World premiere at Atlantic Theatre, NYC

Atlantic is thrilled to welcome the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning playwright of I Am My Own Wife, Quills, andGrey Gardens for the world premiere of his latest work, Posterity, commissioned by the company.

Norway’s most celebrated sculptor is hired to create the last official bust of its most famous writer, but Henrik Ibsen proves to be an irascible, contentious sitter, as the two men wage war over both his legacy and his likeness. With his inimitable wit and insight, Doug Wright explores the nature of artistic success and the fear of being forgotten.