Directed by Caroline Hamilton
Written by Jen Silverman
The Roommate
June 18-July 4, 2026
Echo Theatre presents the regional premiere of The Roommate by Jen Silverman. Caroline Hamilton directs the production, which runs June 19 through July 4, 2026, at the Bath House Cultural Center. Tickets are on sale now at echotheatre.org.
THE PLAY | Sharon, a divorced Iowa housewife, takes a roommate, Robyn, straight out of the Bronx. A tentative friendship evolves, secrets unfold, and Sharon’s darkly comedic exploration of a life unlived goes off the rails. This script, a play for two women in their “Third Act” of life, is fresh off a Broadway run that featured Mia Farrow and Patti LuPone.
THE STARS | The Roommate is a two-hander with a couple of secret weapons: Ellen F. Locy as Sharon and Merri Brewer as Robyn. Ellen is a much-loved former Echo Theatre Producing Partner who starred in many early productions, and Echo producers have coaxed her back from Austin to join the cast. Her co-star is Merri Brewer, a North Texas-based actress and arts administrator who serves as Managing Director at Theatre Three. These talented women served up hilarity performing stand-up and sketch comedy together “back in the day!” Echo is thrilled to reunite these colleagues onstage in The Roommate.
THE EXPERIENCE | The Roommate is a dark comedy exploring themes of identity, loneliness, and moral ambiguity.
THE PLAYWRIGHT |Jen Silverman is a versatile American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter known for works that explore power dynamics, absurdism, and queer identity. Their prolific career spans acclaimed off-Broadway plays, a Broadway debut, television writing, and published fiction.
VENUE | Bath House Cultural Center 521 E. Lawther Drive Dallas, TX 75218 (Located in White Rock Lake Park.)
PERFORMANCE DATES | Preview is June 18, Opening Night is June 19, and Closing Night is July 4. Performances are on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays at 7:30 pm and Saturday matinees at 3:00 pm. Brief Talkbacks will follow matinee performances.
Tickets are available at EchoTheatre.org starting at $25, with discounts for students and seniors. Echo offers a free ticket program for essential public servants; contact the Box Office for details. Visit Echo Theatre’s website at https://www.echotheatre.org
Note: Mature Language and Themes. Smoking. Criminal activity.
CAST
Sharon: Ellen Locy
Robyn: Merri Brewer
PRODUCTION TEAM
Director: Caroline Hamilton
Producer: Leslie Patrick
Stage Manager: Ash Peterman
Managing & Artistic Director: Kateri Cale
Set: Kateri Cale
Lights: Landry Strickland
Sound: Noah Heller
Costume: Bayley Owen
Backstage Manager: Mercedes Kuhn
Echo Company Manager: Stephanie Oustalet
Echo Associate Producer: Liz Ware
ECHO ON | Echo On free ticket program is for essential public servants & deserving patrons. Ten tickets to every performance are reserved for First Responders, Active/Retired Military, Nurses & Teachers, plus patrons for whom the price of theater would currently be prohibitive. We welcome you and invite you to the show. The theater requests that tickets be booked in advance through the Box Office.
ABOUT ECHO THEATRE | Echo Theatre is the Southwest’s premier theatrical organization dedicated to championing the diverse voices of women+. Since 1998, Echo has pursued gender parity in the theatrical canon by producing, promoting, and preserving work by women+ playwrights and theater makers. Season 28 is the Season of Strangers; characters learning to trust other humans.
ABOUT WOMAN + | Echo Theatre uses the term “women+” to embrace an expansive and diverse community, including people born female, people who identify as women, and non-binary individuals.
