Ironbound

An immigrant woman waits for her late night bus in the shadows of a run-down Jersey factory. A man appears. A man always appears. And he's got something she needs. Spanning over 20 years, three relationships, and three presidents, what will two working class people trade and how dirtily will they fight for the cheapest safety in a world that does not value all kinds of people?
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Ironbound

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  • Franky D. Gonzalez:
    9 Apr. 2020
    A masterwork. A beautiful human document spanning over 20 years telling the story of an immigrant surviving and enduring through much more than people should in a too-often cruel world. You will laugh and you will cry, and you will feel so many emotions as you journey with Darja. I can't recommend this play enough.
  • Adam Szymkowicz:
    2 Jul. 2015
    simply wonderful!

Development History

  • Workshop
    ,
    Steppenwolf Theatre Company - First Look Repertory of New Work
    ,
    2014
  • Workshop
    ,
    Marin Theatre Company
    ,
    2014
  • Commission
    ,
    NNPN Smith Prize Commission for Political Playwriting
    ,
    2013

Production History

  • Professional
    ,
    City Theatre Company
    ,
    2017
  • Professional
    ,
    co-production - Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre/Women's Project Theater
    ,
    2016
  • Professional
    ,
    Round House Theatre - Bethesda, Maryland
    ,
    2015
  • Workshop
    ,
    Steppenwolf Theatre Company - First Look Repertory of New Work
    ,
    2014

Awards

Winner
,
Charles MacArthur Award for Outstanding Original New Play or Musical
,
Helen Hayes Awards
,
2016
Winner
,
David Calicchio Emerging American Playwright Prize
,
Marin Theatre Company
,
2014
Winner
,
Global Age Project Prize
,
Aurora Theatre Company
,
2014