Admissions
Nominated for Outstanding Play at the 2018 Drama Desk Awards!
Admissions
"Astonishing and daring."
The New York Times
Admissions
Nominated for Outstanding Play at the 2018 Drama Desk Awards!
Why see Admissions?
from the Writer of Significant Other
Nominated for Outstanding Play at the 2018 Drama Desk Awards!
2018 is the year of Joshua Harmon. After building a reputation as one of the nation's most vital new voices, with plays like Bad Jews and Significant Other, this year sees two of his new works hit the New York stage. Roundabout Theatre is staging Skintight with Idina Menzel leading the cast, while Lincoln Center Theater present admissions.
Delving into the hypocrisies at the heart of liberal, moneyed America, Admissions centers on a married couple who are making sure their local school, of which they are headmaster and admissions officer, boasts as diverse a student body as possible. However, when a chance for their own son to be admitted into an Ivy league university arises, their progressive values begin to crumble. Regular Harmon collaborator Daniel Aukin directs.
Key Information
Run Time
One hour and 45 minutes with no intermission
Dates
Finished May 6, 2018
Cast
Ben Edelman as Charlie Luther Mason
Andrew Garman as Bill Mason
Jessica Hecht as Sherri Rosen-Mason
Ann McDonough as Roberta
Sally Murphy as Ginnie Peters
Creative
Written by Joshua Harmon
Directed by Daniel Aukin
Set Design by Riccardo Hernandez
Costume Design by Toni-Leslie James
Lighting Design by Mark Barton
Sound Design by Ryan Rumery
Stage Management by Kyle Gates
Awards
Drama Desk Awards 2018 - Nominations
Outstanding Play
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play - Ben Edelman
Reviews
Customer reviews
2 reviews, average rating: (5.0 Stars)
T.M.L.
Truly Excellent
Beautifully acted and written. The actor who plays the son, in particular, is
tremendous and has a soliloquy that is provocative, funny, truthful and somewhat
unnerving, but in a good way. While this play will engage almost any theater-goer, it
resonates more deeply with parents/kids who have recently been through a college
(or other) admissions process in that it is so on point with respect to affirmative
action and how schools appear to tow the mission-oriented line but really
manipulate the concept. And we get so many different perspectives than our own
that are quite illuminating. I found myself looking around the audience and hoping
that the students "of color" in a high school group sitting near me were not made to
feel uncomfortable by some of the perspectives. Would definitely take my college-
aged, liberal kids who come from a diverse community. Should be read/seen by all
admissions reps/counselors and any one who tends to believe that his/her views are
always the "right"views ... Read more
Lifetime New Yorker
Great:will make you question everything you thought you knew
What an incredible play ! Not only is it very funny and
extremely well written, acted and directed, but also, totally
engaging throughout. This play provides an intellectual feast:
whatever you thought about affirmative action and
opportunities for diversity upon entering the theater will be
turned upside down and inside out by this extraordinarily
thoughtful work. Talk about getting your money's worth: if
the purpose of theater is to compel the audience to engage
in heated debate about ethics, values and beliefs that
continues long after the lights have dimmed, then this play
scores an A++. ... Read more
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