Everybody at Burbage Theatre Co

PAWTUCKET, RI November 11, 2021 After closing for nearly 18 months, Burbage Theatre Co reopens for Season 10 with live performances and the Rhode Island Premiere of Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Logan Serabian.Based on the 15th century morality play Everyman, Everybody delves into the biggest questions about life, death, and the human condition. No two performances of this production will be alike. Each night, the cast will be randomly assigned their roles by lottery, with 120 unique combinations possible.Everybody runs from November 11 through December 5 at the Wendy Overly Studio Theatre, 59 Blackstone Avenue, Pawtucket, RI. Director Jeff Church is thrilled to be returning to live theatre with Everybody:MacArthur fellow Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is my favorite playwright right now. His work taps into those things that we all feel, but maybe dont often put to words the circumstances of his plays and his deft bending of theatrical convention hit us all where we feel it, no matter how off the beaten path he treads. His fresh and irreverent take is expertly applied to the 15th centurys Everyman, a morality play. It is a crisp and often hysterical modern lens and vernacular through which we can collectively examine the ultimate existential question and reckon with Death. And speaking of bending convention, the ensemble of this production plays all of the roles, each night their present roles being selected by lottery, in the words of the man himself, in an attempt to more closely thematize the randomness of death while also destabilizing your preconceived notions about identity, et cetera, et cetera, blah, blah, blah. This means that no matter how many times you see our production, you are unlikely to see the same show twice. Irreverence and Burbage have always gone hand and hand, and were thrilled to finally bring Mr. Jacobs-Jenkins into the building.Burbage Theatre Cos production of Everybody begins previews on November 11 and closes on December 5 after 13 performances.Critics and members of the Press are Invited to join us on our Pay-What-You-Can Performance (Saturday November 13 at 8pm) or on our Preview Matinee (Sunday November 14 at 2pm).You can reply to this email or contact Artistic Director Jeff Church at jeff.church.jr@gmail.com, for more information.RI Premiere2018 Pulitzer Prize FinalistEVERYBODYby Branden Jacobs-Jenkins(November - December)This modern riff on the fifteenth-century morality play Everyman follows Everybody (chosen from amongst the cast by lottery at each performance) as they journey through lifes greatest mysterythe meaning of living. This is theatre rather unlike anything you might have seenunusual, unconventional and eye-openingEveryman is no barrel of laughs, being a morality play about death. EVERYBODY tells the same tale, with equal emotional heft; but it is not only provocative and involving, it is also funny. Wildly funny, in fact. Huffington Post [a] very meta and saucy adaptation Time Out NY. [EVERYBODY] fills the heart in a new and unexpected way. The New YorkerABOUT THE PRODUCTION EVERYBODYby Branden Jacobs-Jenkinsdirected by Logan Serabian ENSEMBLETabi Baez-BroadwayMichael GreeneJames LuceyJessica MarchPeggy MelozziMary MullaneVey TaylorMichael ThibeaultZoe PepinBrian KozakPRODUCTION CREWStage Manager, Katie WestgateAssistant Directors, Madison Cook-Hines and Helena TafuriProduction Assistant, Ava MascenaAssistant Stage Manager, Isaiah GamboaProduction Management, Brittany CostelloSet Design/Technical Director, Andrew IacovelliCostume Coordination/Sound Design, Jeff ChurchEVERYBODY CALENDAR OF PERFORMANCESEverybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins Performance Dates:Thursday, November 11 at 8pm Preview Friday, November 12 at 8pm Preview Saturday, November 13 at 8pm PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN Press PreviewSunday, November 14 at 2pm PRESS PreviewFriday, November 19 at 8pm OPENING NIGHTSaturday, November 20 at 8pm Sunday, November 21 at 2pmFriday, November 26 at 8pmSaturday, November 27 at 8pmSunday, November 28 at 2pmFriday, December 3 at 8pmSaturday, December 4 at 8pmSunday, December 5 at 2pmCOVID-19 POLICY In an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Burbage has implemented a mandatory COVID policy for our patronsuntil further notice. To attend performances, you must:Wear a mask, regardless of vaccination statusShow proof of full vaccination OR show proof of a negative COVID-19 testMasksAll patrons regardless of vaccination status must wear masks over their nose and mouth at all times while inside the venue(unless actively eating or drinking). TESTING AND VACCINATIONAll patrons attending in-person indoor events must either show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 (at least 14 days have passed since the final dose), or proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken in the prior 72-hours, or proof of a negative COVID-19 antigen testtaken in the prior 6-hours.Nothing is more important than your health and safety. We apologize for these inconvenient measures, but with your help, we can get back to making great theatre once again.

Authors

• Branden Jacobs-Jenkins