La MaMa (Mia Yoo, Artistic Director), the multiple Obie, Drama Desk and Bessie Award-winning Off-Broadway theater, is thrilled to announce that its 2018 season will kick-off with the world premiere of The Pill, conceived by Marla Mase and written by The Family. A new play on memory, performances of The Pill will begin Thursday, January 25, with an opening performance set for Sunday, January 28, 2017. This strictly limited engagement will play through Sunday, February 4.
When Sylvia accidentally takes her daughter’s anti-depressant panic and pandemonium ensues. The Pill is a new memory play that centers on the themes of collective memory, family narrative, generational continuity and love. A story about the cataclysm of depression, anxiety & fear, and their dynamic intersection with an eating disorder and suicide ideation, The Pill is a true story written by five members of “The Family.â€