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Full-Length Play, Drama / 3w, 2m
Rajiv Joseph
12 years ago, Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now age 15, she is rescued and returns to her family – a family she neither recognizes nor understands. In Rajiv Joseph’s unflinching play, a miraculous reunion sets the stage for provocative conversation.
12 years ago, Theresa was stolen from her parents. Now a precocious 15-year-old, she has been rescued and returned to a family that had nearly forsaken hope – a family she neither recognizes nor understands. In Rajiv Joseph’s unflinching play, a miraculous reunion sets the stage for provocative conversations and asks: What makes a house a home? What nightmares are we willing to face for the sake of our children? And ultimately, what part do we play in the grand saga of human existence?
This brilliantly-crafted, suspenseful play chooses to explore the relationships of a family after an abduction, rather than before, in a manner that delicately handles truly heart-wrenching subject matter.
Mr. Wolf premiered in Costa Mesa, CA at South Coast Repertory Theatre on April 2, 2016.
MR. WOLF – 50s to 70s. A college professor who harbors dark secrets.THERESA – 15 to 17. Abducted as a child, she has just been returned to her family.MICHAEL – 40s. Theresa’s birth father. HANA – 40s. Theresa’s birth mother.JULIE – 30s, the second wife of Michael.
The role of Theresa can either be played by a capable young actress or a young-looking adult actress.
Various locations, including the family home. Present day.
“Profound and beautifully crafted.” – Chicago Stage and Screen
“A searing examination of parental sacrifice, loss, and the elusive nature of home… [This play] takes what could be an exploitative premise and instead delivers something hopeful and profound.” – Stage and Cinema
“Shows like this – exploring human coping mechanisms with such detailed compassion and even-handed understanding – will always be essential to life in our great city.” – Chicago Tribune
“Meaty and thought-provoking, but very compact. The drama takes off with a bang and never releases its grip on the audience until the final moments. That’s when theatergoers leave and contemplate just what it takes to survive.” – Chicago Theatre Review
“Where King James used the comfort of sports as a language of friendship, Mr. Wolf asks us to sit inside the fragile, fractured space of trauma. In it, silence weighs as heavily as dialogue, and each pause presses the audience closer to the raw pulse of grief, survival, and uneasy healing. A small play set against a very large world, and its intimacy makes it resonant.” – Buzz Center Stage
“Profound and beautifully crafted… The horrors in the plot are slowly revealed so you have time to absorb them... You will keep thinking about this story and how thorny life can be. Somehow, even with an ambiguous ending, it is uplifting because deep humanity is offered. Go, but be ready to be disturbed. We live in disturbing times. This play will help you become comfortable with discomfort.” – Chicago Stage and Screen
“Thought-provoking… dark… powerful... It is a play which will confound some and exhilarate others. Joseph is noted for writing about faith, belief, survival and closely-held truths. His Mr. Wolf is no exception… The many questions it asks are all part of the strength.” – BroadwayWorld
Mr. Wolf – Trailer, Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Playwright Rajiv Joseph on Mr. Wolf – Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Mr. Wolf – Audience Reactions, Steppenwolf Theatre Company
Mr. Wolf – Excerpts, South Coast Repertory
Rajiv Joseph’s play Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo was a 2010 Pulitzer Prize finalist for drama and also awarded a grant for Outstanding New American Play by the National Endowment for the Arts. His play Guards at the Taj was a 2016 Obie winner for Best New American Play and ...