the same night was really compelling in what it says about
the roots of our theatre and the legacies these three writers
have. But these plays also feel so deeply relevant today.
They are about identity, about decay and loss and the
experience of being human. The Sandbox, Drowning, and
Funnyhouse of a Negro are always talked about in the
context of the American avant-garde, but these plays are
timeless pieces of writing. They are essential. And at the
end of the 25th Anniversary Season, and my time as Artistic
Director, I also wanted to take a look back at Signature’s
own body of work. What would it be like to have these
plays in conversation with one another? What is the new
context now that so many years and seasons have passed?
Each time Signature does a Legacy production, it feels
like a homecoming of sorts. Signature was made to be a
home for playwrights, and so presenting these three plays
together felt like the right note to end our 25th Anniversary
Season on. These plays are coming back home. Full circle. n
Adrienne’s an incredible writer,
and to get to bring her into the
Signature family was a really
important moment for us as
a company.
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