Kairos

by Lisa Sanaye Dring

Kairos is the story of two people falling in love during a tectonic shift in society. Their nascent relationship is tested by the advent of Prometheus, a procedure that grants immortality to a select few. What happens to commitment, meaning and care when linear time breaks open?

Originally developed as part of The Geffen Writers' Room.
Kairos was partially developed with the support of the Lucille Lortel...

Kairos is the story of two people falling in love during a tectonic shift in society. Their nascent relationship is tested by the advent of Prometheus, a procedure that grants immortality to a select few. What happens to commitment, meaning and care when linear time breaks open?

Originally developed as part of The Geffen Writers' Room.
Kairos was partially developed with the support of the Lucille Lortel Theatre,
Caridad Svich, Artistic Director of New Play Development.

Kairos was first produced as a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere by Know Theatre of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH), East West Players (Los Angeles, CA), and Theatre Nova (Ann Arbor, MI). For more information, please visit nnpn.org.

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  • Zach Barr: Kairos by Lisa Sanaye Dring
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    The central "Prometheus" procedure opens many questions about how aging makes us human, but Dring's most striking observation might be how being human requires reliance on each other. Not just in the well-drawn relationship between Gina and David, but within the world around them: new class divides, geopolitical isolation, the sacrificing of a generation. A play that feels appropriately immense, but viewed from an individual, personal perspective, with a powerful ending.

    The central "Prometheus" procedure opens many questions about how aging makes us human, but Dring's most striking observation might be how being human requires reliance on each other. Not just in the well-drawn relationship between Gina and David, but within the world around them: new class divides, geopolitical isolation, the sacrificing of a generation. A play that feels appropriately immense, but viewed from an individual, personal perspective, with a powerful ending.

    ”
  • David McGuff: Kairos by Lisa Sanaye Dring
    “

    More sci-fi theatre please! Especially when it's this good

    More sci-fi theatre please! Especially when it's this good

    ”
  • Karissa Murrell Myers: Kairos by Lisa Sanaye Dring
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    But like, what if you could have eternal life and beauty? This play tackles this difficult question with humanity, complex nuance, and authenticity in such a way that will break your heart and leave you wanting more more more. A gorgeous two-hander, I'm aching to see it staged.

    But like, what if you could have eternal life and beauty? This play tackles this difficult question with humanity, complex nuance, and authenticity in such a way that will break your heart and leave you wanting more more more. A gorgeous two-hander, I'm aching to see it staged.

    ”
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Development History

  • Workshop, Lucille Lortel Theatre -- development support, 2023
  • Workshop, Geffen Playhouse, 2022

Production History

  • Professional, East West Players, 2024
  • Professional, 2024