THE COMEUPPANCE
by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
directed by Nina Domingue
March 12 - April 4, 2026
REGIONAL Premiere
Winner! 2024 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play
Run time: 135 minutes
No Intermission
Content Advisory: Adult Language, Adult Situations, Smoking, Discussions of Suicide, Military PTSD, and Women's Health.
*This performance contains high frequency tones that may effect people with sensory sensitivities.
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The story
A timely dark comedy about a reunion of friends and an uninvited guest…
When four former classmates gather on a front porch to pre-game before their twentieth high school reunion, everyone is nervous for the night ahead. As alcohol and pot help the self-declared “Multi-Ethnic Reject Group” let their guards down, they reveal how their lives have unfolded since graduation. But amid the flow of reminiscing, an otherworldly presence forces these friends to face the past head-on. From MacArthur “Genius” grant recipient, Pulitzer Finalist, and Tony Award-winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (An Octoroon, Appropriate), this electrifying comedy explores impermanence and nostalgia through the lens of five millennials reckoning with their future.
““★★★★★ Branden Jacobs-Jenkins delivers his third masterpiece.””
The Artists
The Production
THE RESPONSE
"...provocative and engaging... Each actor fully commits to their character... Powered by a 2000s-flavored pop and hip-hop soundtrack, Nina Domingue’s direction keeps the jungle juice flowing..." – Joey Morona, cleveland.com
"Guided by director Nina Domingue, the ease with which the actors approach the script and one another lends the show the realism it needs to be successful. Passionate monologues that are designed to challenge and stimulate are delivered with skill, while regular millennial humor is executed with adept comedic timing... To Dobama’s credit, the lengthy run time of this no-intermission show is hardly felt." – Gwendolyn Kochur, Cleveland SCENE
The Audience
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