Fiasco Theater’s Bartleby
Fiasco Theater, who dazzled Globe audiences with Into the Woods and The Imaginary Invalid, returns with a striking new take on Herman Melville’s darkly comic classic, Bartleby, the Scrivener. Set in the buttoned-up world of an 1850s law firm but infused with the spirit of “The Office” and the absurdity of Beckett, Fiasco Theater’s Bartleby is a hilarious and haunting reflection on work, will, and what happens when one mild-mannered employee refuses to go along with the program. “I would prefer not to,” says Bartleby—and chaos erupts. This Globe-commissioned world premiere promises a wildly theatrical rediscovery of one of American literature’s most indelible stories.
Adapted for the stage by Noah Brody and Paul L. Coffey
from Herman Melville’s Bartleby, the Scrivener.Directed by Emily Young.
When
Ongoing until Sunday, March 22, 2026
Hours
| Sundays, 2pm |
| Fridays, 7:30pm |
| Saturdays, 7:30pm |