By Jordan Harrison
Co-directed by David Cromer
and Caitlin Sullivan

 

“⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 4).”
“Superlatively acted.”
–Chicago Tribune

May 3 - June 1, 2025 in Goodman's Owen Theatre

Around 1 hour and 35 minutes with no intermission

The Antiquities

A “brilliantly imagined drama” (The Wall Street Journal) for anyone whose computer has asked them to prove that they’re a human. Which is to say, everyone.

At the Museum of Late Human Antiquities, the curators are fiercely committed to bringing a lost civilization to life again: What were humans really like? What did they wear, what did they eat, how did they die out? By casting us into the far future, Jordan Harrison’s “compelling” and “beautifully drawn” (The New York Times) new play gives us an uncanny view of the present moment, as we straddle the analog world that was and the post-human world to come.

A Co-Production with Playwrights Horizons and Vineyard Theatre

Recommended for ages 14+

The Antiquities contains profanity, simulated oral sex, violence,  alcohol use, death and mourning, pregnancy, child abandonment, and human extinction.

Dive into this scene from The Antiquities about ones, zeros and…squirrels—must close June 1!

Audiences like you felt “teleported” after watching The Antiquities. On stage through June 1 only, don’t miss your chance to experience the “best play you’ll see.”

According to the Chicago Tribune The Antiquities is ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 4) and is “a play that has more to say in 95 minutes than most TV shows manage in eight seasons”. Don’t miss your chance to experience this “thought-provoking” (Chicago Theatre Review) new production.

(L-R) Helen Joo Lee, Kristen Sieh, Layan Elwazani, Ryan Spahn, Aria Shahghasemi and Marchánt Davis. Photo by Hugo Hentoff.

(L-R) Amelia Workman and Kristen Sieh. Photo by Hugo Hentoff.

(Above, L-R) Andrew Garman and Amelia Workman. (Below) Thomas Murphy Molony. Photo by Hugo Hentoff.

“It’s 90 minutes but you feel like you’ve traveled through time.” Hear from the co-directors of The Antiquities. 

After an extended run in New York, the “must-see” (TheaterMania) World Premiere play The Antiquities comes to the Goodman—performances start May 3!

Dive into this scene from The Antiquities about ones, zeros and…squirrels—must close June 1!

Audiences like you felt “teleported” after watching The Antiquities. On stage through June 1 only, don’t miss your chance to experience the “best play you’ll see.”

According to the Chicago Tribune The Antiquities is ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (out of 4) and is “a play that has more to say in 95 minutes than most TV shows manage in eight seasons”. Don’t miss your chance to experience this “thought-provoking” (Chicago Theatre Review) new production.

(L-R) Helen Joo Lee, Kristen Sieh, Layan Elwazani, Ryan Spahn, Aria Shahghasemi and Marchánt Davis. Photo by Hugo Hentoff.

(L-R) Amelia Workman and Kristen Sieh. Photo by Hugo Hentoff.

(Above, L-R) Andrew Garman and Amelia Workman. (Below) Thomas Murphy Molony. Photo by Hugo Hentoff.

“It’s 90 minutes but you feel like you’ve traveled through time.” Hear from the co-directors of The Antiquities. 

After an extended run in New York, the “must-see” (TheaterMania) World Premiere play The Antiquities comes to the Goodman—performances start May 3!

 

THIS PRODUCTION HAS NOW CLOSED