In the Wake is a Tale of Tumultuous Political and Personal Awakenings

In the Wake, written by Lisa Kron, is the kind of play that leaves you bristling with doubt—the script is engineered to unsettle the upper- and middle-class liberals most likely to see it. Yet the production is also profoundly moving. In the Wake triumphs in both provoking and entertaining audiences thanks to a crack cast of actors who accentuate Kron’s best ideas and valiantly smooth over a few weak ones.