The Spoils Reunion Reading

by Jesse Eisenberg

July 30, 2020

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This Reunion Reading was available to stream until April 25, 2021.

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Overview

In The Spoils, nobody likes Ben (Jesse Eisenberg). Ben doesn’t even like Ben. He’s been kicked out of grad school, lives off his parents’ money, and bullies everyone in his life, including his roommate Kalyan (Kunal Nayyar), an earnest Nepalese immigrant. When Ben discovers that his grade school crush is marrying a straight-laced banker, he sets out to destroy their relationship and win her back. This play contains adult themes.

Reunion Readings, part of The New Group Off Stage slate of projects, are digital broadcasts of play readings featuring the original casts from plays produced in The New Group’s first 25 years.

Creative Team for The Spoils Stage Production:
Opening Night: June 2, 2015, New York City, Original Scenic Design by Derek McLane, Original Costume Design by Susan Hilferty, Original Lighting Design by Peter Kaczorowski, Original Sound Design by Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen, Original Projection Design by Olivia Sebesky, Original Direction by Scott Elliott, Original Casting by Judy Henderson, CSA.

The Spoils enjoyed a world premiere as part of The New Group’s 2014-2015 Season, and a hit production at Trafalgar Studios in London’s West End in 2016.

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Erin Darke

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Jesse Eisenberg

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Kunal Nayyar

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Kunal Nayyar is best known for his work as Rajesh Koothrappali on television’s #1 comedy, “The Big Bang Theory.” The series has been nominated for multiple Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, Critics Choice Awards and won the People’s Choice Award for favorite network TV comedy three years in a row. In 2015, Nayyar made his New York Theatre debut in The Spoils. He starred in the off-Broadway play alongside Jesse Eisenberg, who also penned the play. The Spoils production went to London in 2016, and Nayyar made his West End debut. His additional theater credits include Huck and Holden at the Dahlia Theater in Los Angeles, for which Nayyar was awarded Best Male Lead in a Play on the West Coast by the Garland Awards, and Love’s Labour’s Lost at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Nayyar recently wrapped filming the Neflix show “Criminal” in London and is currently starring in the Apple + series “Suspicion” in London with Uma Thurman. Nayyar is the voice of Guy Diamond in the DreamWorks animated feature Trolls, as well as the up and coming Trolls World Tour premiering in April of 2020. Nayyar was also the voice of Vijay on the Nickelodeon animated series, “Sanjay and Craig,” and Gupta in the Fox feature “Ice Age: Continental Drift.” Nayyar guest hosted “The Late Late Show” on CBS. He took over the show for three nights and interviewed talent that included Billy Bob Thornton, Bob Newhart, Simon Helberg, Sarah Hyland and Britt Robertson. His episodes aired February 25 – 27, 2015. His other credits include a recurring role on the Vince Vaughn produced TBS show, “Sullivan & Sons,” as well as his most recent film, “Sweetness In The Belly”, starring Dakota Fanning, which premiered at TIFF in 2019. Nayyar produced the documentary, “Beyond All Boundaries,” about the competitive sport of Cricket in India. The documentary follows three people and their passion for the sport – Sudhir, a penniless superfan who cycles across India to cheer the team; Prithvi, a 12-year old boy wonder who is a cricket prodigy; and Akshaya, a girl cricketer from Mumbai’s slums. After high school, Nayyar left India for the United States where he majored in business and took acting classes at the University of Portland (Portland, OR). In his senior year, he was nominated as the best actor in his play, “The Rose Tattoo,” and was given an invitation to the American College Theater Festival (ACTF) to compete in an acting competition, where he eventually won the Mark Twain Award for comic brilliance as well as a fellowship to the prestigious Sundance Theater Lab. He went on to receive his Masters in Fine Arts for acting from Temple University in Philadelphia. He was born in London, England, and spent most of his younger years growing up in New Delhi, India. He currently resides in Los Angeles.

Annapurna Sriram

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Michael Zegen

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Rob Milburn & Michael Bodeen

Sound Design

Olivia Sebesky

Projection Design

Five Ohm

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Jesse Eisenberg

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Scott Elliott

Director

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The Pershing Square Signature Center is wheelchair accessible. Please email our box office at [email protected] with any questions.

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The Spoils Reunion Reading

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