Amy Herzog
Amy Herzog's plays include After the Revolution (Williamstown, Playwrights Horizons; John Gassner Award Nomination), The Wendy Play (ACT, San Francisco), Hungry (Ensemble Studio Theater) and Belleville (upcoming, Yale Repertory Theater). She has had readings/workshops at Steppenwolf, Manhattan Theater Club, New York Stage and Film, Arena Stage in Washington, D.
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Amy Herzog's plays include After the Revolution (Williamstown, Playwrights Horizons; John Gassner Award Nomination), The Wendy Play (ACT, San Francisco), Hungry (Ensemble Studio Theater) and Belleville (upcoming, Yale Repertory Theater). She has had readings/workshops at Steppenwolf, Manhattan Theater Club, New York Stage and Film, Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., and Soho Rep, among others. She holds commissions from the Yale Rep, Steppenwolf, Ars Nova, and Playwrights Horizons and is an alumna of Youngblood, Play Group, and the SoHo Rep Writer/Director Lab, a Helen Merrill Award recipient, a former Playwrights' Realm Fellow, and the 2010 Playwright in Residence at Ars Nova. She teaches Playwriting at Bryn Mawr. MFA: Yale School of Drama.
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Productions
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Awards and Nominations
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Amy Herzog, An Enemy of the People
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Videos
Video: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE Heads Into Rehearsal At Timeline Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - 2026-04-29 21:11:08
Video: Director Anita Rochon Discusses A DOLL'S HOUSE at Theatre Calgary
by Joshua Wright - 2026-04-24 12:45:53
Video: Theatre Calgary Releases New Trailer For A DOLL'S HOUSE
by Michael Major - 2026-04-15 14:14:16
Video: Daniel Aukin Reacts to Tony Win for Best Direction of a Play
by Joey Mervis - 2024-06-17 08:29:47
Video: Meet the Creators Behind the Tony-Nominated Shows of 2024
by Joey Mervis - 2024-06-14 15:35:25
Video: Rachel McAdams on MARY JANE- It's Not Brain Surgery, But It's Important
by Joey Mervis - 2024-05-19 16:00:20
Video: First Look at Rachel McAdams & More in MARY JANE on Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - 2024-04-25 12:38:39
Video: Inside Opening Night of MARY JANE, Starring Rachel McAdams
by Joey Mervis - 2024-04-25 10:04:37
Video: On the Red Carpet for Opening Night of AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
by Nicole Rosky - 2024-03-27 10:17:05
Video: Rachel McAdams Is Getting Ready for Her Broadway Debut in MARY JANE
by Nicole Rosky - 2024-03-11 15:36:55
News
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 6, 2026
The Orchard Project will honor playwright Amy Herzog and writer-director Tina Satter as 2026 Inspiration Honorees at its annual gala, celebrating artists whose work spans Broadway, film, and television.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2026
Lincoln Center Theater has revealed initial programming for The Reading Series at LCT3. In this intimate series, five of our most celebrated playwrights join forces with voices new to LCT to share the stage and the spotlight.
by Joshua Wright - Oct 2, 2026
Committee Chair Greg Lipper discusses the return of CELEBRATING JEWISH PLAYS at Shakespeare & Company, an expanded weekend of staged readings, poetry, and music running October 9 through 11, 2026 in the Berkshires.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 18, 2026
A Short Leap Theatre Company announced the cast for Amy Herzog's 4000 MILES, which will run at The Den Theatre in Chicago. The production explores an intergenerational relationship between a young man and his elderly grandmother.
by Joshua Wright - Sep 8, 2026
Director Tony Isbell discusses staging Amy Herzog's adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at Playhouse on the Square's Circuit Playhouse, running September 11 through October 4, 2026 in Memphis.
by Stephi Wild - Sep 1, 2026
Playhouse on the Square will present Henrik Ibsen's AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, adapted by Amy Herzog, at The Circuit Playhouse in Memphis, directed by Tony Isbell as part of the venue's regional premiere.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - Aug 24, 2026
In its new, streamlined adaptation by Amy Herzog, Henrik Ibsen’s AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE, written in 1891, speaks to a contemporary audience with searing relevance. The trim, intense production, presented by Portland Theater Festival, playing at the Crewe Center for the Arts, hits home with its complex nuances, its irony, and its scathing examination of the meaning and morality surrounding the search for truth. What did our critic think of AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE RESONATES WITH CONTEMPORARY RELEVANCE at Crewe Center Arts Lab?
by R. Scott Reedy - Aug 22, 2026
What did our critic think of DALLOWAY: FIRST LOVE at Gloucester Stage Company?
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 18, 2026
Shakespeare & Company will welcome back Celebrating Jewish Plays, featuring three readings over three days during the holiday weekend, plus live poetry, speakers, musical performances, and more, all added to this year's event.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 17, 2026
Donald Rizzo, a third-year MFA candidate at Cal State LA, will direct a production of Amy Herzog's The Great God Pan in the Arena Theater at California State University, Los Angeles
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2026
The Tank will present the New York premiere of VERY BLUE LIGHT by Daphne Silbiger, following two women reuniting with a childhood friend in Marfa, Texas amid shifting politics and technology.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 6, 2026
Molly FitzMaurice will leave her role at The Tank to become Festival Producer of Under the Radar, with Kaaron Briscoe stepping in as Interim Managing Producer.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 5, 2026
Mitch and Murray Productions in Vancouver will present its first three-show season, featuring Western Canadian premieres of MARY JANE and EUREKA DAY alongside A LIFE IN THE THEATRE.
by Stephi Wild - Jul 21, 2026
The Carbonell Awards announced director Ali Tallman as the first recipient of the Christine Dolen Award for Outstanding Debut, recognizing her work on THE 39 STEPS at New City Players.
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 15, 2026
The Tank NYC announced its fall season lineup, featuring four new plays including world premieres of SHOW TRIAL and LEGERDEMAIN, alongside New York premieres of VERY BLUE LIGHT and FALLS FOR JODIE.
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 5, 2026
Theatre Rhinoceros and The Tank NYC are set to present THE BATTLE OF GUADACANAL, conceived and performed by John Fisher. John explains that the Battle of Guadalcanal serves as a metaphor for the battle he and his husband have faced during his husband's cancer journ
by Stephi Wild - Jun 29, 2026
James Norton will play the title role in a new production of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, conceived and directed by Thomas Ostermeier in the West End in Autumn 2027. Learn more here.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 26, 2026
The Tank NYC will present TrashFest and DarkFest, two festivals exploring sustainable theater practices, with DarkFest showcasing alternative energy performances and TrashFest centering work that reuses discarded materials.
by Nicole Rosky - Jun 23, 2026
The new season on Broadway (2026-2027) at the Vivian Beaumont Theater brings the first-ever Broadway revival of Aaron Sorkin’s seminal work, A Few Good Men, starring Bradley Whitford and Tom Blyth, with direction by Tony Award winner Michael Arden. In the spring, Artistic Director Lear deBessonet returns to the Beaumont with the first Broadway revival of The Sound of Music in nearly 30 years, starring Tony Award nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers and choreographed by Christopher Gattelli.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 5, 2026
You can now watch the acceptance speeches from this year’s Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Theatre recipients André Bishop, Jules Fisher, and James Lapin, and Isabelle Stevenson Tony Award winner Mary-Mitchell Campbell.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Amy Herzog has written 4 shows including 4000 Miles (Playwright), The Great God Pan (Playwright), Belleville (Playwright), Mary Jane (Playwright).
Outstanding Adaptation (Drama Desk Awards) for An Enemy of the People, Best Play (Tony Awards) for Mary Jane, Best Revival of a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for A Doll's House, Outstanding Adaptation (Drama Desk Awards) for A Doll's House, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Mary Jane, Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Mary Jane, Playwriting Award (Obie Awards) for Mary Jane, Outstanding Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Belleville, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for 4000 Miles , Best New American Play (Obie Awards) for 4000 Miles and Best New American Play (Obie Awards) for 4000 Miles.
Amy Herzog has received several awards, including Outstanding Adaptation (Drama Desk Awards) for An Enemy of the People, Best Revival of a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for A Doll's House, and Outstanding Adaptation (Drama Desk Awards) for A Doll's House. Additionally, she won Best Play (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for Mary Jane, as well as two awards for Best New American Play (Obie Awards) for 4000 Miles. She also received a Playwriting Award (Obie Awards) for Mary Jane.
