Martyna Majok (‘Cost of Living’) gets personal writing about ‘little miracles of connection’ [Exclusive Video Interview]

“When I write plays, I hope that they’re useful,” confesses “Cost of Living” playwright Martyna Majok . “I write them partly to feel less alone myself. And I hope that in going to the theater and experiencing it, that people can feel less alone in their circumstances.” She won the Pultizer Prize for drama for this script, which transferred to Broadway this season at Manhattan Theatre Club’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre. Using her own life as a guide, she crafted a story where four characters search for connection and hope. Watch the exclusive video interview above. Majok describes the play as “a time capsule for a period of a lot of uncertainty and precarity in my life. As well as a particular kind of American loneliness.” Having just moved to New York after completing her graduate degree, she didn’t have enough money to afford a security deposit on an apartment. So she bounced around through thirteen different sublets while trying to make ends meet. As if the financial stress wasn’t enough, she also lost a man from Poland who had been a father figure to her and was unable to travel for his funeral. ”I felt like the city just hazed me,” she admits. More from GoldDerby Billboard 200: Morgan Wallen (‘One Thing at a Time’) is #1 for 5th week, Melanie Martinez and Boygenius debut in top 5 Box office: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ sets new records, dominating Easter weekend with $205 million No golden Oscar for […]

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