FULL-LENGTH. It's 10:49pm and two couples -- Anna and Diego, and Tim and Keri -- are taking the same R train to Forest Hills, Queens. They've all just been to the same wedding, but they haven't spoken in five years -- and as their subway ride progresses, we learn that there's more than that silence fueling the space between them. This R train-ride takes place in the future, in the wake of a...
FULL-LENGTH. It's 10:49pm and two couples -- Anna and Diego, and Tim and Keri -- are taking the same R train to Forest Hills, Queens. They've all just been to the same wedding, but they haven't spoken in five years -- and as their subway ride progresses, we learn that there's more than that silence fueling the space between them. This R train-ride takes place in the future, in the wake of a climate related event called the Surge -- but the characters are still living their lives, dealing with the litany of mundane and monstrous problems that confront ordinary people, apocalypse or not. Through the spiky specificity of its characters and the careful narrative revelations, this play asks: is this a great time to be alive? Is being alive enough?
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After People Like You
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Cheryl Bear:
8 Apr. 2021
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How are we living our lives in the midst of it all? A powerful and moving look at our humanity. ”
Character Information
TIM, wears army dress blues, hides a limp
KERI, wears his pain
ANNA, carries an 8-month pregnancy
DIEGO, carries her weight
Tim
20’s/early 30’s,
Any
,
Male
Can be played by:
Age:
20s, 30s
Race/Ethnicity:
Any race/ethnicity
Gender:
Male
Keri
20’s/early 30’s,
Any
,
Female
Can be played by:
Age:
20s, 30s
Race/Ethnicity:
Any race/ethnicity
Gender:
Female
Diego
20’s/early 30’s,
Any
,
Male
Can be played by:
Age:
20s, 30s
Race/Ethnicity:
Any race/ethnicity
Gender:
Male
Anna
20’s/early 30’s,
Any
,
Female
Can be played by:
Age:
20s, 30s
Race/Ethnicity:
Any race/ethnicity
Gender:
Female
Production History
Workshop
,
Blue Riders at Classic Stage Company, dir. Anna Brenner