In Our Place by Arne Lygre
FREE STAGED READING
June 16th at 7pm
(Pre-performance reception starting at 6:30pm)
Scandinavia House
Volvo Hall
58 Park avenue, NY, NY 10016
Translated from Norwegian by
May-Brit Akerholt
Directed by Kwasi Osei
CAST
Ingrid Kullberg-Bendz*, Pernell Walker* and Rakel Benér
*Members of Actors' Equity Association
PRESENTED WITH SUPPORT FROM
In Our Place, is a piercing exploration of the human need for connection. It examines our desire to be seen, to hold space for one another, and to find our own identities reflected in the eyes of others. Beneath its delicate surface lies a quiet, universal fear: the dread of being left out, of being replaceable, and of ultimately ending up alone.
In Our Place was produced in Norway at Nationaltheatret in Oslo in 2023, at Den National Scene, Teaterkjelleren, Bergen in 2024 and as a touring production with Riksteatret in 2025. In Sweden, In Our Place had a successfulrun at Stadsteatern, Stockholm in 2025 and is being produced throughout Europe in 2026.
SATC has a long-standing history with Lygre’s work. In 2013, SATC produced a staged reading of his play Then Silence at Scandinavia House, which successfully developed into a full Off-Broadway production at Theatre Row in 2016. SATC is thrilled to bring Lygre's latest powerful work to our audience.
is one of Norway’s most prominent playwrights and authors. He made his debut in 1998 and he has received great attention both nationally and internationally. He’s written several novels and his 16 plays have been translated into 20 languages. His drama is known for its stylistic originality and ability to depict the universal human with both warmth and pain, in a minimalistic, poetic style. Arne Lygre was awarded The Telenor Culture Prize 2025 - “for his exceptional ability to capture humanity in language and create space for community and recognition through the performing arts”. As a playwright he won the prestigious Norwegian awards; The Hedda Award for Let You Be in 2017, and The Ibsen Prize for I Disappear in 2013 and again in 2024 for In Our Place. He has won several awards as a novelist; The Brage Award in 2004, The Mads Wiel Nygaards Legat in 2009, and the Dobloug Prize in 2025, and he was nominated for the 2025 Nordic Council Literature Prize.