LIFE SUCKS
Produced by Open Eye Theatre & Girl Friday Productions
A comic reflection on the ride of love and loss, LIFE SUCKS just may lead you to the opposite conclusion.
JULY 23-July 27 @ 7:30pm
Matinee performance Thursday July 25 @ 1:30pm
Open Eye Theatre and Girl Friday Productions partnered up to produce LIFE SUCKS by Aaron Posner, a cheeky re-visioning of Anton Chekhov’s classic UNCLE VANYA that is at once irreverent, poignant, hopeful, raw, highly theatrical, and yes, very funny. A group of old friends, estranged relations, and lifelong enemies gather to grapple with life’s thorniest questions—and each other. What could possibly go wrong? With seven extraordinary actors filling the stage with passion, hilarity, and many shots of vodka, this acclaimed contemporary play considers longing and the meaning of life in a way that is fresh, heartfelt, and surprisingly moving.
Back row (standing): Taj Ruler, Jim Ramlet, Elizabeth Efteland. Front row (sitting): Sam Landman, Kirby Bennett, Jonathan Feld. Front right: Georgia Doolittle. Photo by Nicole Neri.
Individual Ticket
$30+ticketing fees
Theatre Series Membership
$149
General Information
-Run Time: 90 minutes
-15 Minute Intermission
-Rating: PG-13
“Comic gold…Filled with laughs and anarchic asides…Posner’s ear for comedy is reminiscent of Mel Brooks in his prime.” –BroadwayWorld.com
CAST
Kirby Bennett
Sam Landman
Georgia Doolittle
Taj Rueler
Johnathan Feld
Elizabeth Efteland
Jim Ramlet
DIRECTOR Joel Sass
Creative Team
Director – Joel Sass
Lighting – Kathy Maxwell
Costume Design – Claire Looker
Set Design – Joel Sass
Sound Design – C. Andrew Mayer
Fight and Intimacy Coach – Annie Enneking
Stage Manager – Penny Kissinger
Understudies – Eric Knutson, Bob Malos, Victoria Pyan, Eva Gemlo and Patty Matthews.