The Roommate

This comedy follows an empty nesting Midwestern woman who takes on a lodger to help with expenses. But when the East Coast stranger arrives with a past shrouded in mystery, their unlikely friendship turns into a hilarious journey of reinvention, risk, and unexpected consequences. Reminiscent of “The Odd Couple” and Netflix’s “Grace and Frankie”, “The Roommate” is a wickedly funny and deeply moving story about second chances and self-discovery. Directed by four-time Oscar-nominated actress and veteran director Marsha Mason, who was the Associate Director of the Broadway production and has proven to be comedy gold for ATC with her two prior productions, “Chapter Two” and “An Act of God”.

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Three Things to Know

  1. Written by Jen Silverman, The Roommate is a sharp and subversive comedy about two women whose unlikely friendship turns into a thrilling midlife reinvention.  
  2. The play premiered at Actors Theatre of Louisville’s Humana Festival in 2015 and has since become one of the most produced contemporary plays in the U.S. 
  3. Silverman is also a novelist and TV writer — some of their credits include Tales of the City on Netflix and Tokyo Vice on Max.   

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