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Prosperous Fools

First Preview: Jun 1, 2025
Opening Date: Jun 12, 2025
Closing Date: Jun 29, 2025
Prosperous Fools

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Playing @
Polonsky Shakespeare Center
262 Ashland Place, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Written by and starring the MacArthur genius and incomparable force of theatrical nature Taylor Mac, Prosperous Fools, inspired by Moliere’s Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, is a brilliant and courageous exploration of philanthropy and its hypocrisies; a retooled comedy of manners for an age with no manners.
Off BroadwayPlay - Comedy

Performance Schedule

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Cast
  • Taylor Mac
  • Sierra Boggess
  • Jason O'Connell
  • Cara Seymour
  • Jennifer Smith
  • Em Stockwell
  • Ian Paget

Written By
  • Taylor Mac

Director
  • Darko Tresnjak

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Accessibility

  • Assisted Listening System

    Assistive Listening Devices that transmit sound via headsets are available for all performances. For an Assistive Listening Device, please visit the box office before entering the mainstage theatre.
  • Restroom

    Gender diversity is welcome at Theatre for a New Audience. All are welcome to use the restroom that best fits their identity. In addition to men’s and women’s restrooms on the first floor, there is a gender neutral single-stall private restroom on the mezzanine level (third floor).
  • Wheelchair Info

    Access for wheelchair users and individuals with limited mobility is available on all floors of Polonsky Shakespeare Center. For questions about accessible seating, please email tickets@tfana.org or call 212-229-2819 x10

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