Watch a behind the scenes feature on the making of Alliance Theatre's production of Bust.

By Zora Howard 
Directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz 
A Co-Production with Goodman Theatre 
BUST is produced in association with Sonia Friedman Productions, Khaliah Neal and Thomas Swayne
 

It’s not only hell that breaks loose in this ground-breaking, form-defying, laugh-out-loud new drama from Pulitzer Prize finalist playwright Zora Howard. Retta and Reggie are enjoying their usual evening on the porch when a longtime neighbor is pulled over by the police just before turning into his driveway. Everything goes as expected — until the unexpected happens. Humor, suspense, and surrealism converge in this gripping interrogation of what it costs to be Black and free. Lileana Blain-Cruz, a “master of curating chaos” (The New York Times), directs. 

Bust ran on The Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre, February 13 – March 16, 2025.