Cost of Living

Cost of Living

by Martyna Majok

directed by Jo Bonney

Originally produced at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA

June 29 - July 10, 2016



(2016 Artwork by Ligature Creative Group)


About the Premiere Production:

Obie Award-winner Jo Bonney directs Martyna Majok’s play about four very different people, in four very different circumstances, each trying to get by. Eddie (Wendell Pierce), an unemployed truck driver, reunites with his ex-wife Ani after she suffers a devastating accident. John (Gregg Mozgala), a brilliant and witty doctoral student, hires over-worked Jess (Rebecca Naomi Jones) as a caregiver. As their lives intersect, Majok’s play delves into the chasm between abundance and need and explores the space where bodies — abled and disabled — meet each other.

Cast: Rebecca Naomi Jones, Gregg Mozgala, Wendell Pierce, and Katy Sullivan.

 

Scenic Designer: Wilson Chin

Costume Designer: Jessica Pabst

Lighting Designer: Jeff Croiter

Sound Designer: Ben Truppin-Brown

Fight Director: Tom Schall

Award Wins and Nominations

Tony Award®
Best Play
2023 Nominee
Produced by Manhattan Theatre Club (Lynne Meadow, Artistic Director; Barry Grove, Executive Producer) ; Produced in association with Williamstown Theatre Festival (Mandy Greenfield, Artistic Director)
Written by Martyna Majok
 
Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Play
2023 Nominee
David Zayas
 
Best Performance By An Actress In A Featured Role In A Play
2023 Nominee
Katy Sullivan
Kara Young
 
Best Direction Of A Play
2023 Nominee
Directed by Jo Bonney

Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Featured Performance In A Play
2023 Nominee
Kara Young

Pulitzer Prize

2018 Winner

Martyna Majok

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Subsequent Productions: