THE COMEUPPANCE

by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
directed by Nina Domingue

March 13 - April 4, 2026

REGIONAL Premiere

Winner! 2024 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play

Run time: 120 minutes

No Intermission

Content Advisory: Adult Language, Adult Situations

 

The story

A reunion of friends is haunted by an unwelcome guest…

When four former classmates gather on a front porch to pre-game before their twentieth high school reunion, everyone is nervous for the night ahead. As alcohol and pot help the self-declared “Multi-Ethnic Reject Group” let their guards down, they reveal how their lives have unfolded since graduation. But amid the flow of reminiscing, an otherworldly presence forces these friends to face the past head-on. From MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient, Pulitzer Finalist, and Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon, Appropriate), this electrifying comedy explores impermanence and nostalgia through the lens of five millennials reckoning with their future. 


“★★★★★ Branden Jacobs-Jenkins delivers his third masterpiece.”
— The Stage

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