Job, Starring Peter Friedman, Returns Off-Broadway in January
Max Wolf Friedlich’s play Job will return this winter for another Off-Broadway run.
The play, which centers on a stressed employee and her crisis therapist, will play the Connelly Theater in the East Village from Jan. 19 through March 3, with an opening night on Jan. 25. Peter Friedman and Sydney Lemmon will resume their lead roles after a sold-out run this fall.
Directed by Michael Herwitz, Job follows Jane (Lemmon), an employee at a big tech company who had a video of her breakdown at work go viral. She visits a crisis therapist, Loyd (Friedman), with the goal of being reinstated at her job, and the two, who approach issues from different generations and political viewpoints, discuss “what it means to be a citizen of the internet and our obligation to help the people who need it most,” according to the production, which bills itself as a psychological thriller.
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Job made its world premiere at SoHo Playhouse from Sept. 6, 2023 to October 29, 2023 and then extended for an additional three weeks. The run this fall was well-reviewed, with the play earning a New York Times Critics Pick.
Friedman has numerous New York theater credits, including Broadway roles in The Heidi Chronicles, Twelve Angry Men and Ragtime, as well as on-screen credits including the role of Frank Vernon in Succession. Lemmon has also appeared on screen in Succession and Tár and has appeared on Broadway in The Parisian Woman.
Job is produced by Hannah Getts and Alex Levy. The play features scenic design by Scott Penner, costume design by Michelle Li, lighting design by Mextly Couzin and sound design by Jessie Char and Maxwell Neely-Cohen.
