Our friends (and fellow teammates on The Downtowners) at Wheelhouse Theater are back on stage after last year’s smash off-Broadway success Happy Birthday, Wanda June (starring our very own Craig Wesley Divino). For 4 weeks only, they’ll bring Aaron Posner’s Life Sucks to The Wild Project in the East Village. Wheelhouse Theater is one of our favorite companies in the city and we can’t wait to catch their latest work.
March 22 - April 20, 2019
Wild Project
195 E 3rd Street
New York, NY 10009
A Little About The Show
It’s Chekhov without the birch trees. After taking aim at The Seagull with his “explosive” Stupid F*cking Bird, Aaron Posner is back with an irreverent contemporary remix of Uncle Vanya. Egos clash, hearts hunger, and souls cry out for meaning in this raw and hilarious reimagining of Chekhov’s timeless classic, receiving its New York premiere by the red-hot Wheelhouse Theater, fresh off their 2018 hit revival of Happy Birthday, Wanda June.
Life staggers. Life confounds. Life is beautiful. And LIFE SUCKS.
Cast:
Jeff Biehl
Nadia Bowers
Kimberly Chatterjee
Barbara Kingsley
Stacey Linnartz
Austin Pendleton
Michael Schantz
Creative:
Written by Aaron Posner
Directed by Jeff Wise
Set Design: Brittany Vasta
Costume Design: Christopher Metzger
Lighting Design: Drew Florida
Sound Design: Mark Van Hare