Any Day Now
by Nat Cassidy
As the world wrestles with the sociological, biological, and theological meanings behind unexplained resurrections of the recently deceased, one Connecticut family learns that secrets cannot stay buried and that the ones you love may be the ones who eat you alive.
******PRESS: "Neatly off-kilter, with the audience never quite sure whether to laugh or to gasp. Cassidy packages his supernatural theme with such...
As the world wrestles with the sociological, biological, and theological meanings behind unexplained resurrections of the recently deceased, one Connecticut family learns that secrets cannot stay buried and that the ones you love may be the ones who eat you alive.
******PRESS: "Neatly off-kilter, with the audience never quite sure whether to laugh or to gasp. Cassidy packages his supernatural theme with such naturalistic aplomb that he evokes David Lynch, particularly the very first episode of TWIN PEAKS, where you were trying to decipher the creator's intent while increasingly jaw-dropping weirdness unfolded uncontrollably before your eyes. ... Filled with surprises and rewards." - Martin Denton, nytheatre.com (starred review).
"Genius. You're being thrown for a loop from the moment the lights come up and are entertained for all three acts. A great play for a myriad of reasons ... one that is full of laughs in the right spots. ... The play delivers, with a surprising ending that holds the audience in the palm of its hand... Exceptional ... Keeps the audience fascinated for three hours. This is like Sam Shepard meets George Romero, with more emphasis on the former artist than the latter." - Dianna Martin, The Fab Marquee.
"A vibrant drama, centering on a family whose patriarch returns from the dead during a pandemic of unexplained resurrections. The family members seek to both relate and deny the significance of their own ordinary problems — elderly dementia, closet homosexuality, alcoholism — to the global implications of the zombie appearances. A gritty family drama heightened by a clever allegory for larger social issues. ... The play's themes are compelling and clear." - Show Business Weekly.
"ANY DAY NOW, written and directed by Nat Cassidy, drew me on a cold and wet Saturday night in January. I don't often get to cover off/off Broadway, for there is something going on there almost daily and nightly, but I'm glad I came down to see this. ... Cassidy has a gift for dialogue and characterization. ... Not your usual run-of-the-mill family comedy (or drama, for that matter). ... Tight, suspenseful and scary." - Richard Seff, D.C. Theatre Scene.
“Nat Cassidy's ANY DAY NOW [is a] dark and troubling mix of kitchen-sink black comedy and stark horror ... Yet Cassidy's writing is so sharp that this play holds one's attention like a vise. ... It has its shocks of horror and hilarity - the early scenes are larded with coal-black comedy. But Any Day Now delves into a great many deeper, more challenging issues, raising questions about religious ideas, political motivations, the uncertainties of science, the damage that fear and hate can inflict. ... The sisters' climactic confrontation is shattering. ... It's a show that anyone who appreciates theater that aims at both the head and the gut will appreciate. And it will haunt you for days to come.” - James D. Watts, Jr., Tulsa World
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