Noël Coward’s
This Was a Man
MARKING ITS FIRST NEW YORK PRESENTATION
SINCE ITS ORIGINAL 1926 PREMIERE
MONDAY, JULY 20 AT 7 PM
AT THE PLAYERS
Gingold Theatrical Group (David Staller, Artistic Director; Isaiah Josiah, Managing Producer) Due to popular demand, Gingold Theatrical Group is thrilled to announce an additional event in its celebrated Project Shaw series: a special presentation of Noël Coward’s This Was a Man. Remarkably, this marks the first known New York presentation of the play since its original 1926 premiere.
Casting will be announced at a later date.
About the Play
One of Coward’s rarely produced early dramas, This Was a Man explores themes that would come to define much of his work: social performance, morality, jealousy, repression, and the fragility beneath upper-class sophistication. The play follows Edward Churt, a successful painter whose carefully composed world begins to fracture as he confronts his wife Carol’s infidelity. While Edward attempts to maintain an air of elegant detachment, his closest friend becomes determined to force a reckoning that threatens to upend them all.
Sharp, psychologically probing, and surprisingly modern, This Was a Man asks enduring questions about masculinity, emotional repression, and the limits of civility. What happens when good manners become a mask for pain? Is it nobler to ignore betrayal or confront it directly? And what, ultimately, does it mean to be a man?
This special addition to Project Shaw continues Gingold Theatrical Group’s long-standing commitment to reviving provocative and underappreciated theatrical works that resonate deeply with contemporary audiences. Founded in 2006, Project Shaw has become one of New York’s leading classic reading series, celebrating the legacy of George Bernard Shaw and his contemporaries through dynamic presentations featuring many of the stage’s most acclaimed artists.
This event features general seating. For reserved seats or season discounts, please contact the Gingold office: 212.355.7823 info@gingoldgroup.org.