The Balusters: Broadway Edition - Paperback

by David Lindsay-Abaire (Author)

Nominated for Five 2026 Tony Awards, including Best Play

"Lindsay-Abaire has performed a valuable service, dispelling some of the ignorance that makes it so hard for too many of us to imagine how the other half lives." --Sylviane Gold (New York Times) on Good People

The Vernon Point Association could be described as a very outspoken bunch. They're known for diligently upkeeping their sanctuary--from porch railings to trash cans, no infraction goes undocumented. Still, no one is prepared for the neighbor-versus-neighbor battle royale that ensues when a newcomer makes an inconceivable suggestion: a stop sign, perched on the enclave's most picturesque block.

A raucous play journeying through big feelings, The Balusters is a modern-day satire about what happens when communities change faster than the people who reside in them.

Author Biography

David Lindsay-Abaire is a Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, lyricist, and librettist. His works for theater include Rabbit Hole, Good People, Shrek The Musical (Jeanine Tesori, composer), Ripcord, Fuddy Meers, Wonder of the World, and A Devil Inside, among others.