic” (LA Times), Bulrusher garnered wider attention in 2020 when it was produced as part of the popular digital series Bard at the Gate. Launched by the Tony-nominated and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, and now curated by Ms. Vogel and director Nicole A. Watson in association with McCarter, the series continues to provide a platform for overlooked and underappreciated new American plays. “Our goal with Bard is to bring new life to neglected works, and Bulrusher is a prime example of our dream realized,” Vogel said. “Theatergoers who crave lyrical, refreshing and challenging plays will not want to miss it.”

News About Bulrusher at McCarter Theatre Center

McCarter Theatre Center Opens 2023-2024 Theatre Series With BULRUSHER by Eisa Davis

August 23, 2023

McCarter Theatre Center opens their 2023-2024 Theatre Series with Eisa Davis’ Bulrusher, a transformational coming-of-age story filled to the brim with passion, humor, and even a touch of magic; on stage in the Berlind Theatre September 13 – October 7th. This is a co-production with Berkeley Repertory Theatre, where the production will move after its run in Princeton.

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91 University Place
Princeton, NJ 08540

Phone: 609-258-2787

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McCarter Theatre Center
91 University Place, Princeton, NJ
McCarter is one of the country's flagship theatres and a cultural asset for all of Central New Jersey. A nationally renowned, independent performing arts center located on the campus of Princeton University, the company is a multi-disciplinary creative hub of arts and ideas offering theater, music, dance, spoken word, and educational programs for all ages. Known for its commitment to creativity and excellence, as well as its thoughtful and engaged audience, McCarter has provided a home for artists since its incorporation as an independent nonprofit theatre in 1963, inheriting a legacy of artistic excellence going back to the building’s opening in 1930. Thornton Wilder’s Our Town, Kaufmann & Hart’s You Can’t Take It with You and William Inge’s Bus Stop, all had their premieres on McCarter’s stage, paving the way for a long history of collaborations with playwrights to premiere remarkable plays that have gone on to hundreds of productions across the world. The company is the recipient of the Regional Theatre Tony Award, and won again for Best Play for Christopher Durang’s Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. McCarter is co-led today by Artistic Director Sarah Rasmussen and Executive Director Martin Miller.

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