Phoebe in Winter

Phoebe in Winter by Jen Silverman

(7)
Productions (11)
Dark comedy
|
85 - 90 minutes
2 W, 4 M, 
Content Notes: Adult language and content.
Set: Unit set.

When three brothers return home from a distant war, they prepare to settle into their old lives. But a knock at the door yields a girl named Phoebe who accuses them of killing her own three brothers, and demands reparations--that they must become her new family instead. As Phoebe's presence changes the very structure of their family, a war that was once far away now threatens to reignite inside their home.

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Min. Performance Fee* $85
NOTE: This play is part of a collection called The Downtown Anthology.
Standard Edition $19.99
Standard Manager Edition $0.00

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When three brothers return home from a distant war, they prepare to settle into their old lives. But a knock at the door yields a girl named Phoebe who accuses them of killing her own three brothers, and demands reparations--that they must become her new family instead. As Phoebe's presence changes the very structure of their family, a war that was once far away now threatens to reignite inside their home.

  • Dark comedy
  • |
  • 85 - 90 minutes
  • 2 W, 4 M, 
  • Content Notes: Adult language and content.
  • Set: Unit set.

Published Reviews

"Convincingly odd. Ms. Silverman has created a modern fairy tale, a little bad wolf whose lopsided grin reveals its crooked, bloody teeth."

Rachel Saltz, The New York Times

"Phoebe in Winter gives new meaning to the phrase 'the war at home'...every other line comes out as a smartly put, hard-won truth you want to hold on to for later rumination."

Olivia Jane Smith, New York Theatre Review

"[A] vivid and darkly unsettling fable about war and its consequences."

Loren Noveck, NYTheatre

Production History

OCT 03, 2024 - OCT 06, 2024
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV United States
 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV United States
DEC 06, 2022 - DEC 08, 2022
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
New York, NY United States
 American Academy of Dramatic Arts New York, NY United States
FEB 20, 2020 - FEB 29, 2020
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX United States
 University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX United States
JAN 25, 2020 - JAN 25, 2020
Vancouver Waldorf School
North Vancouver, BC Canada
 Vancouver Waldorf School North Vancouver, BC Canada
MAR 03, 2019 - MAR 05, 2019
Wesleyan University
Middletown, CT United States
 Wesleyan University Middletown, CT United States
OCT 25, 2018 - OCT 27, 2018
Facility Theatre
Chicago, IL United States
 Facility Theatre Chicago, IL United States
SEP 22, 2018 - OCT 21, 2018
Facility Theatre
Chicago, IL United States
 Facility Theatre Chicago, IL United States
MAR 31, 2017 - APR 01, 2017
The Boston Conservatory
Boston, MA United States
 The Boston Conservatory Boston, MA United States
SEP 23, 2015 - OCT 18, 2015
Single Carrot Theatre
Baltimore, MD United States
 Single Carrot Theatre Baltimore, MD United States
NOV 12, 2014 - NOV 22, 2014
Fordham Theatre Program
NY, NY United States
 Fordham Theatre Program NY, NY United States
JUN 07, 2014 - JUN 16, 2014
Clubbed Thumb Summerworks Festival, held at The Wild Project
New York, NY United States
 Clubbed Thumb Summerworks Festival, held at The Wild Project New York, NY United States
OCT 03, 2024 - OCT 06, 2024
West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV United States
 West Virginia University Morgantown, WV United States
SEP 23, 2015 - OCT 18, 2015
Single Carrot Theatre
Baltimore, MD United States
 Single Carrot Theatre Baltimore, MD United States
JUN 07, 2014 - JUN 16, 2014
Clubbed Thumb Summerworks Festival, held at The Wild Project
New York, NY United States
 Clubbed Thumb Summerworks Festival, held at The Wild Project New York, NY United States

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