Fairview (play)


Fairview is a 2018 play written by Jackie Sibblies Drury. The play was co-commissioned by
Berkeley Rep and Soho Repertory Theatre.

Summary

A middle class African-American family prepares for a birthday dinner for their grandmother only to be watched by four white people.

Production

The play premiered Off-Broadway at Soho Repertory Theatre, running from June 17, 2018 through August 12, 2018. The play was produced at Berkeley Rep, Berkeley, California in October and November 2018, again directed by Sarah Benson and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly.
The play is produced at Polonsky Shakespeare Center, Brooklyn, New York by Theatre for a New Audience starting on June 2, 2019, directed by Sarah Benson and choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly. The play's run has been extended from June 30 to July 28.
The play was produced in London at the Young Vic from November 28 2019 to January 18 2020. The production was directed by Nadia Latif.

Awards and honors

In April 2019, Fairview won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The Pulitzer committee called the play "a hard-hitting drama that examines race in a highly conceptual, layered structure, ultimately bringing audiences into the actors' community to face deep-seated prejudices."
The play was nominated for the 2019 Drama Desk Awards: Outstanding Play; Outstanding Featured Actor in a Play, Outstanding Director of a Play, Outstanding Set Design of a Play, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Play and Outstanding Sound Design in a Play.