Disgraced
Disgraced ran at the Lyceum Theatre from September 27, 2014 through March 1, 2015.
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The Pulitzer Prize winning play DISGRACED by Ayad Akhtar officially opened on Broadway October 23, 2014 at the Lyceum Theatre.?In addition to the Pulitzer Prize, DISGRACED received Obie and Joseph Jefferson Awards.
The cast of DISGRACED includes Hari Dhillon, Gretchen Mol, Danny Ashok, Karen Pittman and Josh Radnor.? Kimberly Senior, who helmed the two previous US productions, directs. The design team includes John Lee Beatty (set), Jennifer Von Mayrhauser (costumes), Ken Posner (lighting), and Jill DuBoff (sound).
DISGRACED is the story of a successful Muslim-American lawyer and his wife -- an artist influenced by Islamic tradition -- enjoying their comfortable and successful life on New York’s Upper East Side. When a co-worker and her husband come to dinner, what begins as polite table conversation explodes, leaving everyone’s relationships and beliefs about race and identity in shards.
DISGRACED is produced by The Araca Group, Lincoln Center Theater, Jenifer Evans, Amanda Watkins, Richard Winkler, Rodger Hess, Stephanie P. McClelland, Tulchin/Bartner Productions, Jessica Genick, Jonathan Reinis, Carl Levin/Ashley De Simone/TNTDynaMite Productions, Alden & Bergson/Rachel Weinstein, Greenleaf Production, Darren Deverna/Jere Harris, The Shubert Organization, The David Merrick Arts Foundation.
