Eureka Day is a dramatic stage play written by American playwright Jonathan Spector. The play premiered in 2018 at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley, California before premiering on Broadway in 2024, where it won the 2025 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Play.
Plot The play is set at the Eureka Day School in Berkeley, California, during several meetings between parents and administrators concerning requirements for vaccination after an outbreak of mumps in the student body.
Original cast and characters CharacterBerkeleyOff-BroadwayLondonBroadwayLos Angeles20182019202220242025Eli Teddy Spencer Brian Wiles Ben Schnetzer Thomas Middleditch Nate CorddryDon Rolf Saxon Thomas Jay Ryan Mark McKinney Bill Irwin Rick HarmonSuzanne Lisa Anne Porter Tina Benko Helen Hunt Jessica Hecht Mia BarronMeiko/May Charisse Loriaux K.K. Moggie Kirsten Foster Chelsea Yakura-Kurtz Camille ChenCarina Elizabeth Carter Susan Kelechi Watson Amber Gray Cherise Booth
Production history Eureka Day had its world premiere at Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley, California, as part of their 2017–2018 season and was commissioned through their Originate+Generate program. The production was directed by Josh Costello.
The play had its East Coast premiere off-off-Broadway at Walkerspace on August 29, 2019, directed by Adrienne Campbell-Holt. The original cast was reunited on May 22, 2020, for a virtual reading during the COVID-19 pandemic.
A production opened at the London's Old Vic on September 23, 2022, following previews from September 6, directed by Katy Rudd. The play has been produced at other regional theatres including Asolo Repertory Theatre in 2022 and Syracuse Stage in 2021.
On April 8, 2024, Manhattan Theatre Club announced that Eureka Day would be a part of its 2024-2025 Broadway season, with the production set to open at the Samuel J. Friedman Theatre in November 2024 and with Anna D. Shapiro attached to direct.
A planned 2025 run at the Kennedy Center was cancelled due to "financial circumstances" according to Trump appointees.
In 2026, American Theatre Magazine named the play the third-most produced production in the U.S. for the 2025-2026 season.
Awards and nominations Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result 2025 Drama Desk AwardOutstanding Revival of a Play Drama League AwardOutstanding Revival of a Play Outstanding Direction of a Play Anna D. Shapiro Distinguished Performance Amber Gray Tony Award Best Revival of a Play Eureka Day Best Featured Actress in a Play Jessica Hecht Dorian AwardOutstanding Broadway Play RevivalOutstanding Featured Performance in a Broadway PlayJessica Hecht
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