William Inge's Pulitzer Prize-winning play Picnic returns to Broadway in a striking new production helmed by acclaimed director Sam Gold (Roundabout’s Look Back in Anger, Seminar). Academy Award® winner Ellen Burstyn stars alongside theatre veterans Reed Birney (The Dream of the Burning Boy) and Elizabeth Marvel (Other Desert Cities), rising stars Maggie Grace (“Lost”) and Sebastian Stan (“Gossip Girl”), Emmy® Award winner Mare Winningham (recently seen in Tribes), Madeleine Martin (August: Osage County) and Ben Rappaport (Hope Springs).
It’s a balmy Labor Day in the American Heartland, and a group of women are preparing for a picnic... but they'll have to lay a lot on the line before they can lay out the checkered cloths. When a handsome young drifter named Hal (Stan) arrives, his combination of uncouth manners and titillating charm sends the women reeling, especially the beautiful Madge (Grace). When Hal is forced out of town, Madge must decide whether their fleeting encounter is worth changing the course of her life.
Sensual, passionate and delightfully funny, Picnic is a timeless American classic about the line between restraint and desire.
![A man in a tattered denim shirt and old jeans leans against the column of a back porch and talks to a blonde woman in a floral halter dress.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic133r.jpg)
Maggie Grace and Sebastian Stan
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man dips a woman in a pink dress and holds her in a passionate embrace. A gleeful older woman sits on the porch behind them and clasps her hands.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic123r.jpg)
Ellen Burstyn, Sebastian Stan, and Maggie Grace
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man in a light denim collared shirt and old jeans tenderly holds the face of a blonde woman wearing a floral halter dress.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic142r.jpg)
Sebastian Stan and Maggie Grace
Photo by Joan Marcus![Two women and one man happily sit on the green steps of a back porch, while a man in a tattered shirt and old jeans leans against the porch's column with a hand on his hips.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic015r1.jpg)
Sebastian Stan, Ellen Burstyn, Ben Rappaport, and Maggie Grace
Photo by Joan Marcus![Seven actors in 1950s clothing sit on the back porch steps of two houses that share a backyard.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic228r.jpg)
Ben Rappaport, Maggie Grace, Elizabeth Marvel, Reed Birney, Sebastian Stan, Ellen Burstyn, and Madeleine Martin
Photo by Joan Marcus![On an old green porch, a woman in a flannel and jeans eats from a bowl and chats with a barefoot woman in a dress. Behind them, another woman sits in a chair and mends a dress.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic079r.jpg)
Mare Winningham, Madeleine Martin, and Maggie Grace
Photo by Joan Marcus![A young man and woman stand by the back door of a house. The woman presses her back against the wall, and the man holds an arm on the door.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic341r.jpg)
Chris Perfetti and Maggie Grace
Photo by Joan Marcus![Two women in 1950s dresses sit on the green steps of a porch and have a delightful conversation.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic090r.jpg)
Madeleine Martin and Maggie Grace
Photo by Joan Marcus![Two women in 1950s clothes on a green porch. One sits in a chair sewing a dress, the other leans against her legs while laying on the floor.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic347r.jpg)
Mare Winningham and Maggie Grace
Photo by Joan Marcus![A 1950s family sits and stands around the green steps of a back porch.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic113r2.jpg)
Ben Rappaport, Maggie Grace, Elizabeth Marvel, Reed Birney, Sebastian Stan, and Ellen Burstyn
Photo by Joan Marcus![A shirtless man sits on the green steps of a porch and talks to a man in a white shirt and khakis.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic394r.jpg)
Sebestian Stan and Ben Rappaport
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man in a tattered denim skirt, old jeans, and a loose tie sits on porch steps and talks to a a young woman with a white dress and headband who holds a notebook.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic122r.jpg)
Sebastian Stan and Madeleine Martin
Photo by Joan Marcus![An older woman with red hair, a hat, and gloves holds a red purse and points up at a house. Behind her is another woman in similar clothing.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/Picnic/Picnic408r.jpg)
Maddie Corman and Cassie Beck
Photo by Joan MarcusPicnic Cast
- Howard Bevans
- Reed Birney
- Madge Owens
- Maggie Grace
- Rosemary Sydney
- Elizabeth Marvel
- Hal Carter
- Sebastian Stan
- Flo Owens
- Mare Winningham
- Helen Potts
- Ellen Burstyn
- Millie Owens
- Madeleine Martin
- Alan Seymour
- Ben Rappaport
- Christine Schoenwalde
- Cassie Beck
- Irma Kronkite
- Maddie Corman
- Mrs. Potts' Mother u/s Mrs. Potts, Flo Owens, Irma Kronkite
- Lizbeth Mackay
- Bomber
- Chris Perfetti
- u/s Howard
- Peter Bradbury
- u/s Hal, Bomber, Alan
- Matthew Goodrich
- u/s Millie, Madge, Christine, Mrs. Potts' Mother
- Dani De Waal
Picnic Creative
- Playwright
- William Inge
- Director
- Sam Gold
- Set Designer
- Andrew Lieberman
- Costume Designer
- David Zinn
- Lighting Designer
- Jane Cox
- Sound Designer
- Jill BC DuBoff
- Hair & Wig Designer
- Tom Watson
- Choreographer
- Chase Brock
- Fight Director
- Christian Kelly-Sordelet
- Dialect Coach
- Kate Wilson
- Production Stage Manager
- Jill Cordle
![The empty house of the Todd Haimes Theatre with a wash of purple light over the seats, and a chandelier hangs at the top of the theatre.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_340,q_auto:eco,w_440/e_grayscale/e_tint:100:391f55:0p:ea5297:100p/v1/Venues/AA_Venue.jpg)
Presented at
Todd Haimes Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
between 7th and 8th Avenues