The End of Days

by Jeffrey James Keyes

The End of Days is the story of Nina and Kitt; two estranged lovers reunited on December 21st, 2012, the end of the Mayan Calendar. Kitt shows up at Nina’s doorstep hoping to find the “same old Nina” he met when they were back in college. Will this night be the End of Days or the beginning of their new life together?

The End of Days is the story of Nina and Kitt; two estranged lovers reunited on December 21st, 2012, the end of the Mayan Calendar. Kitt shows up at Nina’s doorstep hoping to find the “same old Nina” he met when they were back in college. Will this night be the End of Days or the beginning of their new life together?

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  • Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn: The End of Days

    When two people with such a powerful shared history come back together after so much time apart, the hard conversations flow quicker but never easier. Especially with the ticking clock on the end of the world looming over them. A great piece to showcase strong actors as well as a powerful design team.

    When two people with such a powerful shared history come back together after so much time apart, the hard conversations flow quicker but never easier. Especially with the ticking clock on the end of the world looming over them. A great piece to showcase strong actors as well as a powerful design team.

  • Cheryl Bear: The End of Days

    A fantastic look at old love and the fires still burning in this intoxicating play! Well done!

    A fantastic look at old love and the fires still burning in this intoxicating play! Well done!

  • Nick Malakhow: The End of Days

    A poignant and well-written two hander set in its own hermetically-sealed, controlled environment, which allows some beautiful and universal truths about relationships, love, connection, and loneliness to emerge. Kitt and Nina are both well-drawn characters, and their interactions elegantly show their history both in what they choose to remember about their relationship, but also with how they bristle and readjust to being in the same space. As others have mentioned, the tonal balance of humor, melancholy, and fire is well struck and provides for a compelling read. I imagine watching a good...

    A poignant and well-written two hander set in its own hermetically-sealed, controlled environment, which allows some beautiful and universal truths about relationships, love, connection, and loneliness to emerge. Kitt and Nina are both well-drawn characters, and their interactions elegantly show their history both in what they choose to remember about their relationship, but also with how they bristle and readjust to being in the same space. As others have mentioned, the tonal balance of humor, melancholy, and fire is well struck and provides for a compelling read. I imagine watching a good production live would feel urgent and intimate.

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Production History

  • Type Fringe, Organization New York International Fringe Festival, Year 2012
  • Type University, Organization Columbia University School of the Arts/New York Theatre Workshop Next Door, Year 2010