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"'THOM PAIN' is astonishing! " - David Cote, Time Out New York

The American Premiere of THOM PAIN (based on nothing) by Will Eno

Daryl Roth and Bob Boyett present the American premiere of THOM PAIN (based on nothing), a new play by Oppenheimer Award winner Will Eno. A finalist for the 2005 Pulitzer Prize in Drama, THOM PAIN (based on nothing) stars acclaimed actor T. Ryder Smith.

T. Ryder Smith as Thom Pain. Photo: Carol Rosegg

THOM PAIN (based on nothing) is “a must-see. Will Eno (writer) and Hal Brooks (director) have conjured a consistently fine-tuned moment in theater… tangential and often very funny anecdotes and deftly painted scenes allow the audience to meet a man devastated by childhood neglect, one whose adult demeanor is that of a handsome, disheveled professor. While lecturing with a wry passion, he bewilders and bewitches his students. THOM PAIN (based on nothing) will haunt you long after you leave the theater.” (The Independent).

The play was first performed in London at the Soho Theatre (Abigail Morris, Artistic Director; Mark Godfrey, Administrative Producer) in association with Chantal Arts + Theatre Ltd. and Naked Angels as a Launch Pad reading, and then played to rave reviews at the Edinburgh Festival, where it received the Fringe First Award and the Herald Angel Award and Best Actor Award (James Urbaniak). The production then returned to London's Soho Theatre for a limited, critically acclaimed engagement.