Sally & Tom
Closing: June 02, 2024Sally & Tom - 2024 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Public Theater [Martinson Theater]
425 Lafayette Street New York, NY
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, the author of last season’s The Harder They Come, returns to her artistic home with an edgy dramedy that celebrates the craft of theater while taking a hard look at history.
The off-off-off-Broadway theater troupe Good Company is putting on a play about Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson. Writer Luce is cast as Sally; her romantic partner, and the play’s director, Mike, is cast as Tom—really, people, what could possibly go wrong?
Sally & Tom - 2024 - Off-Broadway Cast
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A meta-play about Sally Hemings and Thomas Jefferson
6 / 10
Parks has described herself as a “myth head” who likes to color outside of history’s lines; paradoxically, the most variegated moments in her latest effort are not the historically inspired ones or the ones thinly disguised as essays, but the processual ones evoking the hurly-burly of dress rehearsals. Changing costumes, applying makeup, practicing swings and punches, the actors make us care about their unplanned pregnancy, their run-in with cops, their terror of being off-book, their prospects of getting cast in an indie film.
SALLY & TOM: FOLLIES OF A FOUNDING FATHER
8 / 10
Parks manages to locate touch points between the 18th and 21st centuries in ways that audiences should find provocative and even thrilling. Gently chiding TJ for hiding his intentions, Sally reminds him, “We build our castle on a foundation of your promises.” Well, isn’t that the foundation of the nation? The structure Jefferson et al so hopefully wrought has lived up to its potential for few if any of its citizens, just as Mike and Luce are far from firmly establishing their personal and professional relationship as a Good Company. The promise of full freedom is always just out of reach, yet the attempt to shape our reality to the ideal must be never-ending. We hold that truth to be self-evident.
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by A.A. Cristi - April 18, 2024
SALLY & TOM, the New York premiere play written by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winner winner Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III, has extended for a third time.
by Nicole Rosky - April 17, 2024
The Public Theater just celebrated opening night for the New York premiere of SALLY & TOM, a bold new dramedy written by Pulitzer Prize winner and Public Theater Writer-in-Residence Suzan-Lori Parks and directed by Steve H. Broadnax III. Check out what the critics are saying!
by Jennifer Broski - April 17, 2024
The Public Theater just celebrated opening night for the New York premiere of SALLY & TOM .BroadwayWorld was there for the special night and you can check out photos here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 25, 2024
Check out rehearsal footage of Sally & Tom at The Public Theater.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 21, 2024
The Public Theater will begin previews for the New York premiere of SALLY & TOM, a bold new dramedy written by Pulitzer Prize winner and Public Theater Writer-in-Residence Suzan-Lori Parks. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 15, 2024
Get a first look inside rehearsals for Suzan-Lori Parks' Sally & Tom at The Public Theater.
by A.A. Cristi - March 13, 2024
See acclaimed director Steve H. Broadnax III discuss bringing The Public Theater production of Suzan Lori-Parks SALLY & TOM to life in a new video!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 7, 2024
SALLY & TOM, a New York premiere play by Pulitzer Prize winner Suzan-Lori Parks, has extended through Sunday, May 5. Learn how to purchase tickets!
Sally & Tom History
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Sally & Tom - 2024 Off-Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design of a Play | Rodrigo Muñoz |
| 2024 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Wig and Hair | J. Jared Janas |
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