In the fall of 2022, on the eve of their 20th high school reunion, a self-proclaimed “Multi-Ethnic Reject Group” reconnects on the porch of a house in their old neighborhood in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Reminiscing about their high school years and recent pasts (including Covid-19, 9/11, and Columbine) and fueled by drinking and smoking pot, the friends discover competing, recollected versions of their teenage years and find themselves facing a reckoning with the memories of who they were, and are, as an undeniable element of the future viscerally looms before them.
This hauntingly surreal play by Tony Award and MacArthur Genius Award winner and Princeton alum Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ’06 (An Octoroon, Appropriate, Gloria) garnered a New York Times Critic’s Pick and Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play.
Directed by Princeton Lecturer in Theater Vivia Font with set design by senior Vera Fei, the cast features Princeton students Radon Belarmino ’26, Kavya Bhat ’27, Vivian Bui ’26, Donte Calabrese ’27, Zach Lee ’26, Willem Maniago ’27, and Sophia Vernon ’27.
“The Comeuppance is a rich and fully mature work… a haunting new play. It’s a mystery of the fine writing that the humor does not squash but rather enhances the pathos surging underneath. When it erupts, it can be devastating.” – The New York Times
“The Comeuppance channels and condenses what’s been floating in the ether and brings it all to earth. Here’s a drama where Branden Jacobs-Jenkins both sums up and reconfigures the present moment.” – New York Magazine
The Comeuppance is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection.
Tickets & Details
All performances are open to the public; purchased tickets are required:
- $20 general admission
- $10 students (any institution)
- No additional fees
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Directions
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Accessibility
Berlind Theatre is an accessible venue with wheelchair and companion seating available. The performance on Friday, April 10, will include open/live captioning (CART). An assistive listening system is available and headphones can be requested from ushers. Visit our Venues and Studios section for accessibility information at our various locations, including Berlind Theatre. Attendees in need of other access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at 609-258-5262 or email LewisCenter@princeton.edu at least one week in advance of the event date.
