Swing State
by The Surround Project
Mar. 21
Saturday
It’s hard to know who your friends are in a world that’s more divided than ever.
Recently widowed, Peg tends to the native plants in her 40-acre rural Wisconsin prairie backyard, her solitary days interrupted only by visits from a family friend with a checkered past. When a mysterious theft alerts the authorities, a string of events unfolds that forever changes their lives. Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Rebecca Gilman pens a contemporary portrait of America’s heartland in a time when it feels like everyone’s way of life is in danger of disappearing.
Swing State “is perhaps the first of the great American post-COVID plays” (Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune).
Join Surround Project for our next Play Date, a one-night-only staged reading that feels social. Enjoy beverages, snacks, surrounding activities, and conversation while experiencing a notable contemporary play that has never been seen in San Antonio.
Run time: Approximately 105 minutes.
Swing State premiered at Goodman Theatre (Chicago) in 2022 and later played Off-Broadway, earning multiple Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations.
Each Play Date includes:
- A staged reading with complimentary bevvies
- A San Antonio premiere of a notable contemporary play
PLAY DATE PRODUCERS | Catherine Babbitt, Susan Briedenbach, Anna Gangai & Bruce Liesman, and Diane Malone
Swing State
by Rebecca Gilman
The Surround Project
March 21, 2026
Saturday, March 21 at 7:00 PM
Second Act Productions Performance Center
TICKETS: $25+
