The One Good Thing, Or 'Are Ya Patrick Swayze?'-Undercroft Theatre- dc

The One Good Thing, Or 'Are Ya Patrick Swayze?'

Undercroft Theatre
900 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington

Brothers Jamie and Tommy share a small cottage overlooking the sea in Southern Ireland. One morning, after a violent storm, Jamie announces that he is dead...he is a ghost. Disbelieving this ridiculous claim, Tommy is convinced his brother's delusion is simply the aftereffects of grief he suffered following their mother's death. With wit and pathos, American playwright Joe Bravaco explores the emotional depths of these Irish siblings as they grapple with love, grief, forgiveness - and the afterlife. U.S. Premiere.

Presented by Washington Stage Guild

Thru - Oct 19, 2025

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DC Theater Arts - Highly Recommended

"...Bravaco's charming script comes to life with whimsy and heart, while never dipping into sentimentality, as the siblings chat, argue, cajole, goad, and confess all manner of truths over the 90-minute running time. Stage Guild associate artistic director Steven Carpenter uses a light but precise touch overseeing the staging and direction, allowing his two actors to inhabit the vivid characters and connect to each other in a very real manner."

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- Jeffrey Walker

BroadwayWorld - Recommended

"...The premise of Joe Bravaco's two-hander "The One Good Thing or 'Are You Patrick Swayze?'" has elements of Irish traditions and the kind of magical notions that seem natural from a land where leprechauns are still a thing. But it could also have been a good episode of "The Twilight Zone.""

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- Roger Catlin

The One Good Thing, Or 'Are Ya Patrick Swayze?' presented by Washington Stage Guild at Undercroft Theatre