Bus Stop Tickets

Bus Stop is an American classic and a hit play from the dubbed “playwright of the Midwest,” William Inge, who showed New York audiences, until then, less-heard voices and characters from the country’s heartland. Bus Stop is a prime example of that kind of work: bringing together dreamers and runaways, cowboys and waitresses, the play illuminates how a diner can be an oasis and strange haven for community.

On a wintry night in Kansas, bus riders take shelter in a small-town diner to wait out a storm. Together, over just a few shared hours, their lives are transformed as a grab bag of characters come to share a haven, and unexpected warmth, with one another. Now, the play is given fresh meaning by featuring the first professional cast of all Asian American and Pacific Islander actors. A deeply soulful play, Bus Stop is a timeless piece thanks to its universal themes of finding community across social differences and needing one another in the face of unexpected hardship.

What to watch for

• True to its mission, Classic Stage often remounts beloved plays and musicals in exciting ways, as with recent productions of Assassins and A Man of No Importance.
• Performed at Classic Stage, this play is a co-production with National Asian American Theatre Company and Transport Group.
• The original Broadway run received multiple Tony Award nominations, including for Best Play and for actress and theatre legend Elaine Stritch.
• In 1956, Joshua Logan directed a film adaptation of the play starring Marilyn Monroe and Don Murray, who received an Oscar nomination.