An intimate, site-specific production of Tony Kushner’s 1980s classic, performed in an apartment in Brooklyn. A Bright Room Called Day follows a group of artists living, loving, and ultimately trying to leave Berlin in the 1930s, as Hitler is appointed chancellor and the country descends into fascism. Written during the height of AIDS and to rail against Reagan, Kushner’s text is as relevant and prescient as ever.

Produced by Rebecca Friday and Portal Rose
Directed by Rachel Gita Karp

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697 Productions, Brooklyn, October 2025 & October 2026