Airline Highway (play)

Airline Highway
Written byLisa D'Amour
Characters
  • Miss Ruby
  • Sissy Na Na
  • Bait Boy
  • Zoe
  • Tanya
  • Wayne
  • Krista
  • Terry
  • Francis
  • Ensemble
Date premieredDecember 4, 2014 (2014-12-04)
Place premieredSteppenwolf Theatre
Chicago, Illinois
Original languageEnglish
GenreBlack comedy
SettingThe Hummingbird Motel, Off Airline Highway, New Orleans, Louisiana

Airline Highway is an American play, written by Lisa D'Amour and set in New Orleans. Commissioned by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, the play made its Broadway debut in April 2015. It received four Tony Award nominations, including Best Featured Actor in a Play for K. Todd Freeman and Best Featured Actress in a Play for Julie White. Additionally, it received three Drama Desk Award nominations, winning one for Freeman.[1] Its final performance was on June 7, 2015.[2]

  1. ^ "'Hamilton,' 'Curious Incident' Top the 2015 Drama Desk Awards (FULL LIST)". Variety. 2015-06-01. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30.
  2. ^ "Tony-Nominated 'Airline Highway' Plays Final Performance Today" playbill.com, June 7, 2015