“Dalloway: First Love,” A New Play Inspired by Mrs. Dalloway

Join us for a free staged reading of Dalloway: First Love; a delightful new play, which imagines a fateful weekend that the characters of Mrs. Dalloway experienced 35 years before the events of the novel.

With the support of a Creative Engagement grant from LMCC (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council), we’re bringing to life ’s funny and heartfelt new play for a one-night-only live theatrical performance before it begins its rolling world premiere in August. And—to celebrate both this world premiere and the 101st anniversary of Mrs. Dalloway’s publication—we’re offering each audience member a free beverage.

Directed by , featuring Lucas Iverson, Sarah Lasko, Omar Shafiuzzaman, and Chloé Lexia Worthington.

Run time is 1 hour, and tickets are free (though we do appreciate RSVPs).

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More about the Play
Dalloway: First Love, a new four-person play, is a feminist, queer-positive, pop-period prequel to Virginia Woolf’s celebrated Mrs. Dalloway. Clarissa, a bookish Victorian young woman, auditions a slew of suitors to save her family from financial ruin, while an unexpected romance with a socialite suffragette dares her heart to forge a brave new path. Through humorous, quippy banter and heartfelt confessions, the play touches on many pressing contemporary issues—including bodily autonomy, mental health visibility, multicultural equity and inclusion, and LGBTQ+ acceptance and legal protection—that resonate with contemporary New Yorkers.