Will Arbery Libros

Isabel's got pains. Anne's got slugs. And Genevieve doesn't want to talk about hers. She just wants you to eat the damn hummus (she made it!). Let's talk about family nightmares. We mean, uh, memories.

Winner of the 2020 Whiting Award for DramaWinner of the 2020 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best PlayIt's nearing midnight in Wyoming, where four young conservatives have gathered at a backyard after-party. They've returned home to toast their mentor Gina, newly inducted as president of a tiny Catholic college. But as their reunion spirals into spiritual chaos and clashing generational politics, it becomes less a celebration than a vicious fight to be understood. On a chilly night in the middle of America, Will Arbery's haunting play offers grace and disarming clarity, speaking to the heart of a country at war with itself.

Set in Wyoming, four young conservatives gather to celebrate their mentor Gina's new presidency at a small Catholic college. As the night unfolds, their reunion devolves into a tumultuous clash of beliefs and generational divides, transforming the celebration into a fierce struggle for understanding. Will Arbery's haunting play captures the complexities of contemporary America, exploring themes of faith, identity, and the discord that defines a nation at odds with itself.

In the aftermath of their mother's death, Ginny and her half-brother Christopher struggle with their grief. A family friend, Justice, connects them with Lot, a reclusive local artist, in hopes that a collaborative song between Lot and Ginny might provide solace and healing. As they navigate their emotional turmoil, the bond formed through music may help them find a path forward.

Winters keep getting worse in Evanston, IL, where salt truck drivers Peter and Basil battle the ice and snow and pass the time with jokes and stories. But what's with this creeping sense of dread? Is it because their boss Maiworm has noble visions of new green technology that would make their jobs obsolete? Or is there a more terrifying warning calling out from under these roads? At least they have each other, right? Pulitzer Prize finalist Will Arbery confronts humanity's darkest fears with humor, warmth, and the fortitude of municipal public servants in this play about climate and change. "Arbery is one of the theater's greatest listeners, able to hear and reproduce the subtle and deeply specific ways individuals reveal themselves and their relationships to others with language." - The New York Times Magazine "In a great piece of art, you'll have one moment where the truth will punch through. But in a profoundly generous piece of art, like Evanston - a play that is theoretical, painful, deep, and hysterically funny - those moments of truth keep punching through and through and through." - BOMB Magazine "A pitch-dark comedy... Arbery is the playwright of the moment... writing about issues that tend to lead to indulgent hopelessness. ...But what if looking right into the heart of catastrophe could actually get us to act?" - The New Yorker