Tony Award-winning playwright Itamar Moses (The Band’s Visit) returns to The Public with the world premiere of THE ALLY, a fierce drama that gives voice to some of the most contentious and important questions of our time.
When college professor Asaf (Josh Radnor) is asked by a student to sign a social justice manifesto, what seems at first like a simple choice instead embroils him in an increasingly complex web of conflicting agendas that challenge his allegiances as a progressive, a husband, an artist, an academic, an American, an atheist, and a Jew. With tensions at an all-time high, Asaf is forced to confront the age-old question: “If I am only for myself, what am I?”
Directed by Drama Desk Award winner Lila Neugebauer (The Wolves), THE ALLY is a passionate, provocative, and unflinching new play about the vanishing line between the personal and the political.
Interpreters: Jillian Deaton, Avery Gordon & Jared Lopatin
Interpreter Director: Amber Martin
Hands On Interpreter Mentor: Candace Broecker-Penn
Please Note:
Production effects and content sensitivities vary from person to person, and we encourage you to contact us (info@publictheater.org or 212.967.7555) if you have questions about any production.
THE ALLY includes active discourse about Israelis and Palestinians, police violence, and racism.
