ANNOUNCING THE FINAL SHOW OF OUR 2024/25 SEASON
PERFORMANCES BEGIN JUN 5
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“Feminism has failed women.” That is the prompt given to the debate team of an elite all-boys prep school one hour before the final match of their high school careers. As they develop compelling arguments to demolish their sister school, a “rumor” leaks about their team that threatens to blow up everything they have worked for. What begins as a riotously funny satire turns into a sharp exploration of power and privilege, from high school to the highest circles of political influence.
Following multiple sold-out runs in Australia, playwright EMMANUELLE MATTANA’s TROPHY BOYS makes its American premiere in a thrilling new production featuring Mattana as part of the cast. Directed by 2024 Tony Award®-winner DANYA TAYMOR (THE OUTSIDERS), TROPHY BOYS is a provocative comedy about the singular pursuit of victory and the cost of reaching it.
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COMPANY
CREATIVE
EMMANUELLE MATTANA
playwright
EMMANUELLE MATTANA (she/they) is an Australian actor, writer, and maker passionate about telling stories that blend the playful with the political and connect with young, queer audiences.
Her debut play TROPHY BOYS toured nationally in 2024 to sold-out audiences and critical acclaim, was awarded Broadway World Australia’s Best Play in Melbourne, voted Best Performance by VCE students from its inclusion in the high school curriculum, and nominated for four Greenroom Awards. It will return to tour Australia in 2025 and debut off-Broadway at MCC under the direction of Tony Award®-winner Danya Taymor.
As a performer she is best known for leading three seasons of the International Emmy® Kids nominated tween series Mustangs FC (ABCMe x NBCUniversal) and Videoland (Netflix) which was awarded Best Comedy at Series Mania. She is a member of Sydney Theatre Company’s Watershed: Writers Group, Malthouse Theatre’s Emerging Writers Group, and is in development for a new show at Red Stitch Actors Theatre.
DANYA TAYMOR
director
Danya Taymor is a Tony® and Obie Award-winning New York-based director. Her Tony Award-winning production of THE OUTSIDERS musical is currently running on Broadway at the Jacobs Theater. Recent direction: Rachel Bonds’ JONAH (Roundabout), the Broadway production of Antoinette Chinonye Nwandu’s PASS OVER; Will Arbery’s Pulitzer Finalist HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING (Playwrights Horizons) + EVANSTON SALT COSTS CLIMBING (New Group), Samuel Beckett’s ENDGAME (Gate, Dublin), Jeremy O. Harris’ “DADDY” (Almeida, London + New Group/Vineyard), Korde Arrington Tuttle’s GRAVEYARD SHIFT (Goodman Theater), Danai Gurira’s FAMILIAR (Steppenwolf), and Martyna Majok’s QUEENS (Lincoln Center Theater). Her production of Antoinette Nwandu’s PASS OVER was filmed in collaboration with Spike Lee and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival and is streaming on Amazon Prime. Upcoming work includes Kimberley Bellflower’s JOHN PROCTOR IS THE VILLAIN this spring on Broadway at the Booth Theater. BA: Duke University
Trophy Boys is produced in association with Kevin Connor & Telegraph Productions Collective (Yes aka Amy Marie Haven, Leon Jones, Tori Lynn, Rachel Menendez, Siani Woods).
