A Cult Classic

Obie Award- winning playwright Adam Bock's The Receptionist is coming to New York - and this is no ordinary shift! Following its original five-star premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club, the play has seen many recent regional productions and is known for Bock's signature spare, ironic style that interrogates ordinary settings. Often compared to Shirley Jackson and Kafka, it offers a satirical look at bureaucracy and the small acts of compliance that shape our daily lives.

What's The Story?

What starts as a perfectly ordinary day in a neat, well-mannered office soon feels anything but normal. The play follows Beverly Wilkins, the company's capable, unflappable receptionist, who prides herself on keeping everything running smoothly. But when a string of visitors from the central office arrives, the cracks begin to show, and beneath the polite smiles and office small talk, something far more unsettling seems to be going on behind closed doors.