About The Pillowman

Content Warning

Please be advised that this production contains graphic violence, sudden and loud noises, and explicit language - including hate speech and profanity. The story also recounts child abuse and murder and contains frank discussions of sexual assault, suicide, and mental illness.

Why We’re Producing This Play

Shakespeare 70’s work at TCNJ aims to engage, challenge, and spark a conversation with and among its audience. The Pillowman is a complex piece that contains language and story elements that may upset some of our guests. We feel that the play asks critical questions about the power of storytelling, the responsibility of the artist, and the role we all play in the administration of free speech and expression. These questions and the conversations they generate—conversations about censorship, artistic freedom, and ultimately, what the stories we tell about our human condition say about us—make The Pillowman a challenging but worthy piece for the TCNJ audience.

—Kayla McLaughlin, Director, & Curt Foxworth, Producer