Press Release: THE LEHMAN TRILOGY Launches Capital Stage's 21st Season

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Capital Stage Presents | 2022 Tony Award Winner

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY

by Stefano Massini | Adapted by Ben Power

Directed by Michael Stevenson

August 27 – September 28, 2025

Sacramento, California - Aug. 5, 2025: Capital Stage will launch its 21st Season with the 2022 Tony Award Winner for Best Play THE LEHMAN TRILOGY by Stefano Massini, Adapted by Ben Power. The internationally acclaimed play has been called “A must-see event. Epic in every conceivable way. You dare not miss it.” –NEW YORK POST. Artistic Director Michael Stevenson (KING JAMES, ARCHDUKE, HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING, GLORIA, THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT, ADMISSIONS, THE HUMANS, THE OTHER PLACE, SWEAT, among others) will direct. Featuring local favorites Matt K. Miller* (SWEAT, AN OCTOROON, THE ROYAL, THE HUMANS, among others), and Andrew Fridae (GEORGIANA & KITTY). And featuring the Capital Stage debut of Jackson Goldberg*. Performances run Aug. 27 - Sep. 28, 2025. Tickets are available now at capstage.org.

(*Member Actors' Equity Association)

THE PLAY

THE LEHMAN TRILOGY

by Stefano Massini

Adapted by Ben Power

Directed by Michael Stevenson

2022 Tony Award Winner

Aug. 27 – Sep. 28, 2025

On a cold September morning in 1844, a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers, and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, triggering the largest financial crisis in history.

“A must-see event. Epic in every conceivable way. You dare not miss it.” –NEW YORK POST

PERFORMANCE LENGTH: 3 Hours, 2 Intermissions

FEATURING: Matt K. Miller*, Jackson Goldberg* & Andrew Fridae

*Member Actors' Equity Association

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THE PLAYWRIGHT

Stefano Massini is an Italian writer, essayist and playwright. He was born September 22, 1975 in Florence, Italy, and graduated in Ancient Literature from the University of Florence. While working for the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Massini met theatre director Luca Ronconi, who later took him as an assistant at the Piccolo Teatro di Milano. Ronconi's words of encouragement were pivotal in prompting Massini to start writing his first plays. His play 7 MINUTI was the basis for the 2016 film 7 MINUTES, directed by Michele Placido. He is the author of THE LEHMAN TRILOGY, which has played in both London and Broadway to great critical acclaim, was nominated for five Laurence Olivier Awards and won five Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Play. The play was also the basis for his novel QUALCOSA SUI LEHMAN, winner of the 2018 Prix Médicis. His work has been staged in the United States, France, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, Canada, Argentina, Algeria, Peru, Mexico, South Korea, Russia and Hungary.

THE ADAPTER

Ben Power is a British dramaturg, playwright and screenwriter. Since 2010 he has primarily worked at the National Theatre. He adapted Stefano Massini's play THE LEHMAN TRILOGY for the National Theatre in 2018. It transferred to the West End and Broadway, where it won the 2022 Tony Award for Best Play. His screenplays include the Netflix adaptation of Robert Harris' MUNICH - THE EDGE OF WAR and several parts of the BBC Shakespeare seriesTHE HOLLOW CROWN. His screen adaptation of JO NESBO'S BLOOD ON SNOW will be filmed by director Cary Fukunaga in 2025.

THE DIRECTOR

Michael Stevenson has directed for Capital Stage the productions of KING JAMES, ARCHDUKE, HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING, GLORIA, THE LIFESPAN OF A FACT, ADMISSIONS, THE HUMANS, THE OTHER PLACE, SWEAT, THE THANKSGIVING PLAY, LUNA GALE, STUPID F##KING BIRD, HOW TO USE A KNIFE, DISGRACED, MR. BURNS, IDEATION, CLYBOURNE PARK, MAURITIUS, ERRATICA (World Premiere), and LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES. He has directed at regional theaters including: B Street Theater, Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festival, Orlando Shakespeare Company, Perseverance Theater Company, and Sacramento Theater Company. As an actor he has appeared at many regional theaters including: 42nd Street Moon, American Conservatory Theater, The Aurora Theater, Bailiwick Repertory Theater, Capital Stage, B Street Theater, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, and Marriott’s Lincolnshire Theater. He holds an M.F.A. from the American Conservatory Theater.

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