Clarkston

A tender, emotionally intimate play about two young people working the night shift at a Costco in a rural American town, exploring friendship, acceptance, love and the hope of new discoveries. British premiere at Trafalgar Theatre, London, 2025.

About the author

Samuel D. Hunter is an American playwright whose plays include: A Case for the Existence of God (Signature Theatre, off-Broadway, 2022); Clarkston (Dallas Theater Center, Texas, 2015; Trafalgar Theatre, London, 2025); The Whale (2013 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, 2013 GLAAD Media Award, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play); A Bright New Boise (2011 Obie Award for Playwriting, 2011 Drama Desk nomination for Best Play); The Few; A Great Wilderness; Rest and Pocatello.

A native of northern Idaho, he lives in New York City. He holds degrees in playwriting from New York University, The Iowa Playwrights Workshop and Juilliard. In 2014 he was awarded a prestigious 'genius' grant from the MacArthur Foundation.

Product details

• Authors: Samuel D. Hunter, Hunter Samuel D.
• Publisher: Hern, Nick Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.09.2025
• EAN: 9781839045134
• ISBN: 978-1-83904-513-4
• No. of pages: 88
• Series: NHB Modern Plays
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; DRAMA / American / General, Plays, Playscripts, DRAMA / LGBTQ+, Plays, playscripts, drama, Modern and contemporary plays / drama