<sod>The year 2015 saw Nyong’o make a return to stage with a starring role as an unnamed girl in the play ''[[Eclipsed (play)|Eclipsed]]'', written by [[Danai Gurira]].<ref name=People-Eclipsed-SoWhite-2015>{{cite news|last1=Guglielmi|first1=Jodi|title=Lupita Nyong'o Urges for a 'Diversity of Stories to Be Told' as Ryan Murphy Launches Foundation to Support Minorities in Filmmaking|url=http://www.people.com/article/lupita-nyongo-ryan-murphy-diversity-oscars|accessdate=4 February 2016|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=3 February 2016}}</ref> The play takes place during the chaos of the [[Second Liberian Civil War]], where the captive wives of a rebel officer band together to form a community, until the balance of their lives are upset by the arrival of a new girl (played by Nyong'o). ''Eclipsed'' became The Public's fastest-selling new production in recent history.<ref name="bsthepub">{{cite web | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/TV-Personality-La-La-Anthony-Boards-Producing-Team-of-ECLIPSED-on-Broadway-20160120 | title=TV Personality La La Anthony Boards Producing Team of ECLIPSED on Broadway | publisher=BroadwayWorld | date=20 January 2016 | accessdate=6 March 2016 | author=BWW News Desk}}</ref> The play premiered on Broadway at the [[John Golden Theatre]] the following year.<ref name="beclipsed">{{cite web | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/lupita-nyongo-coming-to-broadway-in-eclipsed/?_r=1 | title=Lupita Nyong’o Coming to Broadway in ‘Eclipsed’ | publisher=New York Times | accessdate=20 October 2015 | author=Paulson, Michael}}</ref> The production became the first play with an all-black and female creative cast and crew to premiere at Broadway.<ref name="bwb">{{cite web | url=http://broadwayblack.com/original-eclipsed-cast-lupita-nyongo-set-broadway-will-make-history/ | title=Original Eclipsed Cast With Lupita Nyong’O Set For Broadway, Will Make History | publisher=Broadwayblack | date=2 December 2015 | accessdate=21 December 2015 | author=Jordan, Kevin George}}</ref><ref name="bw2">{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/leeseymour/2016/02/11/lupita-nyongo-and-the-all-black-all-female-eclipsed-make-broadway-history/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#53610ad66d88 | title=Lupita Nyong'o And The All-Black, All-Female 'Eclipsed' Make Broadway History | publisher=Forbes | date=11 February 2016 | accessdate=11 February 2016 | author=Seymour, Lee}}</ref> She said that she understudied the play at Yale in 2009 and was terrified to play her on stage.<ref name="eclipsedvariety">{{cite web | url=http://variety.com/2016/legit/news/lupita-nyongo-eclipsed-broadway-1201722928/ | title=Lupita Nyong’o on Her ‘Terrifying’ Broadway Role in ‘Eclipsed’ | publisher=Variety | date=4 March 2016 | accessdate=6 March 2016 | author=Cox, Gordon}}</ref> Nyong'o's performance has met with critical acclaim. ''The New York Times''{{'}} critic Charles Isherwood called Nyong'o "one of the most radiant young actors to be seen on Broadway in recent seasons, shines with a compassion that makes us see beyond the suffering to the indomitable humanity of its characters."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/07/theater/review-in-eclipsed-a-captive-lupita-nyongo-is-captivating.html | title=Review: In ‘Eclipsed,’ a Captive Lupita Nyong’o Is Captivating | publisher=New York Times | date=6 March 2016 | accessdate=10 March 2016 | author=Isherwood, Charles}}</ref><eod>
<sod>The year 2015 saw Nyong’o make a return to stage with a starring role as an unnamed girl in the play ''[[Eclipsed (play)|Eclipsed]]'', written by [[Danai Gurira]].<ref name=People-Eclipsed-SoWhite-2015>{{cite news|last1=Guglielmi|first1=Jodi|title=Lupita Nyong'o Urges for a 'Diversity of Stories to Be Told' as Ryan Murphy Launches Foundation to Support Minorities in Filmmaking|url=http://www.people.com/article/lupita-nyongo-ryan-murphy-diversity-oscars|accessdate=4 February 2016|work=[[People (magazine)|People]]|date=3 February 2016}}</ref> The play takes place during the chaos of the [[Second Liberian Civil War]], where the captive wives of a rebel officer band together to form a community, until the balance of their lives are upset by the arrival of a new girl (played by Nyong'o). ''Eclipsed'' became [[The Public Theater]]'s fastest-selling new production in recent history.<ref name="bsthepub">{{cite web | url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/TV-Personality-La-La-Anthony-Boards-Producing-Team-of-ECLIPSED-on-Broadway-20160120 | title=TV Personality La La Anthony Boards Producing Team of ECLIPSED on Broadway | publisher=BroadwayWorld | date=20 January 2016 | accessdate=6 March 2016 | author=BWW News Desk}}</ref> The play premiered on Broadway at the [[John Golden Theatre]] the following year.<ref name="beclipsed">{{cite web | url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/10/20/lupita-nyongo-coming-to-broadway-in-eclipsed/?_r=1 | title=Lupita Nyong’o Coming to Broadway in ‘Eclipsed’ | publisher=New York Times | accessdate=20 October 2015 | author=Paulson, Michael}}</ref> The production became the first play with an all-black and female creative cast and crew to premiere at Broadway.<ref name="bwb">{{cite web | url=http://broadwayblack.com/original-eclipsed-cast-lupita-nyongo-set-broadway-will-make-history/ | title=Original Eclipsed Cast With Lupita Nyong’O Set For Broadway, Will Make History | publisher=Broadwayblack | date=2 December 2015 | accessdate=21 December 2015 | author=Jordan, Kevin George}}</ref><ref name="bw2">{{cite web | url=http://www.forbes.com/sites/leeseymour/2016/02/11/lupita-nyongo-and-the-all-black-all-female-eclipsed-make-broadway-history/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter#53610ad66d88 | title=Lupita Nyong'o And The All-Black, All-Female 'Eclipsed' Make Broadway History | publisher=Forbes | date=11 February 2016 | accessdate=11 February 2016 | author=Seymour, Lee}}</ref> Nyong'o said that she understudied the play at Yale in 2009 and was terrified to play the character on stage.<ref name="eclipsedvariety">{{cite web | url=http://variety.com/2016/legit/news/lupita-nyongo-eclipsed-broadway-1201722928/ | title=Lupita Nyong’o on Her ‘Terrifying’ Broadway Role in ‘Eclipsed’ | publisher=Variety | date=4 March 2016 | accessdate=6 March 2016 | author=Cox, Gordon}}</ref> Her performance has met with critical acclaim. ''[[The New York Times]]''{{'}} critic [[Charles Isherwood]] called Nyong'o "one of the most radiant young actors to be seen on Broadway in recent seasons, shines with a compassion that makes us see beyond the suffering to the indomitable humanity of its characters."<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/07/theater/review-in-eclipsed-a-captive-lupita-nyongo-is-captivating.html | title=Review: In ‘Eclipsed,’ a Captive Lupita Nyong’o Is Captivating | publisher=New York Times | date=6 March 2016 | accessdate=10 March 2016 | author=Isherwood, Charles}}</ref><eod>