Prince Faggot is a 2025 play by Jordan Tannahill.
Synopsis An ensemble of queer and trans performers imagine a future world where Prince George of Cambridge is a gay man. In the process, they interrogate the ways in which power and colonisation play upon their lives and sexualities.
The play features a series of fictional, direct-address monologues written by the playwright for the members of the ensemble, and a final monologue based on the real-life experiences of actress N'yomi Allure Stewart."Prince Faggot May Look Like It's About the Royal Family, But It's Actually About Queer Joy". Playbill, November 20, 2025."Breaking the fourth wall to confront and galvanise audiences". Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2025.
Production history
World premiere (Off-Broadway) Prince Faggot opened at Playwrights Horizons with a first preview on May 30, 2025, an official opening night on June 16, and a scheduled closing on July 6. After an extension, the first run closed on August 3, 2025. The show was co-produced by Soho Rep and Jeremy O. Harris, and directed by Shayok Misha Chowdhury.
Studio Seaview (Off-Broadway) The show returned for a second Off-Broadway run at Studio Seaview for an initial run of September 11, 2025 to October 26, 2025. It was later extended through November 30, 2025. On November 3, 2025, a third and final extension through December 13, 2025 was announced.
Critical reception New York Times theatre critic Jesse Green gave Prince Faggot a Critics' Pick and wrote "If the playwright means to shock, mission accomplished. But here’s the real shocker: the play... is thrilling. Inflammatory, nose-thumbing, explicit to the point of pornography, wild and undisciplined." The play received positive reviews from various publications including The New Yorker, Attitude, and Cosmopolitan, which described the show as "a horny, thought-provoking play that's as academic as it is avant-garde." The play stirred a degree of controversy and prompted international press coverage over its depiction of Prince George of Cambridge as an adult gay man engaged in kink and chemsex.
The premiere production was included on a number of 'Best of 2025' lists, including in the Los Angeles Times"Best Theater of 2025". Los Angeles Times, Dec 9, 2025. Artforum and Vulture."What the Culturati 50 Loved in 2025". Vulture, Dec 1, 2025. The play became one of the most nominated of the 2026 Off-Broadway season, and won the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play."Mexodus, Prince Faggot Lead 2026 Lucille Lortel Nominations". Playbill, April 1, 2026.
Casting and characters +Playwrights HorizonsStudio SeaviewPerformer 1Mihir KumarPerformer 2K. Todd FreemanTyrone Mitchell Henderson (September 11-26, 2025)K. Todd Freeman (from September 27)Performer 3Rachel CrowlPerformer 4N'yomi Allure StewartPerformer 5David GreenspanPerformer 6John McCrea
Awards and nominations
Prince Faggot was a finalist for the 2026 Lambda Literary Award for Drama.
Original Off-Broadway production YearAwardCategoryNomineeResultRef. 2026 Lucille Lortel Awards Outstanding Play Jordan Tannahill Outstanding Direction Shayok Misha Chowdhury Outstanding Featured Performer in a Play David Greenspan Outstanding Lighting Design Isabella Byrd Outstanding Costume Design Montana Levi Blanco Outstanding Scenic Design David Zinn Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Play Jordan Tannahill Outstanding Featured Performance in a Play David Greenspan Outstanding Lighting Design Isabella Byrd Drama League Awards Outstanding Production of a Play Outstanding Direction of a Play Shayok Misha Chowdhury Distinguished Performance John McCrea Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding New Off-Broadway Play Jordan Tannahill Obie Award Special Citation Ensemble Dorian AwardOutstanding Off-Broadway PlayOutstanding LGBTQ Off-Broadway ProductionOutstanding Lead Performance in an Off-Broadway ProductionJohn McCreaOutstanding Featured Performance in an Off-Broadway ProductionK. Todd FreemanDavid GreenspanOutstanding Writing for an Off-Broadway ProductionJordan TannahillOutstanding Design for an Off-Broadway Production
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