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Eternal Life Part 1
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 2w, 3m
A family in the near future tries to live well (and forever?) amidst space travel, an ancient goose and a mysterious man peddling an immortality elixir.
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Cast Size
2w, 3m -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Science Fiction -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
An American family meets the future: space travel, talking animals, a state-of-the-art home. But when that future includes the promise immortality, they must wrestle with the point of the life that happens along the way. Eternal Life Part 1 is a contemporary fable about wealth, death, our relationship with the natural world, and parents and children.
History
Eternal Life Part 1 premiered at Wilma Theatre in Philadelphia, PA on 11 April 2023. Directed by Morgan Green, the production featured Sarah Gliko, Jennifer Kidwell, Brandon J. Pierce, Steven Rishard and Lindsay Smiling.
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Performing Groups
- Time Period The Future
- Setting A futuristic smart home, a ski chalet, a cemetery and other locations. The near future.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Media
“Ridiculous and profound… fresh and inventive new theatre.” – Talkin’ Broadway
“A deeply moving exploration of the reasons why living beings, intelligent or otherwise, come to fear death.” – TheaterMania
“Ridiculous and profound, wistfully remote and impossibly urgent, asking questions as broad as the universe and as personal as family, Eternal Life Part 1 is fresh and inventive new theatre.” – Talkin’ Broadway
Videos
Eternal Life Part 1 at Wilma Theater
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A Director’s Take on Eternal Life Part 1
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Nathan Alan Davis
Nathan Alan Davis is a playwright from Rockford, IL, now based in New York. His plays include Nat Turner in Jerusalem, Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea and The Wind and the Breeze. His work has been produced and developed by New York Theatre Workshop, McCarter Theatre, The Public ...
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