labyrinth

(U.S. Premiere)
Written by Beth Steel | Directed by Spenser Davis*
January 31 - February 29, 2020. (Extended Through March 7th!)

New York City, 1978. Having just landed his dream job as a Wall Street banker, John Anderson finds himself swept off on luxurious trips to Latin America with only one goal: selling loans to the region’s developing nations eager to borrow. But as the banks’ excessive lending strategy starts pushing whole countries toward the brink of bankruptcy, and the biggest credit bubble in history threatens to burst, John and his colleagues must come to terms with the true price of chasing their fortunes. A smash hit in the U.K., this American premiere is helmed by company member Spenser Davis, the artist behind our award-winning hits Plainclothes and At The Table.

Nominated for the Joseph Jefferson Award for
Best Director of a Play (Spenser Davis)

Nominated for 2 Black Theater Alliance Awards:
Best Leading Actor in a Play
(William Anthony Sebastian Rose II)
& Best Featured Actor in a Play (Darren Jones)

What Critics are Saying about LABYRINTH…

“ Under Spenser Davis’ dynamic and fluid direction... a highly capable cast fully [commits] to the play’s energetic theatricality... Broken Nose Theatre provides this smart semi-comedy with a tragic sensibility in its U.S. premiere.”

— Steve Oxman, Chicago Sun-Times

“Under the skillful and energetic direction of Spenser Davis, Broken Nose Theatre successfully brings this sweeping-yet-psychological, brooding-yet-punchy, absurdly-funny-yet-tragic story to life... a powerful showcase of the ability of an ensemble to break from the confines of naturalism in order to tell a story even more hauntingly true to life.”

— Alisa Boland, Rescripted

“RECOMMENDED! Superbly directed... a frightening political drama of a historical moment that heavily connects to the present.”

— Lauren Katz, Picture This Post

““Powerfully intoxicating... hurls the audience through the intricate world of international banking at breakneck speed... A nightmarish Wonderland world of debt and would-be redemption.”
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— Colin Douglas, Chicago Theatre Review

“★★★1/2! If I told you I saw a play about the Latin American debt crisis and it was fabulously entertaining, would you think I was crazy? Well I did and you shouldn’t. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!”

— Nancy Bishop, Third Coast Review