Plays for the Plague Year

On March 13, 2020, as theaters shut their doors and so many of us went into lockdown, celebrated playwright Suzan-Lori Parks picked up her pen and set out to write a play every day. What emerged is a breathtaking chronicle of our collective experience throughout the troubling days and nights that followed. PLAYS FOR THE PLAGUE YEAR is at once a personal story of one family's daily lives as well as a sweeping account of all we faced as a city, a nation, and a global community. Brimming with humanity, Parks' groundbreaking new work bears witness to what we’ve experienced and offers inspiration as we look ahead. Working in collaboration with Niegel Smith as director, The Public Theater will plan to share this vital new work over the course of the season.