Inspired by true stories of the NY taxi drivers hunger strike, A WAKE AT SINGH’S leads a close-knit group of New York taxi drivers to their breaking point after losing one of their number.

Nearly a century ago, Clifford Odets’ play Waiting for Lefty wrestled with the state of American labor, inspired by a 40-day New York taxi driver strike of 1935. Today, in this moment of severe social and economic inequality and revitalized labor action, its themes continue to reverberate. What has changed since that Depression-era play, and what has stayed the same? Inspired by true stories of the 2021 NY taxi drivers hunger strike, A Wake at Singh’s leads a close-knit group of New York taxi drivers to their breaking point after losing one of their number to a struggle that has plagued their community for as long as it has existed.