THE ANTIQUITIES

by Jordan Harrison
Playwrights Horizons
Co-Produced with the Vineyard Theatre and the Goodman Theatre

Lucille Lortel Nomination|Outstanding Play
Drama Desk Nomination|Outstanding Direction

At the Museum of Late Human Antiquities, the curators are fiercely committed to bringing a lost civilization to life again: What were humans really like? What did they wear, what did they eat, how did they die out? By casting us into the far future, Jordan Harrison’s new play gives us an uncanny view of the present moment, as we straddle the analog world that was and the post-human world to come. 

Directed by David Cromer & Caitlin Sullivan
Written by Jordan Harrison
Dramaturgy by Sarah Lunnie
Scenic Design by Paul Steinberg
Lighting Design by Tyler Micoleau
Costume Design by Brenda Abbandandolo
Sound Design by Christopher Darbassie
Wig and Hair Design by Leah Loukas
Intimacy Coordination by Ann James
Stage Management by Erin Gioa Albrecht

Featuring Cindy Cheung, Marchánt Davis, Layan Elwazani, Andrew Garman, Aria Shahghasemi, Kristen Sieh, Ryan Spahn, Julius Rinzel, and Amelia Workman

Press for THE ANTIQUITIES

“A provocative and supremely accomplished play by Jordan Harrison—the theater season’s finest new dramatic work…Mr. Harrison’s play is inordinately complex, but has been written with flickers of humor and a sensitivity that gives it vivid, compelling life. Ironically, given the volume of characters it’s impossible to specify the individual actors’ accomplishments, only to say that, under the expert direction of David Cromer and Caitlin Sullivan, the nine-member cast is flawless.”
- Charles Isherwood, The Wall Street Journal

“Sullivan and Cromer’s adroit direction and the fluidity of the ensemble mesh well here…the whole of The Antiquities adds up to a moving meditation on what makes us who we are, and why we fight so hard to leave some trace, to make some connection, to feel something that cannot be simulated onscreen.” - Kerry Reid, Chicago Reader