'Night, Mother
by Alchemy Theatre Company

Oct. 16 - Oct. 26
Thursdays-Sundays

 

Unfolding over the course of a single evening, ’night, Mother tells the story of a daughter who makes a life-altering confession to her mother. What follows is a searing and unflinching exploration of love, despair, and the quiet battles fought within families. With piercing dialogue and raw honesty, Norman’s acclaimed work asks: how well do we really know the ones we love most?

The story plays out in a single scene between a middle-aged daughter and her mother. Set in an isolated house way out in the American countryside, the two women live in what seems like placid domesticity until one evening when the daughter reveals her grave unhappiness, and that she plans to take her own life that evening. The play takes an honest and realistically raw look at two lives that are so intertwined that there seems no space for secrets or surprises – and yet they exist. Through the uncomfortable and emotive conversation between these two women, we share their shattering loss of hope.

Marsha Norman’s Pulitzer-Prize-winning play, ’night, Mother, was published in 1983.

Content Advisory: ’night, Mother contains frank discussions and depictions of suicide and depression.

 

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'Night, Mother
by Marsha Norman
Alchemy Theatre Company

October 16 - 26, 2025

Whisenhut Stage, Zach Theatre, Austin

Tickets can be purchased HERE or on The Alchemy Theatre website at www.thealchemytheatre.org. Discounts are available for seniors, military, students, and groups of eight or more.