"Don't you dare say it's only a game. In The Last Match, life itself is at stake."
You’ve given it all to reach the top of your game. Now where do you go from here? That’s the question at the heart of Anna Ziegler’s new play The Last Match. It’s the semifinals of the US Open, and two tennis greats are facing off in the match of their lives. Tim Porter, the aging all-American favorite, wants to prove to the world, his wife and himself that he’s still a champion. Hot-headed rising star Sergei Sergeyev struggles to believe he truly deserves to beat his lifelong hero.
Set against the high-stakes backdrop of professional sports, this New York premiere, directed by Gaye Taylor Upchurch, serves up a richly theatrical look at what keeps us striving and why.
Roundabout’s work with new and emerging playwrights and directors, as well as development of new work, is made possible by Katheryn Patterson and Tom Kempner.
- Alec Baldwin
- James Costa and John Archibald
- Linda L. D’Onofrio
- Peggy and Mark Ellis
- Jodi Glucksman
- Sylvia Golden
- Hess Foundation, Inc.
- Judith and Douglas Krupp
- K. Myers
- Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater
- Laura S. Rodgers
- Seedlings Foundation
- Mary Solomon
- Lauren and Danny Stein
- Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust
- Dr. Leonard Tow.
![Two tennis players mime playing a tennis game on a large stage that looks like the US Open tennis court. A woman sits on a chair off to the side of the court.](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/The-Last-Match/LastMatch0126r.jpg)
Zoë Winters, Wilson Bethel, Alex Michiewicz, and Natalia Payne
Photo by Joan Marcus![Two tennis players on the US Open tennis court. One of them slings his racket bag over his shoulder and smiles, while the other crosses his arms and glares at him.](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/The-Last-Match/LastMatch0044r.jpg)
Wilson Bethel and Alex Michiewicz
Photo by Joan Marcus![A woman and a man dresse as tennis players sit next to each other on a step and smile. The woman holds a racket and the man has sweat bands on his arms.](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/The-Last-Match/LastMatch0334r.jpg)
Zoë Winters and Wilson Bethel
Photo by Joan Marcus![Two tennis players stand across from each other on a stage meant to look like a large, US Open tennis court.](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/The-Last-Match/LastMatch0070r.jpg)
Wilson Bethel and Alex Mickiewicz
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man in casual athletic clothes sits across from a woman in a short black dress and leopard jacket. He gently holds her hand.](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/The-Last-Match/LastMatch0017r.jpg)
Alex Mickiewicz and Natalia Payne
Photo by Joan Marcus![Two men in athletic clothes and zip up jackets sit on chairs on the side of a tennis court. Their gym bags sit between them.](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/The-Last-Match/LastMatch0130r.jpg)
Wilson Bethel and Alex Mickiewicz
Photo by Joan MarcusThe Last Match Cast
- Tim
- Wilson Bethel
- Sergei
- Alex Mickiewicz
- Galina
- Natalia Payne
- Mallory
- Zoë Winters
- u/s Sergei
- Evan Powell
- u/s Tim, Sergei
- JD Taylor
- u/s Mallory, Galina
- Kea Trevett
The Last Match Creative
- Set Designer
- Tim Mackabee
- Lighting Designer
- Bradley King
- Costume Designer
- Montana Blanco
- Sound Designer
- Bray Poor
- Dialect Coach
- Ben Furey
- Assistant Stage Manager
- Ellen Goldberg
- Production Stage Manager
- Samantha Watson
- Playwright
- Anna Ziegler
- Director
- Gaye Taylor Upchurch
![The empty house of the Laura Pels Theatre. Rows of grey chairs incline upwards towards the back of the house.](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/placeholders/Pells_1000x386.jpg)
Presented at
Harold and Miriam Steinberg Center for Theatre
Laura Pels Theatre
111 West 46th Street, New York, NY
between 6th and 7th Avenues