DYING CITY

About the show

Dying City is an intimate, two-actor, three-character drama written and directed by Christopher Shinn. The play explores the personal trauma and political fallout of global events like 9/11 and the Iraq War, focusing on a grieving young widow who receives an unexpected visit from her deceased husband's twin brother. The play premiered in London in 2006 and was a finalist for the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. The Off-Broadway revival at Second Stage Theater’s Tony Kiser Theater ran in 2019.