Eureka Day | |
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Written by | Jonathan Spector |
Date premiered | 2018 |
Place premiered | Aurora Theatre Company |
Original language | English |
Genre | Drama |
Setting | Berkeley, California, Present Day |
Eureka Day is a dramatic stage play written by American playwright Jonathan Spector.
The play is set at the Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California during a meeting between parents and faculty concerning requirements for vaccination after an outbreak of mumps in the student body. [1]
Character | Berkeley (2018) | Off-Broadway (2019) | London (2022) |
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Eli | Teddy Spencer | Brian Wiles | Ben Schnetzer |
Don | Rolf Saxon | Thomas Jay Ryan | Mark McKinney |
Suzanne | Lisa Anne Porter | Tina Benko | Helen Hunt |
Meiko/May | Charisse Loriaux | K.K. Moggie | Kirsten Foster |
Carina | Elisabeth Carter | Susan Kelechi Watson |
Eureka Day had its world premiere at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley, California as part of their 2017-2018 season and was commissioned through their Originate+Generate program. The production was directed by Josh Costello. [2]
The play had its east coast premiere off-Broadway at Walkerspace on August 29, 2019, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt. [3]
A production opened at the Old Vic in London on September 23, 2022, following previews from September 6, directed by Katy Rudd.. [4] [5] The play has been produced at other regional theatres including Asolo Repertory Theatre in 2022 [6] and Syracuse Stage in 2021. [7]
On April 8, 2024, Manhattan Theatre Club announced that Eureka Day would be a part of its 2024-2025 Broadway season, with the production set to open at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in November 2024 and with Anna D. Shapiro attached to direct. [8] [9]
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