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When to go. Head straight out at curtain call. Two-show days are the worst bet at both performances — the cast rests through the matinee and is spent by the evening. A Sunday matinee is the best single bet, because it is a one-show day. In bad weather the barricades sometimes never go up at all.
Who comes out. Anywhere from nobody to most of the cast. Nobody can tell you in advance which three — not us, not the theatre. Treat any list that claims otherwise with suspicion.
What to bring. Tonight’s Playbill and a fine-tip Sharpie, held open to the page you want signed. Ask before you photograph anyone, and keep the pavement clear — it is a working door, not a red carpet.
Why “still confirming”. The theatre details above are solid. What we haven’t nailed down is whether this particular production does a stage door — that changes with the cast, and no source publishes it. We’d rather say so than guess.
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Lauren Ambrose plays Miriam and Tom Riley plays David, a couple whose teenage son disappeared years earlier in a case that was never solved. Knud Adams (English, Primary Trust) directs. The play premiered in London in 2025, and this run marks MTC debuts for Ambrose, Riley and Adams alike.
Worth knowing: MTC runs its MTC35 program, which puts $35 tickets in the hands of anyone 35 or under, free to join and valid at Stage I. Opening and closing dates have not been announced yet.
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