Furlough's Paradise

Grief, Grace, and a Goodbye

APR 14 - MAY 10, 2026 | WILSON STAGE

About the show:
Winner of the 2025 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize and Winner of the 20th Annual Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition. On a three-day furlough for her mother’s funeral, Sade stays with her only cousin. Mina is also on a brief reprieve from her life on the West Coast, and the cousins, who were once so close, come together to try to make sense of grief, home, and kinship as time ticks toward Sade’s return to prison. “An abolition play or simply a play about cousins” from one of America’s most promising new playwrights.

By a.k. payne
Directed by Jasmine B. Gunter

Total Run Time (Approx): 80 minutes (no intermission)
Context Notes: Herbal cigarette smoke
Recommended Ages: 12+

Performance Calendar

Accessibility Performances

Sign Interpreted: Thursday 5/7 – 7:30pm
Open Captioned: Saturday 4/18 – 2:00pm, Wednesday 5/6 – 2:00pm, Wednesday 5/6 – 7:30pm
Audio Described: Sunday 5/3 – 2:00pm

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Apr 14, 2026

Tuesday, 07:30 PM
Apr 15, 2026

Wednesday, 07:30 PM
Apr 16, 2026

Thursday, 07:30 PM
Apr 17, 2026

Friday, 08:00 PM
Apr 18, 2026

Saturday, 02:00 PM
Apr 18, 2026

Saturday, 08:00 PM
Apr 19, 2026

Sunday, 02:00 PM
Apr 19, 2026

Sunday, 07:00 PM
Apr 21, 2026

Tuesday, 06:00 PM
Apr 22, 2026

Wednesday, 07:30 PM
Apr 23, 2026

Thursday, 07:30 PM
Apr 24, 2026

Friday, 08:00 PM
Apr 25, 2026

Saturday, 03:00 PM
Apr 25, 2026

Saturday, 08:00 PM
Apr 26, 2026

Sunday, 02:00 PM
Apr 26, 2026

Sunday, 07:00 PM
Apr 28, 2026

Tuesday, 07:30 PM
Apr 29, 2026

Wednesday, 07:30 PM
Apr 30, 2026

Thursday, 07:30 PM
May 01, 2026

Friday, 08:00 PM
May 02, 2026

Saturday, 03:00 PM
May 02, 2026

Saturday, 08:00 PM
May 03, 2026

Sunday, 02:00 PM
May 03, 2026

Sunday, 07:00 PM
May 05, 2026

Tuesday, 07:30 PM
May 06, 2026

Wednesday, 02:00 PM
May 06, 2026

Wednesday, 07:30 PM
May 07, 2026

Thursday, 07:30 PM
May 08, 2026

Friday, 08:00 PM
May 09, 2026

Saturday, 03:00 PM
May 09, 2026

Saturday, 08:00 PM
May 10, 2026

Sunday, 02:00 PM

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Furlough’s Paradise Geva Insights Event Date

Saturday, May 2 – Post 3:00pm Performance

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Furlough's Paradise

Grief, Grace, and a Goodbye

APR 14 - MAY 10, 2026 | WILSON STAGE

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Accessibility Performances

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