Wolf Play
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Robin
Ryan
Peter
Wolf
| Wolf Play | |
|---|---|
 Show art for the Off-Broadway production in 2023. | |
| Written by | Hansol Jung |
| Characters | Ash Robin Ryan Peter Wolf |
| Date premiered | March 2019 |
| Place premiered | Artists Repertory Theatre |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama |
Wolf Play is a comedic and dramatic stage play written by South Korean playwright Hansol Jung. The play debuted in 2019 at the Artists Repertory Theatre, and later off-Broadway as a co-production with MCC Theater, Ma-Yi Theatre Company and Soho Rep. The Off-Broadway production won the 2023 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play.[1]
The play tells the story of a Korean boy, portrayed with a puppet and puppeteer, brought to a new home by his adoptive American father, only to find that the household belongs to a female American boxer and her wife. With a single signature, the father legally ends his adoption of the boy, effectively placing him with his new parents. However, just before departing, he realizes that the couple is a lesbian pair. The remainder of the play follows the former father's attempts to reclaim the boy, aided by Ryan—both the boxer's coach and her wife's brother—who is suspicious of the boy.[2]
Cast and characters
| Character | Artists Repertory Theatre 2019[2] | The Gift Theatre 2019[3][4] | Company One Theatre 2020[5] | Off-Broadway 2023[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash | Tamera Lyn | Isa Arciniegas | Tonasia Jones | Esco Jouléy |
| Robin | Ayanna Berkshire | Jennifer Glasse | Inés de la Cruz | Nicole Villamil |
| Ryan | Vin Shambry | Al’Jaleel McGhee | Adrian Peguero | Brian Quijada |
| Peter | Chris Harder | Tim Martin | Greg Maraio | Christopher Bannow |
| Wolf | Christopher Larkin | Dan Lin | Minh-Anh Day | Mitchell Winter |