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Zoomers and Other Plays

Matthew Gasda - Introduction by David Levine - Afterword by Mike Crumplar

Having made his debut with Dimes Square as a satirist of the self-chronicling generation, Matthew Gasda has deepened and complexified his approach to drama with Zoomers—a collection that goes beyond cataloguing the comic misadventures of millennial grifters to touch on subtler themes and more mature tones. His characters now are not merely breaking with tradition, brashly, but find themselves poignantly broken as well. These new plays, which still capture the tumultuous absurdity of our present moment while expanding Gasda’s purview across generations and scenarios, ask new questions: What happens after the party’s over, after talent is celebrated, envied, mocked, and memed? Where do you go from there?

This collection features four of Gasda’s newest and most penetrating works: Zoomers (“Gasda goes full Warhol with his art … The result is a play filled with humorous moments that feel real.”—New York Times), Afters (the “sequel” to Dimes Square), One-Winged Dove, and Morning Journal.

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Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Applause
Pages: 284 • Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4930-9022-8 • Paperback • September 2025 • $24.95 • (£18.99)
Subjects: Performing Arts / Theater / General, Performing Arts / Drama

Matthew Gasda's dramatic works include the underground hit Dimes Square, its sequel Afters, and the acclaimed play Zoomers. He is the founder and artistic director of the Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research. Gasda grew up in Bethlehem, PA and resides in New York City, NY.

Zoomers and Other Plays

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Paperback
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Summary
  • Having made his debut with Dimes Square as a satirist of the self-chronicling generation, Matthew Gasda has deepened and complexified his approach to drama with Zoomers—a collection that goes beyond cataloguing the comic misadventures of millennial grifters to touch on subtler themes and more mature tones. His characters now are not merely breaking with tradition, brashly, but find themselves poignantly broken as well. These new plays, which still capture the tumultuous absurdity of our present moment while expanding Gasda’s purview across generations and scenarios, ask new questions: What happens after the party’s over, after talent is celebrated, envied, mocked, and memed? Where do you go from there?

    This collection features four of Gasda’s newest and most penetrating works: Zoomers (“Gasda goes full Warhol with his art … The result is a play filled with humorous moments that feel real.”—New York Times), Afters (the “sequel” to Dimes Square), One-Winged Dove, and Morning Journal.

Details
Details
  • Rowman & Littlefield Publishers / Applause
    Pages: 284 • Trim: 6 x 9
    978-1-4930-9022-8 • Paperback • September 2025 • $24.95 • (£18.99)
    Subjects: Performing Arts / Theater / General, Performing Arts / Drama
Author
Author
  • Matthew Gasda's dramatic works include the underground hit Dimes Square, its sequel Afters, and the acclaimed play Zoomers. He is the founder and artistic director of the Brooklyn Center for Theatre Research. Gasda grew up in Bethlehem, PA and resides in New York City, NY.

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