Job (play)

Job
Written byMax Wolf Friedlich
Directed byMichael Herwitz
Date premiered6 September 2023
Place premieredSoho Playhouse
New York City
Original languageEnglish
Subjectmental illness, social media, content moderation
GenreDrama
SettingPre-Covid 2020, Bay Area

Job is a play written by Max Wolf Friedlich.[1][2] The original production started on September 6, 2023, at the Soho Playhouse in New York City. The play revolves around a young woman Jane (Sydney Lemmon) with her therapist Loyd (Peter Friedman). It was announced that the play would transfer to Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre from July 15 through October 27.[3][4] On June 27, it was announced that Devonte Hynes would compose original music for the Broadway transfer.[5]

  1. ^ "When a therapy session becomes a hostage situation". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Review: Job Is a Millennial Vs. Boomer Death Match in the Form of a Therapy Session". TheaterMania. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Two More 'Succession' Actors Are Broadway Bound, in 'Job'". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ Gans, Andrew (14 August 2024). "Psychological Thriller Job Extends Broadway Run". Playbill. Retrieved 14 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Devonté Hynes will compose original music for 'Job' on Broadway". Broadway News. Retrieved 8 July 2024.