Eureka Day
| Eureka Day | |
|---|---|
| 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 several meetings between parents and administrators concerning requirements for vaccination after an outbreak of mumps in the student body.[1]
Original cast and characters
[edit]| Character | Berkeley | Off-Broadway | London | Broadway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 2019 | 2022 | 2024 | |
| Eli | Teddy Spencer | Brian Wiles | Ben Schnetzer | Thomas Middleditch |
| Don | Rolf Saxon | Thomas Jay Ryan | Mark McKinney | Bill Irwin |
| Suzanne | Lisa Anne Porter | Tina Benko | Helen Hunt | Jessica Hecht |
| Meiko/May | Charisse Loriaux | K.K. Moggie | Kirsten Foster | Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz |
| Carina | Elizabeth Carter | Susan Kelechi Watson | Amber Gray | |
Production history
[edit]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] The original cast was reunited on May 22, 2020, for a virtual reading during the CoViD pandemic.[4]
A production opened at the Old Vic in London on September 23, 2022, following previews from September 6, directed by Katy Rudd.[5][6] The play has been produced at other regional theatres including Asolo Repertory Theatre in 2022[7] and Syracuse Stage in 2021.[8]
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.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ https://www.coltcoeur.org/eureka-day-1 [bare URL]
- ^ "Jonathan Spector's 'Eureka Day' wins 2019 Will Glickman Award". Datebook. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
- ^ "Tina Benko Stars in Jonathan Spector's Eureka Day Off-Broadway". Playbill. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Colt Coeur Reunites Original Off-Broadway Cast of EUREKA DAY for Virtual Charity Reading". Broadway World. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (29 July 2022). "See Who's Joining Oscar Winner Helen Hunt in Vaccine-Themed Comedy Eureka Day at London's Old Vic". Playbill. Retrieved 21 August 2022.
- ^ "Cast joining Helen Hunt in Old Vic's Eureka Day announced | WhatsOnStage". www.whatsonstage.com. 29 July 2022. Retrieved 2022-08-21.
- ^ "Eureka Day Play Overview". playbill.com.
- ^ "Syracuse Stage Opens 2021/2022 Season for Live Performance with 'Eureka Day'". 11 October 2021.
- ^ Paulson, Michael (April 8, 2024). "'Eureka Day' and Sondheim Revue Join Broadway's Next Season". The New York Times. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ Culwell-Block, Logan (April 8, 2024). "Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga Will Star in Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends on Broadway". Playbill. Retrieved April 8, 2024.