Wendy Wasserstein’s AN AMERICAN DAUGHTER Extends Off-Broadway
Originally slated to end on September 6, will now play through September 20, 2026.
La Femme Theatre Productions has extended its upcoming production of Wendy Wasserstein’s An American Daughter, set to begin its NY run on July 23. Originally slated to end on September 6, will now play through September 20, 2026. An American Daughter will celebrate its opening night on August 11, 2026 at The Irene Diamond Stage at The Pershing Square Signature Center. This production is directed by Sarna Lapine.
Premiering in 1997 at Lincoln Center, An American Daughter remains one of Wasserstein’s most incisive and sharply observed works. Blending comedy with pointed socio-political insight, the play examines the unraveling of a prominent American political family as personal missteps, sexual politics, public scrutiny, and relentless media attention collide. It tells a multifaceted tale of a family that cannibalizes its own legacy by undermining the potential of the daughter who carries the family torch – all with a significant assist from the media.
At the center of An American Daughter is a brilliant, accomplished woman, poised to step onto the national stage, until a seemingly minor personal oversight ignites a media frenzy that threatens to dismantle her reputation and shatter her dream of national public service. As the story unfolds, Wasserstein deftly reveals the unfair standards placed on women in public life alongside society’s fear of ambitious, strong women. Exploring the dilemma facing smart, powerful women, the prescient Wasserstein shines a light on not only just how fractured the American dream can be but also how fundamental fairly attaining that dream is to the future of the American experiment.
The cast is led by Montego Glover, Robert Sean Leonard, and Jean Lichty, with Dakin Matthews, Mary Beth Peil, Ryan Spahn, Will DeVary, Chris Ghaffari, and Carmen Zilles. La Femme is also thrilled to announce this production's understudies: Wynn Harmon, Chantal Jean-Pierre, Tommy Schrider, Robbie Simpson, and Sarah
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