Jesse Tyler Ferguson Opens Site-Specific Revival of Tru as Truman Capote
The intimate staging drops audiences into a Victorian library to revisit Capote’s 1975 fallout after Esquire’s La Côte Basque, 1965.
Overview
- Tru officially opened March 19, 2026, at the House of the Redeemer on Manhattan’s Upper East Side and is scheduled to run through May 3.
- Directed by Rob Ashford, the revival features Jesse Tyler Ferguson in Jay Presson Allen’s 1989 solo play adapted from Capote’s words and works.
- The production transforms the church’s ornate library into a facsimile of Capote’s United Nations Plaza apartment, creating an immersive, up-close experience.
- Charlotte d’Amboise appears as a haunting figure tied to Capote’s famed 1966 Black and White Ball, adding a visual motif to the site-specific design.
- Early critical reaction diverges, with New York Stage Review praising Ferguson’s energetic, gossipy turn and the environmental staging, while TheWrap pans the show as dull and questions the performance’s vocal character and wit.