Christopher Shinn Plays 3: Teddy Ferrara; An Opening in Time; Against; The Narcissist
May 2026 · Bloomsbury Publishing
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Chris writes dialogue that's the easiest I've ever spoken, even though it's the deepest feelings I've expressed as a character Luke Macfarlane in New York Times
Christopher Shinn is one of America's most fearless and incisive playwrights, known for his nuanced explorations of power, identity, and human connection in an uncertain world. This third collection of his contemporary plays brings together four of his most provocative works each grappling with the tensions between public and private lives, personal responsibility, and the shifting dynamics of modern society.
Teddy Ferrara: The play brims with sharply observed ideas about modern life for queer students, the role technology plays in defining our identities, campus politics, journalistic ethics, public sex, the use and abuse of victimhood. Time Out
An Opening in Time: Delicately balanced, at times achingly moving... Time and memory weave through the carefully shaped emotional neighborhood of Shinn's play. The Berkshire Eagle
Against: Shinn shows us a society stuck in a spin-cycle, where violence begets yet more violence... a play that practices its preaching; art that attempts to find an alternative. Variety
The Narcissist: Gripping. A play that grapples intelligently with the deeply fractured and fractious nature of our times and searches for hope. Financial Times
Christopher Shinn is one of America's most fearless and incisive playwrights, known for his nuanced explorations of power, identity, and human connection in an uncertain world. This third collection of his contemporary plays brings together four of his most provocative works each grappling with the tensions between public and private lives, personal responsibility, and the shifting dynamics of modern society.
Teddy Ferrara: The play brims with sharply observed ideas about modern life for queer students, the role technology plays in defining our identities, campus politics, journalistic ethics, public sex, the use and abuse of victimhood. Time Out
An Opening in Time: Delicately balanced, at times achingly moving... Time and memory weave through the carefully shaped emotional neighborhood of Shinn's play. The Berkshire Eagle
Against: Shinn shows us a society stuck in a spin-cycle, where violence begets yet more violence... a play that practices its preaching; art that attempts to find an alternative. Variety
The Narcissist: Gripping. A play that grapples intelligently with the deeply fractured and fractious nature of our times and searches for hope. Financial Times
Chris writes dialogue that's the easiest I've ever spoken, even though it's the deepest feelings I've expressed as a character Luke Macfarlane in New York Times
Christopher Shinn is one of America's most fearless and incisive playwrights, known for his nuanced explorations of power, identity...
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Christopher Shinn (b. 1975) is an American playwright from New York. His plays include Now or Later (shortlisted for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play), Dying City (Pulitzer Prize finalist), Where Do We Live (winner of an Obie in Playwriting), An Opening In Time, Teddy Ferrara, Picked, Four, What Didn't Happen, On the Mountain, Other People, and The Coming World. His adaptation of Hedda Gabler premiered on Broadway (American Airlines Theatre), and he has written short plays for Naked Angels (Democracy Project), the 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, the Bush Theatre (Sixty-Six Books), and Headlong (Decade). His work has been premiered by Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, the Vineyard Theatre, South Coast Rep, the Goodman, the Royal Court, and the Soho Theatre, and later produced around the world. Christopher Shinn's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship in Playwriting, a grant from the NEA/TCG Residency Program, an Obie in Playwriting and the Robert Chesley Award.
Christopher Shinn (b. 1975) is an American playwright from New York. His plays include Now or Later (shortlisted for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play), Dying City (Pulitzer Prize finalist), Where Do We Live (winner of an Obie in Playwriting), An Opening In Time, Teddy Ferrara, Pic...
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