Cool Hand Luke

Direct from a sold-out showing in Brooklyn, Drama Desk Award winner Godlight Theatre Company returns to 59E59 Theaters with the New York premiere adaptation of Donn Pearce’s searing novel, Cool Hand Luke, the hard-hitting story of a true original.

Under the scorching Florida sun, Boss Godfrey watches the chain gang and keeps his eye on Cool Hand Luke – war hero, trouble-maker, and inspiration to his fellow inmates – just the kind of man the Boss needs to crush. For Luke’s defiance and harrowing escapes bring the hope of freedom to his fellow inmates.

This powerful, new adaptation for the stage by Emma Reeves is a raw, uncompromising tale of sticking it to “The Man.”