Expecting
Riverside Studios
- Opens: Saturday, 30 January 2027 -
Booking until: Saturday, 27 March 2027
Expecting description
A comedy about two couples, one big decision and whether it is ever really the right time.
Zoey and Ethan have the rest of their lives figured out - except whether or not to have a baby. Meanwhile, Zoey's younger sister Trish already has her hands full with two kids, or three if you count her new boyfriend, Matt. Against a backdrop of falling birth rates and the everyday chaos of adulthood, two couples who were once convinced they could have it all find themselves asking what they truly want, with career ambitions, brunch plans and the daunting questions of legacy and parenting all hanging in the balance.
Expecting is a world premiere and the third production of the Mainstage Season 26/27 at Riverside Studios, a season of five new plays largely set in contemporary America. It runs for a limited eight-week engagement.
The play is by Scott Elmegreen and Drew Fornarola, who previously co-wrote Straight, a New York Times Critics' Pick. Elmegreen is a writer and composer who teaches playwriting and musical theatre writing at the University of Chicago; Fornarola has written for DreamWorks' Shrek and VeggieTales franchises and received the 2024 Artie Award for Best New Play. It is directed by Andy Sandberg, a Tony Award-winning producer and director and Artistic Director and CEO of the Hermitage Artist Retreat. Casting is to be announced.
Book now for a timely new comedy at Riverside Studios.
