If YOU COULD SPEND ETERNITY WITH JUST ONE PRECIOUS
MEMORY WHAT WOULD IT BE?
A group of strangers grapple with this impossible question as they find themselves in a bureaucratic waiting room between life and death. Encouraged by enigmatic officials, they must sift through their past lives to choose their forever.
Written by Jack Thorne
Directed by Malika Samuel (she/her)
Assistant Director: Rebecca Jimenez (she/her)
Stage Manager: Cello “Lo” Blanks (they/he)
Assistant Stage Manager: Eowyn Young (she/her)
Set Designer: Taylor Friel (they/she)
Technical Director: lucas a degirolamo (they/he)
Costume Designer: Georgia Evans (she/her)
Sound Designer: Kasey Price (she/her)
Lighting Designer: Alexandra Palocz (she/her)
Dramaturg: Sam Jackson (she/her)
Graphic Designer: Eillish Boyd (she/her)
The Cast:
Carmen Kayoko Akamine (she/her) - FIVE
Nate Becker (he/him) - HIROKAZU MOCHIZUKI
Sophie Bievert (she/her) - ONE
Rafael Bryant (he/him) - TWO
Grace Javins (she/her) - GEORGIE HANOY/ HENRY THOMPSON/ACTOR HAROLD/GRAHAM JENKINS
Anna McIntosh (she/her) - JILL SMART / YOUNG BEATRICE/KATIE MOCHIZUKI
Dilara Naska (she/her) - OBAFEMI TAYLOR
Nzingha Rothmiller (she/her) - BEATRICE KILLICK
Sophie Sherlock (she/her) - FOUR
Ana Gates Shields (she/her) - THREE/OTTO BRADBURY/PRECIOUS MAPFUMO
Tyler Bowyer (he/him) - TWO (Understudy)
CONTENT WARNING: THIS PLAY DOES INCLUDE MENTIONS AND THEMES OF MENTAL AND PHYSICAL ILLNESS, MURDER, RAPE, SUICIDE AND DEATH
Performances for After Life:
February 21st @ 7:30pm
February 22nd @ 7:30pm
February 23rd @ 7:30pm
February 24th @ 2:00pm (This performance will have a post show talkback)
February 24th @ 7:30pm
TICKETING & COVID COMPLIANCE INFO:
Thank you for your interest in Tisch Drama! We are excited to announce that Vaccinated/Boosted Guests are permitted to attend this production!
Masks are optional for audience members, but encouraged.
Non-NYU walk-in guests without reservations will not be permitted.
Please note you must have a ticket reservation or be on a waitlist to enter 181 Mercer St. Ticket reservations will close 5 minutes before showtime.
If tickets for the show you would like to attend are sold out, please contact Gabriela Romero at [email protected] to join the waitlist.
MSNR Studio Faculty/ Staff
Program Director...………………………....................................….........Gigi Buffington
Studio Administrator……………………............................................….Meade Morrison
Production Coordinator…..............................................................Gabriela Romero
Third Year Faculty………………..………….............................................Larry Ballard, Gigi Buffington, Steven Eng, Caroline Neff, Kana Sato-Colla, Ayana Parker Morrison, Simone Serra, Taylor Williams
Studio Faculty………………..…………..................................................Larry Ballard, Gigi Buffington, Karen Chamberlain, Nicolas Coccaro, Steven Eng, Nate Flower, Shanga Parker, Ayana Parker Morrison, Meade Morrison, Meghan Mulcahy, Michelle Powers, Gabriela Romero, Malika Samuel, Kana Sato Colla, Simone Serra, Travis Staton-Marrero, Christopher Tramantana, Taylor Williams
New York University Tisch School of the Arts
Allyson Green, Dean
Tomi M. Tsunoda, Chair, Department of Drama