BUS STOP

A CO-PRODUCTION WITH

CLASSIC STAGE COMPANY

AND

THE NATIONAL ASIAN AMERICAN THEATRE COMPANY

WRITTEN BY WILLIAM INGE

DIRECTED BY JACK CUMMINGS III

MAY 8–JUNE 8, 2025

Lynn F. Angelson Theater
136 E 13th St, New York, NY 10003

On a snowy night in Kansas, a diner can be an oasis, a prison, a place to hide, or a place to discover yourself. When a bus is forced to take shelter from stormy weather outside, a mismatched group of dreamers and cowboys, waitresses and outcasts finds unexpected warmth in one another. In William Inge‘s 1955 classic, the great playwright of the American Midwest gives voice to memorable characters who will linger in the mind like the perfect cup of diner coffee.

This production of Bus Stop will mark the conclusion of our decades-long examination of Inge’s work, making Transport Group the only theatre company in New York to have produced all of his major plays, including OBIE-winning productions of The Dark at the Top of the Stairs, Picnic, and Come Back, Little Sheba.

Bus Stop is a play of “beauty, humanity, and complexity,” “intimacy is at the heart of this rare revival.”—The New York Times

★★★★ “An oh-so-right cast!” “must be seen” —New York Stage Review

“Endearing & enduring” —Talkin’ Broadway

“A simple, but shattering epiphany” —The New York Sun

“Stirring, thought provoking, engaging, & entertaining” —Pages on Stages