David Adjmi (USA)

Authors / Theater

is one of the most prominent contemporary American playwrights. His plays have been staged at many major theaters in the U.S. and the U.K., including Lincoln Center, the Steppenwolf Theater, and the Royal Shakespeare Academy, where his acclaimed one-act play ELECTIVE AFFINITIES, directed by Dominic Cooke, had its world premiere. His critically acclaimed autobiography, LOT SIX, was published by HarperCollins in 2020.

“A brilliant piece of must-see Broadway,” declared the Chicago Tribune about the smash hit STEREOPHONIC—never before has a play been nominated for more Tony Awards and gone on to win five of them. Following a sold-out extended run at the Playwrights Horizons Theater, it moved to Broadway at the Golden Theatre. The German-language premiere will take place in October 2026 at the Schaubühne Berlin.

Awards / Honors (Selection)

2024 Drama Desk Award for Stereophonic
New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Stereophonic
Outer Critics Circle Award for Stereophonic
Drama League Award for Stereophonic
Tony Award for Best Play Stereophonic
2009 Kesselring Prize for Drama
2009 Steinberg Playwright Award

Works

STEREOPHONIC

2023

Premiere: Playwrights Horizons, Inc., New York City

STEREOPHONIC by David Adjmi, with original songs by Will Butler (Arcade Fire), is set in a recording studio in Sausalito in the mid-1970s. A rock band on the verge of superstardom is trying to record its second album. The process, which had been planned for weeks, drags on endlessly—fueled by alcohol, sleep deprivation, and cocaine—and causes old rifts within the group to resurface: What begins as a dispute over tempo and song length reveals deeper fractures in the relationships among the band members.

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