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A Simulacrum A Simulacrum
[Off-Broadway]
Atlantic Theater Company Off-Broadway Premiere Production, 2023
Performer

Productions

A SimulacrumA Simulacrum
 
[Off-Broadway, 2023]
Director
A Doll's House, Part 2A Doll's House, Part 2
 
[Regional (US), 2018]
Playwright

Writing

A Simulacrum
Co-Playwright
The Thin Place
Playwright
Dana H
Playwright

Awards and Nominations

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Play

Lucas Hnath, A Doll's House, Part 2


winner
Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2016 - Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play

Lucas Hnath, The Christians

Helen Hayes Awards - 2014 - Outstanding New Play or Musical

Lucas HnathRed Speedo

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Cast Set For ANNA IN THE TROPICS at Asolo Repertory Theatre Photo
Cast Set For ANNA IN THE TROPICS at Asolo Repertory Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jan 29, 2025

Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced complete casting for the Pulitzer Prize-winning romantic drama Anna in the Tropics, which begins previews in February.
Soho Rep Will Pay Tribute to Walkerspace With SOHO REP IS NOT A BUILDING. SOHO REP HA Photo
Soho Rep Will Pay Tribute to Walkerspace With SOHO REP IS NOT A BUILDING. SOHO REP HAD A BUILDING…
by Stephi Wild - Jan 15, 2025

Walkerspace (1991-2024), Soho Rep’s 65-seat venue at 46 Walker Street, will be laid to rest this January 2025. Celebrate the space with an special tribute event this week.
Sierra Stages Presents A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 At The Nevada Theatre Photo
Sierra Stages Presents A DOLL'S HOUSE, PART 2 At The Nevada Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2025

Sierra Stages will kick off the 14th season of their popular Theater by the Book staged-reading series with the A Doll's House, Part 2, Lucas Hnath's Tony-nominated sequel to the Ibsen classic A Doll's House.
Feature: Ilana Lucas Picks the Top Toronto Theatre of 2024 Photo
Feature: Ilana Lucas Picks the Top Toronto Theatre of 2024
by Ilana Lucas - Jan 1, 2025

What did our critic have to say about Toronto's Top Theatre of 2024?
Photos: On the Red Carpet at EUREKA DAY Opening Night Photo
Photos: On the Red Carpet at EUREKA DAY Opening Night
by Bruce Glikas - Dec 18, 2024

Eureka Day by Jonathan Spector, directed by Tony Award winner Anna D. Shapiro, is now officially open on Broadway. BroadwayWorld was there at opening night and you can check out photos from the red carpet here!
GIVE ME CARMELITA TROPICANA! Extends for Final Time at Soho Rep Photo
GIVE ME CARMELITA TROPICANA! Extends for Final Time at Soho Rep
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2024

Soho Rep will present a second and final extension of its highly acclaimed world premiere production of Alina Troyano (aka Carmelita Tropicana) and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!. Learn how to purchase tickets.
Review: HILLARY AND CLINTON at Dezart Performs Photo
Review: HILLARY AND CLINTON at Dezart Performs
by Kay Kudukis - Nov 17, 2024

What did our critic think of HILLARY AND CLINTON at Dezart Performs?
Playwrights Horizons Renames Mainstage 'The Judith O. Rubin Theater' After Longtime B Photo
Playwrights Horizons Renames Mainstage 'The Judith O. Rubin Theater' After Longtime Board Chair
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2024

Playwrights Horizons  has renamed its Mainstage Theater the Judith O. Rubin Theater,.
Previews: HILLARY AND CLINTON at Dezart Performs Photo
Previews: HILLARY AND CLINTON at Dezart Performs
by Kay Kudukis - Oct 18, 2024

De zart Performs’ Season 17 appropriately kicks off with the 2019 Broadway comedy HILLARY AND CLINTON by Lucas Hnath (November 15 - 24, 2024).
SEX VARIANTS OF 1941: A STUDY OF HOMOSEXUAL PATTERNS Comes to NYU Skirball Next Month Photo
SEX VARIANTS OF 1941: A STUDY OF HOMOSEXUAL PATTERNS Comes to NYU Skirball Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2024

NYU Skirball will present Sex Variants of 1941: A Study of Homosexual Patterns, a world premiere play with music from the award-winning theater company The Civilians, running November 14 – 24 at NYU Skirball.
A DOLL'S HOUSE and A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2 Come to Beverly Hills Playhouse Photo
A DOLL'S HOUSE and A DOLL'S HOUSE PART 2 Come to Beverly Hills Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Oct 7, 2024

Beverly Hills Playhouse will present the world premiere of two stimulating drama’s A DOLL’S HOUSE by Henrik Ibsen, directed by Mia Christou and A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2 by Lucas Hnath, directed by Allen Barton  This is the first time these plays will be seen together in Rep.
Julia Knitel Will Lead BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Asolo Repertory Theatre Photo
Julia Knitel Will Lead BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Asolo Repertory Theatre With Shelley Butler Directing
by Stephi Wild - Sep 24, 2024

Asolo Repertory Theatre has announced initial casting to the 2024 – 2025 season, which begins November 13 with Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Broadway actress and Beautiful veteran, Julia Knitel will lead the cast as Carole King.
THE THIN PLACE Comes to Duluth Playhouse Photo
THE THIN PLACE Comes to Duluth Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Sep 19, 2024

Duluth Playhouse will launch its 2024-2025 Underground season with The Thin Place by award-winning playwright Lucas Hnath. Running October 17 - 27 at The Lab, this gripping ghost story promises to keep audiences on the edge of their seats as it explores the fragile boundary between our world and the one just beyond. 
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Opens American Lives Theatre's Fifth Season Photo
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Opens American Lives Theatre's Fifth Season
by Stephi Wild - Aug 26, 2024

American Lives Theatre has announced the opening of 'What the Constitution Means to Me,' a Pulitzer Finalist and Tony nominee by Heidi Schreck.
Cast Set for ARRIVEDERCI Reading at The Tank's LimeFest Photo
Cast Set for ARRIVEDERCI Reading at The Tank's LimeFest
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 8, 2024

Purple Light Productions has revealed the cast for the premiere reading of Annie Brown's ARRIVEDERCI, directed by Chloe Selavka, at The Tank. Learn how to purchase tickets.
South Coast Repertory Names Suzanne Appel As Managing Director Photo
South Coast Repertory Names Suzanne Appel As Managing Director
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 23, 2024

South Coast Repertory and its Board of Trustees have announced that Suzanne Appel will be the theatre’s new managing director. The appointment follows a national search. Appel joins Artistic Director David Ivers as co-chief executive officer of the Tony Award-winning theatre, now celebrating its 60th season.
Review: RED SPEEDO, Orange Tree Theatre Photo
Review: RED SPEEDO, Orange Tree Theatre
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 22, 2024

The world of professional swimming has been dogged by stories of doping and Hnath's play seeks to explore the ethical aspects of this issue and how far someone will go to be a winner. So far, so intriguing, but Red Speedo feels unfinished and Hnath fails to either dig deep enough or offer any interesting commentary about these themes.
Photos: RED SPEEDO Opens This Week at Orange Tree Theatre Photo
Photos: RED SPEEDO Opens This Week at Orange Tree Theatre
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024

All new production photos have been released for Red Speedo at Orange Tree Theatre ahead of its opening night tomorrow. The production starring Finn Cole will then run until 10 August. Check out the photos here!
Dezart Performs Announces 2024/2025 Season Photo
Dezart Performs Announces 2024/2025 Season
by Kay Kudukis - Jul 8, 2024

The Season‬ opens with the 2019 Broadway political dark comedy‬‭ HILLARY AND CLINTON ‬‭by Lucas Hnath‬ ‭(November 15 - 24, 2024). Next is the 2022 Pulitzer Prize winner‬‭ FAT HAM,‬‭a modern-day‬ ‭Hamlet by James Ijames (January 17 - 26, 2025). The season continues with the Off-Broadway‬ hit drama‬‭ GRAND CONCOURSE ‬‭by award-winning playwright Heidi Schreck.
THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS 2024 Cohort Announced Photo
THE 24 HOUR PLAYS: NATIONALS 2024 Cohort Announced
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2024

THE 24 HOUR PLAYS has announced this year's cohort for The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, which will return this summer for their 13th year. A weeklong professional development initiative for early-career theater artists, The 24 Hour Plays: Nationals 2024 will take place July 15-22, 2024 at the Pace University Lower Manhattan campus. 
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Lucas Hnath written?

Lucas Hnath has written 6 shows including The Christians (Writer), A Doll's House, Part 2 (Playwright), Hillary and Clinton (Playwright), The Thin (Playwright), Dana H (Playwright), A Simulacrum (Co-Playwright).

What awards has Lucas Hnath been nominated for?

Best Play (Tony Awards) for A Doll's House, Part 2, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Christians and Outstanding New Play or Musical (Helen Hayes Awards) for Red Speedo.

What awards has Lucas Hnath won?

Lucas Hnath has won the Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for his work in The Christians.

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