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Rhinoceros
Opening Date: Mar 5, 2026
Closing Date: Mar 15, 2026
Playing @
Gene Frankel Theatre
24 Bond St, New York, NY 10012
A new revival of Rhinoceros by Eugène Ionesco brings one of the 20th century’s most provocative and darkly comic masterpieces back to the stage. This striking production directed by Rebecca Frank, reexamines Ionesco’s timeless exploration of conformity, mass hysteria, and moral courage in a world that feels increasingly familiar. This revival underscores the play’s chilling relevance in today’s cultural and political climate. First premiered in 1959, Rhinoceros remains a landmark of the Theatre of the Absurd. The story unfolds in a small town where citizens mysteriously transform into rhinoceroses one by one. As society succumbs to this bewildering epidemic, one ordinary man stands alone, wrestling with the pressure to conform. Rhinoceros challenges audiences to confront a central question: What does it take to remain human when everyone else chooses to surrender?
Cast
- Gal Yosepov
- Celeste Moratti
- Max Arnaud
- Christina J Swanson
- James Campbell
- Scott Renteria
Written By
- Eugene Ionesco
Director
- Rebecka Frank
TDF Tickets Offers:
TDF Member tickets:
Not currently available for this show
Listed at 
Never
Full-price tickets:
$42.75 - $42.75
Accessibility
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Wheelchair Info
Removable seating. -
Seating
Seats 74. -
Elevator/Escalator
None. -
Curb Ramps
yes -
Entrance
Street level. The ground floor theatre is street level. The underground theater isn't. -
Box Office
Lobby on same level as theatre. -
Restroom
On main level. -
Assisted Listening System
None -
Folding Armrests
None
