Events

The Brick

2022

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Written by Bailey Williams
Directed by Sarah Blush

Presented by The Hearth
Featuring: Dee Beasnael, Brian Bock, Julia Greer*, Claire Siebers*, Derek Smith, Zuzanna Szadkowski* and Haley Wong
Set by dots
Lights by Masha Tsimring
Costumes by Dan Wang
Sound by Johnny Gasper
Props by Rhys Roffey 
Stage Manager: Zeynep Akca
Production Manager: Jack Woods

The other day, something happened to Itchy at work. She started itching. On another day, the office of Todd David Design plans an event. An event, as you know, is a story with a beginning, a middle, and an itch. The theme of the event is eggs. But what is the story of the egg? This is going to be an indelible, one-of-a-kind experience for Mark, Joanna, their company Juvenescence, and the guests. Just watch out for the art, okay? Don't itch anything if you're not sure.

“Directed by Sarah Blush, this co-production with The Hearth is off the rails...vibrantly nuts”

- Laura Collins-Hughes, The New York Times

“Sarah Blush directs a handsome production”

- Helen Shaw, The New Yorker

“Events is an offbeat satire about work culture and selfhood, and how the former squashes the latter. Doesn’t sound funny? The joy of Williams’s world premiere is that it absolutely is...Events sparkles...Sarah Blush directs a lean production whose pacing and comedic timing are impeccable...a masterful comedy”

-Billy McEntee, The Brooklyn Rail

"A wild and woolly comedy...in a style that is witty, original, and entertaining...deeply poetic and intriguing...Events is fascinating to watch"

-Deirdre Donovan, Off Off Online

TV:

Abby Glusker, UTA