I thought I would die but I didn't

by Bailey Williams

A New York apartment play, 2011, but something’s wrong – terribly wrong. Someone was murdered. And what’s that god-awful sound? Tonight, nightly news investigates. Stay tuned for an exclusive interview with the murderer. Or the playwright. Or the playwright’s murderer.

I thought I would die but I didn’t is a genre-warping play about the disconnect between the storytelling of violence and its reality. A mostly...

A New York apartment play, 2011, but something’s wrong – terribly wrong. Someone was murdered. And what’s that god-awful sound? Tonight, nightly news investigates. Stay tuned for an exclusive interview with the murderer. Or the playwright. Or the playwright’s murderer.

I thought I would die but I didn’t is a genre-warping play about the disconnect between the storytelling of violence and its reality. A mostly true-crime true story. It's bloody. I mean over. Sorry, I have murder on the brain. Over over over.

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I thought I would die but I didn't

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  • Shaun Leisher: I thought I would die but I didn't by Bailey Williams
    “

    Loved this play and how meta it is. The three different parts of the play are so unique and interconnected. The monologue at the end is genius.

    Loved this play and how meta it is. The three different parts of the play are so unique and interconnected. The monologue at the end is genius.

    ”
  • Alexa Derman: I thought I would die but I didn't by Bailey Williams
    “

    This play is elusive, slippery, disorienting, strange -- all the things I crave in a play.

    This play is elusive, slippery, disorienting, strange -- all the things I crave in a play.

    ”
  • Garret Jon Groenveld: I thought I would die but I didn't by Bailey Williams
    “

    This play is very meta - then becomes even more meta, in a thrilling way. And then, in an even more thrilling way, it's not meta at all, but gripping and confessional and heartbreaking. I enjoy the skill of how she uses structure to twist and turn us around and land us in examination and conversation.

    This play is very meta - then becomes even more meta, in a thrilling way. And then, in an even more thrilling way, it's not meta at all, but gripping and confessional and heartbreaking. I enjoy the skill of how she uses structure to twist and turn us around and land us in examination and conversation.

    ”