

People, Places and Things
Duncan Macmillan
Awards & Recognition
Nominee: 2024 Drama League Award for Outstanding Revival of a Play
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.
"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
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| #1 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 |
| Steven Thirties, any race, male |
The White Chip – Interview with Playwright Sean Daniels
The White Chip is a comedy play written by Sean Daniels and published by Dramatists Play Service .
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