The Inheritance, Part One
by Matthew Lopez

Name: The Inheritance, Part One
Brand: Matthew Lopez
SKU: 9780822240778

Broadway West End Off-West End

The Inheritance, Part One Book Cover — The Inheritance, Part One Cover

Highlights

Male

120 mins Present Day All Men Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Awards & Recognition

Drama Desk Award Olivier Award Tony Award

Winner! Four 2020 Tony Awards, including Best Play Winner! Four 2019 Olivier Awards, including Best New Play Winner! Five 2020 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Play Nominee: Eleven 2020 Tony Awards

Synopsis

Decades after the height of the AIDS epidemic, The Inheritance tells the story of three generations of gay men in New York City attempting to forge a future for themselves amid a turbulent and changing America.

Eric Glass is a political activist engaged to his writer boyfriend, Toby Darling.

When two strangers enter their lives – an older man and a younger one – their futures suddenly become uncertain as they begin to chart divergent paths.

Inspired by E.M.

Forster’s masterpiece Howards End , The Inheritance is an epic examination of survival, healing, class divide and what it means to call a place home.

Intended to be performed side by side with The Inheritance, Part Two .

Press Reviews

"A ravishing theatrical work that urges generations to connect and love… A head-spinning, heart-rending theatrical experience… It’s impossible not to marvel at the incisively hilarious and deeply humane effort put forth by López… The Inheritance is an emotional powerhouse… Gripping from first scene to last… Make no mistake, it’ll take a piece out of you."
— Rolling Stone

"It is a show that never ceases to engage, impact, amuse, infuriate, enthrall... but, mostly, it also never ceases to touch you."
— METRMAG

"It feels like a universal call to live vibrantly and thoroughly and to consider what we owe to the generations that come before or after."
— WBUR

"Its authoritative delivery offers new insights along with familiar emotional impact."
— New York Stage Review

"[An] openhearted American theatrical epic… Capaciously moving… Blisteringly alive."
— The New York Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Young Man 2 / Jason #1 Late 20s to early 30s, Black	—	20s	Late 20s to early 30s, Black
Young Man 3 Early 20s, any race/ethnicity	—	20s	Early 20s, any race/ethnicity
Young Man 4 Early 20s, any race/ethnicity	—	20s	Early 20s, any race/ethnicity
Young Man 5 / Charles Wilcox Late 20s to early 30s, any race/ethnicity	—	20s	Late 20s to early 30s, any race/ethnicity
Young Man 6 / Tristan 30s, Black	—	30s	30s, Black
Young Man 7 / Jasper / Paul Wilcox 30s, White	—	30s	30s, White
Young Man 8 / Jason #2 Late 20s to early 30s, Latin/Hispanic	—	20s	Late 20s to early 30s, Latin/Hispanic
Young Man 9 / Eric Glass 30s, White	—	30s	30s, White
Young Man 10 / Toby Darling Late 20s to early 30s, any race/ethnicity	—	20s	Late 20s to early 30s, any race/ethnicity
E.M. Forster (“Morgan”) / Walter Poole 50s, any race/ethnicity	—	50s	50s, any race/ethnicity
Henry Wilcox 50s, White	—	50s	50s, White
Man Played by any ensemble member	—	—	Played by any ensemble member
Young Man 1 / Adam Mcdowell / Leo Early 20s, any race/ethnicity	—	20s	Early 20s, any race/ethnicity