ANON tickets

By: Anne Washburn
Director: Anne Kauffmann
Producer: MCC Theater
Cast list: Jeff Biehl, Crystal Finn, Andrew Garman, Izabel Mar, and Jeremy Shamos
Sets: dots
Costumes: Brenda Abbandandolo
Lighting: Cha See
Sound: Tei Blow
Other info: Projection design by Jared Mezzocchi, props supervision by Andrew Diaz

ANON: a tempest at our kitchen table is a timely new play about hyperonline culture, modern politics, and the performance of taking a side. For anyone who is used to spending time scrolling and scrolling through their social media feeds, this may all sound familiar, but Anne Washburn is a playwright known for subverting expectations and cracking open seemingly simple concepts with a lot of rigor, grace, and curiosity. She is a pioneering and imaginative writer, as seen when she burst onto the scene with her epic and science fiction-infused opus, Mr. Burns, a post-electric play.

Now, Washburn is back in New York City with another premiere, coming to a theatre known for its equally bold programming: MCC in Midtown, Manhattan. In the play, meet Jeanie: a TikToker in a Texas suburb. Two seemingly different households freak out when a Pride flag is raised, asking: how well do  you know actually know your neighbors?

What to watch for

• Responding to our times, Anne Washburn's play asks if the line between reality and fantasy, in a hyperonline world, is becoming increasingly optional.
• The cast includes Jeff Biehl, Crystal Finn, Andrew Garman, Izabel Mar, and Jeremy Shamos.
• Director Anne Kauffman is known for her collaborations on bold works, prioritizing new American plays.
• Washburn's Mr. Burns was a Drama League Award nominee for Outstanding Production and was praised by The New York Times as "downright brilliant."