About the Show
Frank Theatre presents the area premiere of Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Martyna Majok’s
Ironbound. Darja, a Polish immigrant, grapples with love, dreams, and the harsh reality of survival in this darkly funny, heartbreaking story. Witness 22 years unfurl at a New Jersey bus stop, where Darja's dreams morph, exposed by the American dream's callous gaze upon its invisible casualties – its forgotten workers. While working as a house cleaner, Darja hatches a plan to find her missing 22-year-old son, who has stolen her car and left town. She needs money to buy a car, so she begins negotiating with her cheating boyfriend, which sets the story in motion. We see flashbacks to her early days in this country, through her relationship with Tommy, to a chance meeting with a high school student who shows her a rare moment of kindness.
Ironbound is an unflinching telling of an immigrant’s journey, with unforgettable characters.