The White Chip
by Sean Daniels

Off-Broadway

The White Chip Book Cover — The White Chip Cover

Highlights

Female

Male

90 minsPresent DayUnit Set/Multiple SettingsContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

Awards & Recognition

Drama League Award

Nominee: 2024 Drama League Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play

Synopsis

Despite spending more time drunk than sober, Steven McAlister has managed to graduate from college, create an extremely successful theater group, get married, and thrive in a dream job at one of the most prestigious regional theaters in the United States.

Sure, it’s gratifying to go to an AA meeting where they reward you with a white chip just for showing up, but does he really have a problem?

Even with an ailing father, a marriage on the rocks and his professional life careening out of control, Steven has constructed a careful balancing act that keeps it all together – until it all falls apart.

Told with humor, honesty and compassion, The White Chip is about living with addiction and coming alive through recovery.

Press Reviews

"A delicate equilibrium between laugh-out-loud comedy and gasp-inducing tragedy… plays save lives in all kinds of ways. I would bet that The White Chip has, and will."
— The New York Times

"This unique dramatic concoction is likely to leave you shaken and stirred with plenty of laughter and sobs. This show may very well save lives."
— Talkin‘ Broadway

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
#1 Any age, any race, female, is helping Steven to tell the story and also plays all the women in the piece	female	—	Any age, any race, female, is helping Steven to tell the story and also plays all the women in the piece
#2 Any age, any race, male, is helping Steven to tell the story and also plays all the men in the piece	male	—	Any age, any race, male, is helping Steven to tell the story and also plays all the men in the piece
Steven Thirties, any race, male	male	—	Thirties, any race, male