Event

Instructions on How to Die

Instructions on How to Die is a 2.5-hour guided journey through a series of live-action performances combining movement, voice, and theater in an authentic, century-old foundry. Let your guard down, be affected and walk away feeling more alive than when you arrived.

Thursday - Saturday, 10/23 - 10/25
Gates Open 7PM
Time of Death 7:30PM

As our guest for the evening, you will experience the following works selected or written for this event and inspired by the question, "How do we face death in life?"

Do Not Go Gentle into that Good Night by Dylan Thomas
The Shambles by Adam Kotin and Lily Mathews
Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Collapse by Iris Mallgren
Rabbit Hole by David Linsay-Abaire
Cleopatra by William Shakespeare
Cheval Fou by Reuben Alvear II
Juliet by William Shakespeare
The Attempt on my Heart by Scott Ragle
Jimmy and Julia by Rose Matthews
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
The Dreamer Examines His Pillow by John Patrick Shanley
Sally Smalls & Her Bicycle Tale by Gray

Our philosophy includes compensating artists for the brave work they do. As an independent group, we do not currently have subsidized funding through a grant or private backer. So, without your support, we cannot work! Please help us share our work with you. Here are the artists performing in our show:

Adam Kotin
Christopher Weddle
Gray DeJong
Ian Paterson
Iris Mallgren
Jazmine Pierce
Jenna May Cass
Jenny Donohue
Lily Mathews
Mary Marxen
Michael Deutch
Monique Ivan
Reuben Alvear II
Rose Matthews
Scott Ragle
Ward Sorrick

A deep soul- and heart-felt thank you from all of us for your curiosity, bravery, and support.