"In 2015, Steve Cosson, of the docutheater troupe the Civilians, interviewed her about this ordeal over the course of several days. Their conversations form the basis of Dana H."

- Adam Feldman, Time Out

"Both play and performance are a gift we are lucky to receive, as this Broadway season shapes up to be a landmark one for its presentation of unconventional new plays and revelatory performances."

- Charles Isherwood, Broadway News

"Waters, Hnath and O’Connell have made something intensely theatrical that reaches devastating emotional heights."

- Helen Shaw, Vulture

DANA H.

The Civilians is thrilled about the opening of Dana H. with its Broadway premiere showing at the Lyceum Theatre. Originally commissioned and developed by The Civilians and Goodman Theatre, it was first presented in 2020 by Vineyard Theatre.

Showing at The Lyceum Theatre with tickets on sale now. Final weeks! Must end November 28, 2021.

“Deirdre O’Connell, embodying [Dana] Higginbotham, lip-syncs the entire 75-minute text, brilliantly pulling off one of the strangest and most difficult challenges ever asked of an actor.” —Jesse Green, Critic’s Pick, New York Times

“Both play and performance are a gift we are lucky to receive, as this Broadway season shapes up to be a landmark one for its presentation of unconventional new plays and revelatory performances.”— Charles Isherwood, Broadway News

“Waters, Hnath and O’Connell have made something intensely theatrical that reaches devastating emotional heights.” —Helen Shaw, Vulture

“The show will have audiences leaning forward to hear each and every revelation — and, following this Broadway run, it seems likely to find welcoming homes in many cutting-edge venues around the country.”— Frank Rizzo, Variety

“O’Connell is simply astonishing.” —Adam Feldman, Time Out New York

By Lucas Hnath
Adapted from interviews with Dana Higginbotham conducted by Steve Cosson
Directed by Les Waters
Featuring Deirdre O’Connell
A co-production with the Goodman Theatre and Center Theatre Group
Dana was a chaplain of a psych ward where she met a charismatic patient, an ex-convict searching for redemption. A harrowing true story, Dana was held captive with her life in this man’s hands — trapped in a series of Florida motels, disoriented and terrified — for five months. Told in Dana’s own words and reconstructed for the stage by her son Lucas Hnath (A DOLL’S HOUSE PART 2, THE CHRISTIANS), “one of the freshest playwriting voices to emerge in the past five years” (The New York Times), this innovative work shatters the boundaries of the art form and our understanding of good and evil.