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Julianne Moore Will Return to the Stage In World Premiere of ‘Faydra’ (Exclusive)
Faydra
by Sarah Ruhl
directed by Les Waters
with Julianne Moore & additional cast members to be announced
OFF-BROADWAY AT
New York City Center Stage I
Performances begin February 2027
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Aphrodite aims her bow at Faydra and lets an arrow of love fly.
Nothing is ever the same.
Mostly because the object of Faydra’s sudden, all-devouring lust is her soon-to-be stepson.
Academy Award winner Julianne Moore stars in this fearless world premiere that is a modern take on the classic Greek myth. Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony® nominee Sarah Ruhl and directed by Tony nominee Les Waters, Faydra explores the impossibility of reconciling logic and longing – especially for a woman unwilling to deny desire.
Cast
Julianne Moore
Faydra
Julianne Moore is an Academy Award–, Emmy–, Golden Globe–, and BAFTA–winning actor celebrated for her wide-ranging performances across film and television. Known for her acclaimed roles in Still Alice, Far From Heaven, The Hours, The Kids Are All Right, and Boogie Nights, she has built a career defined by versatility and depth. Moore is the first American woman to receive top acting honors at the Berlin, Venice, and Cannes Film Festivals, cementing her status as one of the most respected performers of her generation. Recent credits include Todd Haynes’ May December —which earned her a Golden Globe nomination—Apple TV’s Echo Valley, Pedro Almodovar’s The Room Next Door, Netflix’s limited series “Sirens,” and historical
miniseries “Mary & George.” Coming up, Moore will star in Jesse Eisenberg’s A24 musical comedy The Debut. Beyond the screen, Moore is a New York Times bestselling children’s author of the Freckleface Strawberry series and the founding chair of Everytown for Gun Safety’s Creative Council, where she advocates for ending gun violence in America. With over 70 films to her name, Moore continues to deliver work that resonates with audiences worldwide.
Julianne Moore
Faydra
Creative
Sarah Ruhl
Playwright
Sarah Ruhl is an American playwright, author, and teacher. Her twelve plays include In the Next Room, or the vibrator play (Pulitzer Prize finalist, 2010; Tony Award nominee, 2010); The Clean House (Pulitzer Prize finalist, 2005; Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, 2004); and Eurydice (named one of the most impactful plays of the last 25 years by The New York Times). Her plays have been produced on Broadway and across the country as well as internationally, and translated into fourteen languages. Most recently, Signature Theatre dedicated a season to her body of work. Her opera Eurydice (with composer Matthew Aucoin) debuted at the Metropolitan Opera and earned a Grammy nomination, and her musical Wonder with A Great Big World recently finished running at the American Repertory Theater. Her books include Smile, a memoir; 100 essays I don’t have time to write; and Lessons from my Teachers. She is the recipient of a Whiting Writers’ Award, a PEN Center Award for mid-career playwrights, a Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award, and a MacArthur “genius award” Fellowship. She teaches at the Yale School of Drama and lives in Brooklyn with her family.
Les Waters
Director
Les Waters is a Tony-nominated and Obie Award-winning director. His New York credits include Broadway, NAATCO, Vineyard Theatre, Public Theater, Soho Rep, Second Stage, BAM Next Wave Festival, Playwrights Horizons, Connelly Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, and Signature. He has worked at many theatres across the country: Steppenwolf, Goodman Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Rep, Huntington Theatre Company, American Repertory Theater, Mark Taper Forum, and Kirk Douglas Theatre. Tony Award nomination for Dana H, Obie Awards for Big Love and Sustained Excellence. He is both subject and co-author of The Theatre of Les Waters: More like the Weather, edited by Scott T. Cummings, published by Routledge.
Sarah Ruhl
Playwright
Les Waters
Director