The Minutes

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The Minutes

Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy  /  3w, 8m

Tracy Letts

This scathing new comedy about small-town politics and real-world power, from the author of August: Osage County, exposes the ugliness behind some of our most closely-held American narratives while asking each of us what we would do to keep from becoming history’s losers.

Image: 2022 Broadway Production (Jeremy Daniel)

The Minutes

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 8m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades
  • Nominee: 2022 Tony Award for Best Play

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Summary
This scathing new comedy about small-town politics and real-world power, from the author of August: Osage County, exposes the ugliness behind some of our most closely-held American narratives while asking each of us what we would do to keep from becoming history’s losers.
History
The Minutes premiered on Broadway at Studio 54 on April 17, 2022. Directed by Anna D. Shapiro, the production featured Ian Barford, Blair Brown, Cliff Chamberlain, K. Todd Freeman, Tracy Letts, Danny McCarthy, Jessie Mueller, Sally Murphy, Austin Pendleton, Noah Reid and Jeff Still.
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  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting A city council meeting room in Big Cherry. November.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes

Media

“Astonishing... a pitch black comedy about the current state of American politics.” – Chicago Sun-Times

“Certain to be the single work of art that best represents, but will also survive, the Trump era.” – Variety

“Explosive... Deftly captures the tension of patriotic grandiosity and provincial defensiveness found in city halls across the land.” – Chicago Tribune

“Astonishing... a pitch black comedy about the current state of American politics and the ‘fake news’ elements in our national history... a blood ritual rooted in the more farcical manifestations of local government and parliamentary procedure, and along the way he has explained how some in this country have been brutally sacrificed, and why such sacrifices continue to be sanctioned.” – Chicago Sun-Times

“The Minutes is also quite funny, silly even. (The council members re-enacting a famous Big Cherry battle is a hoot.) But the questions Letts poses – what are you willing to do, what are you willing to ignore, what are you willing to forget to preserve your ‘cocoon of comfort’? – are provocative. And perennial.” – Daily Herald

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    The Minutes - Broadway Highlights

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    The Minutes - Steppenwolf Trailer

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    Image: 2022 Broadway Production (Jeremy Daniel)

  • The Minutes

    Image: 2022 Broadway Production (Jeremy Daniel)

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Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts has been a Steppenwolf ensemble member since 2002. He was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play August: Osage County, which played on Broadway for over a year, following a sold-out run at Steppenwolf in 2007. August also enjoyed a sold-out engagem ...

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