Night of the Living

by Dave Lankford

Meet young parents Mia and Marshall. Their marriage, teetering on the edge of collapse, fights to survive as a zombie pandemic spreads by virus and quietly infects the couple’s insular world. Cross-cutting between two distant but parallel nights, Mia and Marshall must confront the most intimate and difficult choices of their lives. With both humorous and heartbreaking moments, NIGHT OF THE LIVING reinvents the...

Meet young parents Mia and Marshall. Their marriage, teetering on the edge of collapse, fights to survive as a zombie pandemic spreads by virus and quietly infects the couple’s insular world. Cross-cutting between two distant but parallel nights, Mia and Marshall must confront the most intimate and difficult choices of their lives. With both humorous and heartbreaking moments, NIGHT OF THE LIVING reinvents the genre as you’ve never seen it before. Winner of Overall Excellence for Overall Play at the New York International Fringe Festival, and festival favorite of The New York Times.

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Night of the Living

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  • Philip Kaplan: Night of the Living by Dave Lankford
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    A poignant and terrifying play, which manages to intertwine marital problems with zombies. It's a great two theatrical two hander, with two vivid characters dealing with the worst life can throw at them. The ending is hopeful and sad.

    A poignant and terrifying play, which manages to intertwine marital problems with zombies. It's a great two theatrical two hander, with two vivid characters dealing with the worst life can throw at them. The ending is hopeful and sad.

    ”
MIA - A woman in her mid to late 30s.
MARSHALL - A man in his mid to late 30s. Mia’s husband.

Production History

  • Professional, Key West Theatre, 2018
  • Fringe, The Shelter, 2015

Awards

  • Overall Excellence Award for Overall Play
    New York International Fringe Festival
    Winner
    2015