About the Play:

Seared is a full-length dramatic comedy by Theresa Rebeck. A brilliant but temperamental chef creates a dish so good it puts his struggling restaurant on the map, but success comes with a side of chaos. As business booms, egos clash and loyalties are tested. With its sharp dialogue and dynamic characters, Seared is a feast for the senses that will leave audiences hungry for more.

Seared explores the passions and pressures of running a successful restaurant. What is the recipe for success, and how many can it serve? Brilliant, hot-headed chef Harry, who takes great pride in his cooking, has created a new "signature dish" that is attracting more customers. Now his brother and business partner, Mike, whose money has enabled the struggling boutique restaurant to keep going, finally sees profits within reach. The only problem is Harry refuses to recreate his artistic masterpiece for the masses. Mix in a shrewd restaurant consultant and a devoted waiter with dreams of his own, and it all goes to hell in Seared, a hilarious and insightful play that asks us to consider where art ends and commerce begins.

Seared premiered in 2016 at the San Francisco Playhouse in San Francisco. It was then produced in 2018 by the Williamstown Theater Festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts, before its off-Broadway debit in 2019 at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space in New York City. The play has performed in regional and college, and community theatre productions.

Cast: 1 female, 3 male

What people say:

"A fast-paced workplace comedy that even non-foodies will find hilarious." — The Hollywood Reporter

"Brilliant… a feat of delicious theater." — Time Out New York

"Theresa Rebeck hits plenty of bull's-eyes, so sit back and enjoy the ride." — Daily Beast

"Rebeck cooks up a storm in her raucously funny new play about genius in the kitchen." — The Wrap

"Rebeck's dialogue is sparking and clever." — Talkin' Broadway

About the Playwright:

Theresa Rebeck is an American playwright, director, television writer, and novelist. She is the most Broadway-produced female playwright of our time. Her plays include Bad Dates, Omnium Gatherum (co-written, Pulitzer finalist), Spike Heels, and Mauritius, which won Boston's prestigious IRNE and Elliot Norton Awards. Her work in television includes NYPD Blue for which she has won the Peabody, the Writer's Guild, and the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar awards.