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Is This a Room 2021

Ages: 15+
Opened: September 24, 2021
Closing: November 14, 2021

Is This a Room - 2021 Broadway History , Info & More

Is This a Room is the astonishingly true story of Reality Winner, the 25-year-old former Air Force linguist who was surprised at her home by the FBI on June 3, 2017. The play’s text is taken from the FBI transcript of her interrogation – and from these pages, Tina Satter has wrought an extraordinary human drama between Reality (Emily Davis) and the agents who question her. In this theatrical thriller, Reality’s life is upended before our eyes, and we’re left questioning American values and the very nature of the truth.




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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Is This a Room

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8 / 10

Immaculately directed by Satter herself, and staged on a flat platform flanked by elevated stands designed by Parker Lutz, the production finds agonizing claustrophobia in the mundanity of bureaucracy-of purposely blank systems built on talking around everything, of getting to the point, of facing the inevitable.

Is This a Room Asks Questions America Can't Answer
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Is This a Room dwells in a nebulous other-region, even now that it has moved uptown to Broadway. The 75-minute thriller is conducted in suspended time: You don't leave the show so much as you wake from it, shaking off its foggy, clinging, chilly mood. Satter and her company have built a highly choreographed event around a found text, the verbatim transcript (with redactions) of Winner's arrest at her home in 2017. Satter hasn't changed a single word, revealing the exquisite way lowercase-r reality can 'write' a text. On the page, the unscripted lines already throb with subtext and sing with terrifying overtones.

DANA H. and IS THIS A ROOM Will Play an Additional Two Weeks on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - November 3, 2021


BroadwayWorld has just learned that the Broadway productions of Is This a Room and Dana H., which were previously set to conclude performances next week at the Lyceum Theatre, will extend for an additional two weeks. Both plays will play their final performances on November 28, 2021.

DANA H. and IS THIS A ROOM To Conclude Broadway Runs on November 13 & 14
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 25, 2021


The Broadway productions of Is This A Room and Dana H. will conclude their limited engagement on Sunday, November 14 at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre (149 W 45th Street, New York, NY). Dana H. will play its final performance at 2pm on Saturday November 13, 2021. Is This A Room will play its final performance at 3pm on Sunday November 14, 2021.

Listen: Hear the First Episode of the IS THIS A ROOM Companion Podcast THIS IS REALITY
by A.A. Cristi - October 20, 2021


From the producers of the critically acclaimed Broadway show IS THIS A ROOM, comes the true story of Reality Winner told by those closest to her and her espionage case, the new podcast THIS IS REALITY. 

Photos: IS THIS A ROOM Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway
by Bruce Glikas - October 12, 2021


Is This A Room, conceived and directed by Obie Award winner Tina Satter, just celebrated its opening night at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre (149 W 45th Street, New York, NY), where it will play on a rotating schedule with Dana H., by Obie Award winner Lucas Hnath and directed by Obie Award winner Les Waters.

Review Roundup: IS THIS A ROOM Opens On Broadway!
by A.A. Cristi - October 11, 2021


Is This A Room, conceived and directed by Obie Award winner Tina Satter opens tonight at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre. Let's see what the critics had to say!

Photos: IS THIS A ROOM Celebrates First Broadway Preview
by Bruce Glikas - September 27, 2021


Is This A Room, conceived and directed by Obie Award winner Tina Satter, just began previews on September 24, 2021, at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre (149 W 45th Street, New York, NY), where it will play on a rotating schedule with Dana H., by Obie Award winner Lucas Hnath and directed by Obie Award winner Les Waters. See who was in the audience!

Rush Policy Announced for IS THIS A ROOM and DANA H.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 24, 2021


The Broadway productions of Is This A Room and Dana H. announced today their general rush policy. Is This A Room begins previews tonight, September 24, 2021, at Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre where it will play on a rotating schedule with Dana H., by Obie Award winner Lucas Hnath and directed by Obie Award winner Les Waters. Find our how to get rush tickets.

Full Casting and Creative Teams Announced for IS THIS A ROOM and DANA H.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 10, 2021


Full casting and creative teams were announced today for the Broadway productions of Is This A Room, conceived and directed by Obie Award winner Tina Satter; and Dana H., by Obie Award winner Lucas Hnath and directed by Obie Award winner Les Waters, playing Broadway's Lyceum Theatre on a rotating schedule this fall.

Vineyard Theatre Announces Exclusive Presale for Broadway Engagements of IS THIS A ROOM and DANA H.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 16, 2021


Vineyard Theatre members will have exclusive access to the Broadway engagements of Is This A Room and Dana H. beginning Monday, August 16 at 1:00 pm ET through Friday, August 20. Previews for Is This A Room begin September 24, 2021, with an opening night scheduled for October 11, 2021.

Is This a Room History

Other Productions of Is This a Room

2019   Off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre Off-Broadway World Premiere
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2019   Off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre Off-Broadway Return Engagement
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2021   Broadway Original Broadway Production
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