Make Some Noise! Simon Stephens' Punk Rock Extends Off-Broadway Run

Being bad and breaking the rules pays off! The New York premiere of Simon Stephens’ Punk Rock has extended its off-Broadway run at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. The gritty high school drama, which opened on November 17, will now run through December 14. The MCC Theater production, which is directed by Trip Cullman, was originally scheduled to play through December 7.

Inspired by Stephens’ own experiences as a teacher, Punk Rock explores contemporary adolescence at the breaking point as a group of seventeen-year-olds in Manchester, England flirt and posture their way through the day while preparing for exams. With hormones raging and minimal adult supervision, nothing can mask the underlying tension that becomes increasingly pronounced as the clock ticks towards the ultimate dismissal.

The ensemble cast of Punk Rock features Douglas Smith, Pico Alexander, Lilly Englert, Annie Funke, David Greenspan, Colby Minifie, Will Pullen and Noah Robbins.