When Maddie is forced to seek the help of her long-estranged mother, she finds herself unable to shield her daughter Caroline from the inescapable circumstances that fractured their family. A world premiere play by PRESTON MAX ALLEN (WE ARE THE TIGERS), directed by Tony Award Winner DAVID CROMER (DEAD OUTLAW, GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK), CAROLINE is a luminous and intimate story about the possibility of redemption and the complex relationships between generations of mothers and daughters.
This is an absorbing play of fragments, absences, estrangements, and endurance. In its raw, concentrated authenticity, Caroline shows us that survival emerges not from traditional mainstream institutional support or the illusion of suburban safety, but from small acts of persistence like a handmade bracelet, a passionate promise, a chosen name spoken aloud.
One 90-minute act is just the right length for Caroline, and thanks to David Cromer’s zoom-lens direction, we develop an instant attachment to these characters. Allen doesn’t tie anything up neatly, but somehow we know that Caroline will be just fine. She’s the smartest, most clearheaded one of them all.
| 2025 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway |
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