Dana H. 2021

Ages: 16+
Opened: October 1, 2021
Closing: November 13, 2021

Dana H. - 2021 - Broadway History , Info & More

DANA H. tells the harrowing true story of a woman held captive in a series of Florida motels for five months. Told in Dana's own words and reconstructed for the stage by her son, playwright Lucas Hnath, this groundbreaking work shatters the boundaries of the art form and challenges our understanding of good and evil.

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‘Dana H.’ Broadway Review: Deirdre O’Connell Lip Syncs Her Way to Hell and Back
10 / 10

Within the first 30 minutes of this 75-minute drama, you may find yourself asking, as I did, 'Well, why didn't she do this?' Or 'Why did she do that?' to escape earlier. Or, 'Is she making this up?' The power of Hnath's play - the playwright adapted the interviews conducted by Steve Cosson - is the dark alternate reality it creates. Soon after her abduction, Dana left the world we know, that she herself knew, to enter another. The old rules of behavior or ways of looking at strangers no longer applied. Dana escaped the Aryan Brotherhood, but has never been able to return to the real world or, at least, the world she knew before her long, horrifying ordeal.

DANA H.: DEIRDRE O’CONNELL TRIUMPHS IN A SURVIVOR STORY
8 / 10

What if I told you that the best acting on Broadway is coming from a woman who doesn't utter a single word? As you might have heard, in Lucas Hnath's Dana H.-now on Broadway after runs in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York at off-Broadway's Vineyard Theatre-the dynamite Deirdre O'Connell lip-syncs every bit of dialogue. In another ingenious turn, that dialogue itself is cut together from multiple 2015 interviews between Hnath's mother, Dana Higginbotham, and Steve Cosson, artistic director of The Civilians.

VIDEO: Go Inside DANA H.'s Opening Night on Broadway!
by Team BWW - October 24, 2021


Dana H., by Obie Award winner Lucas Hnath and directed by Obie Award winner Les Waters, opened earlier this week on October 17, at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre, playing on a rotating schedule with Is This a Room. Deirdre O'Connell reprises her Obie Award-winning performance.

Photos: Deirdre O'Connell & Company Take Opening Night Bows in DANA H.
by Jennifer Broski - October 18, 2021


Dana H., by Obie Award winner Lucas Hnath and directed by Obie Award winner Les Waters, just opened last night, October 17, at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre, playing on a rotating schedule with Is This a Room. BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big night and we're taking you inside the curtain call!

DANA H. Opens Tonight on Broadway; Meet the Cast!
by Stephi Wild - October 17, 2021


Dana H. officially opens on October 17, on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre. Meet the cast and learn more about who is starring in this new play!

Review Roundup: DANA H. Opens on Broadway
by Nicole Rosky - October 17, 2021


Dana H., by Obie Award winner Lucas Hnath and directed by Obie Award winner Les Waters, opens tonight, October 17, at Broadway's Lyceum Theatre, playing on a rotating schedule with Is This a Room.

Tickets Are Now On Sale For IS THIS A ROOM and DANA H. On Broadway
by Stephi Wild - August 21, 2021


Previews for Is This A Room begin September 24, 2021, with an opening night scheduled for October 11, 2021. Previews for Dana H. begin October 1, 2021, with an opening night scheduled for October 17, 2021. The two productions will play alternating performances for a 17-week engagement through January 16, 2022.

Other Productions of Dana H.

2020   Off-Broadway Vineyard Off-Broadway Premiere
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2021   Broadway Original Broadway Production
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Dana H. - 2021 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2022 Drama League Awards Distinguished Performance Awards Deirdre O'Connell
2022 Drama League Awards Outstanding Production of a Play Dana H.
2022 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Play Les Waters
2022 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play Deirdre O'Connell
2022 Tony Awards Best Sound Design of a Play Mikhail Fiksel

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