DEAD AND BREATHING

by Chisa Hutchinson

Contemporary American Theater Festival | 2014

World Premiere

"With Humor, 'Dead And Breathing' Dives Into End-of-Life Struggles," by Elizabeth Blair, NPR Weekend Edition

Reviews:

"In director Kristn Horton's world premiere production - a funny and spirited tale about assisted suicide." - Washington Post

"An engaging, heartfelt exploration on death and the need for redemption....Directed by Kristin Horton, Dead and Breathing requires a bit of willing suspension of disbelief on everyone's part, but Horton navigates its stretching of credulity quite well." - DC Metro Arts

"If you are looking for an exhilarating, raucous, hilarious, roller-coaster ride of a show, a genuine gem from start to finish, you must drop whatever you’re doing and run to see Chisa Hutchinson’s Dead and Breathing. Forget the speed cameras—you can pay The Man later." - MD Theatre Guide

"The question is posed in the first few minutes of Dead and Breathing: Can Carolyn, a wealthy black widow dying by inches of cancer, persuade Veronika, her at-home hospice nurse, to kill her? It won't be easy, as this funny, insightful play establishes...I was going to end with the caution that this is not exactly a feel-good show, but the number of theatergoers I saw walking out, obviously feeling good, has made me reconsider. I guess it is, despite the darkness of the subject." - Broadwayworld.com

"A darkly comic Kevorkan riff...From the writing to the acting to Luciana Stecconi’s economical but effective set design to the delicate touch of Kristin Horton’s stage direction, CATF’s world premiere production of Chisa Hutchinson’s 'Dead and Breathing' is a classic piece of 'think theater." - Communities Digital News.

Cast | Lizan Mitchell | N.L. Graham

Photos by Seth Freeman