The Museum Play
Jordan Harrison
The Antiquities
by Jordan Harrison
Off-Broadway
Highlights
90 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Expandable Casting Flexible Cast Size Roles for Children Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy
Synopsis
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.
Press Reviews
"Jordan Harrison’s exciting new play is intellectually impressive and philosophically a bit terrifying."
— Exeunt
"Compelling… starting with Shelley’s monster and ending with, well, the end of humanity, it could win a scary-story contest itself, as it maps one possible route, the Via Technologica, from Romantic glory to species demise… beautifully drawn, with the wit, pith and undercurrent of sadness characteristic of Harrison’s best work… hilarious and scalding."
— The New York Times
"Really engages the brain… a play that has more to say in 95 minutes than most TV shows manage in eight seasons."
— Chicago Tribune
"Imaginative… Harrison’s steady advance toward tomorrow is certainly effective at ratcheting up tension."
— Observer
"The Antiquities brings us back to the future, to a post-Marjorie Prime era – and it offers an even more chilling perspective on where technology may be taking us."
— New York Sun
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| WOMAN 1 |
| WOMAN 2 |
| MARY SHELLEY |
| PERCY SHELLEY |
| BYRON |
| BRIGGS |
| CLAIRE |
| DINAH |
| ROSE |
| MAN |
| BOY (TOM) |
| STUART |
| BARTENDER (NADRA) |
| REGULAR |
| TRICK |
| JOSLYN |
| NOAH |
| FATHER |
| MOTHER |
| BOY |
| 5 YOUNG PEOPLE |
| MRS. WU |
| OLD MAN |
| GRANDDAUGHTER |
| NEIL |
+ 20 more characters
Videos
The Antiquities – Goodman Theatre Trailer
Publication
The Antiquities is a comedy play written by Jordan Harrison and published by Samuel French .
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