Jonathan Groff returns to Broadway in THE AMISH PROJECT
Photo credit: Chad Meyer
It has been announce that Tony Award winner Jonathan Groff (Just in Time, Merrily We Roll Along) will return to Broadway in THE AMISH PROJECT, a solo play by Jessica Dickey.
Directed by Sarna Lapine, THE AMISH PROJECT begins performances on 10 February at Broadway’s Broadhurst Theatre.
When tragedy shatters a close-knit Amish community, what follows is an extraordinary act of grace that challenges everything we think we know about forgiveness.
Inspired by true events that unfolded just minutes from where Groff grew up, THE AMISH PROJECT is an intimate portrait of a place and a community channeled through a single performer. Written by acclaimed playwright Jessica Dickey and directed by Sarna Lapine, this remarkable story invites us to reflect on how, even in the darkest of hours, our shared humanity endures.
Jonathan Groff said: “20 years ago this month, an unimaginable tragedy happened in a one room Amish schoolhouse in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and Jessica Dickey wrote an astounding work of art in response. Sarna Lapine sent me THE AMISH PROJECT last year and I was floored by the urgency and potent poetry of Jessica’s writing as she dives headfirst into the many aftershocks of this horrific event and explores the idea that sometimes the most radical human act is forgiveness. I am profoundly grateful to be bringing Jessica’s play to Broadway alongside Sarna and this incredible team.”
Playwright Jessica Dickey said: “I wrote THE AMISH PROJECT in the heartbreak of my twenties, grappling with how to make a meaningful life as an artist in a world capable of such violence. The play launched my writing career and changed my life. To return to it now, all these years later, when its questions feel as urgent as ever, is profoundly moving. And to do so alongside Jonathan Groff, whose personal connection to this story is matched by his staggering talent, and the extraordinary Sarna Lapine, with the steadfast belief and care of Robert Ahrens and Tom Kirdahy, is a gift I could never have imagined. I can't wait for Broadway audiences to see it—I'll be the playwright in the back laughing and crying.”
The design team for THE AMISH PROJECT will be announced shortly.
Tickets go on general sale on 10 November, with further info here.