what if everyone lives
When an adaptation of The Seagull is derailed mid-performance after an actor has an aneurysm onstage, the cast and audience members grapple with twin crises of purpose and powerlessness while waiting for updates on their friend's condition. what if everyone lives is a play about being a doctor, and being an actor, and being a witness to a tragedy, and being capable and knowledgeable and helpless.
Development History
Reading: Stroller Scene, New York, NY, 3/3, 2025
Workshop: Wesleyan University, Middletown, CT, 4/12-4/15, 2026 (directed by Ryan Dobrin)
Images courtesy of Wesleyan University’s Center for the Arts. Photos by Sandy Aldieri of Perceptions Photography.