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Directed by Charlie Flynn-McIver
RIVETING | CHARACTER-DRIVEN | DRAMA
Winner of the 2022 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play
Keith, a mortgage broker and Ryan, a yogurt plant worker, are two men who, at first glance, have nothing in common. Their meeting, in Keith’s cubicle, evolves from a business discussion to a thoughtful exploration of parenthood, financial insecurity, empathy, and human resilience. Both intimate and expansive, this heartbreaking new play from Samuel D. Hunter (author of The Whale) is not a theological argument, but a plea for hope even in the face of profound loss as two men with seemingly very different lives grow to care for one another.
Samuel D. Hunter grew up in Moscow, Idaho and lives in New York City. He is the recipient of a 2014 MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellowship for his work as a playwright. His full-length plays include The Whale (Drama Desk Award, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play, GLAAD Media Award, Drama League and Outer Critics Circle nominations for Best Play), A Case for the Existence of God (New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play), A Bright New Boise (Obie Award, Drama Desk nomination for Best Play), Greater Clements (Drama Desk nomination for Best Play, Outer Critics Circle Honoree), Lewiston/Clarkston (Drama Desk nomination for Best Play), The Few, A Great Wilderness, Rest, Pocatello, The Healing and The Harvest, among others. A film version of The Whale, directed by Darren Aronofsky and starring Brendan Fraser, is set to be released by A24 Films. He is the recipient of a 2012 Whiting Writers Award and an honorary doctorate from the University of Idaho. His work has been produced off-Broadway in New York City by Lincoln Center Theatre, Playwrights Horizons, LCT3, Signature Theatre, Page 73 Productions, Clubbed Thumb and Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre. Elsewhere, his work has been produced by Theatre Royal Bath, Dallas Theatre Center, Seattle Rep, Denver Center for the Performing Arts, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, South Coast Rep, and Victory Gardens, among others. Two published anthologies of his work are available from TCG Books, and a third is forthcoming. He is a member of New Dramatists and a current Resident Playwright at the Signature Theatre in New York City. He holds degrees in playwriting from NYU, The Iowa Playwrights Workshop, and Juilliard.
Director: Charlie Flynn-McIver
Production Stage Manager: Carrie Day*
Scenic Designer: Julie K. Ross
Lighting Design: CJ Barnwell
Costume Designer: Casey Watkins
Props Artist: Sylvia J. Pierce
Sound Design: Charlie Flynn-McIver
Pre-selected Masked Performances
In response to county infection data, feedback from audiences, and protocols implemented by peer organizations, NC Stage is instating the following protocol during our 2023/24 season for all public events in our building during this timeframe:
Until further notice, face masks are currently optional in all of our spaces except during select performances for each show (this show’s dates listed below). These performances are being offered to accommodate immunocompromised audience members or those who are more comfortable in fully masked settings, and are available to any patron who would like to attend. By purchasing a ticket to one of these performances, you are agreeing to wear a mask throughout the entire performance.
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A Case for the Existence of God
Friday, October 20 at 2pm
Thursday, November 2 at 7:30pm
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