A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY
By Tony Kushner
Directed by Aria Velz
Closing out our 2024 season, Nu Sass will partner with Pinky Swear Productions for a co-production of Tony Kushner’s A Bright Room Called Day.
This revival of our hit 2015 production will highlight the Nu Sass company, and will feature several of the original stars from our original production.
Juxtaposing 1980’s America against 1930’s Berlin in an exploration of humanity’s struggle to preserve the best of ourselves in the face of insurmountable injustice and cruelty. This haunting play is as relevant today as it was when it was first premiered in 1985. We invite you to join these relatable, complex characters as they celebrate our victories, mourn our losses, question the power of the individual, and act to ensure a better future.
October 25 - November 16, 2024
2 hours, 20 minutes. 1 intermission
This project is supported in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, which receives support from the National Endowment for the Arts.
WHAT CRITICS SAID ABOUT OUR 2015 PRODUCTION
“There is little tepid in the Nu Sass production of Kushner’s A Bright Room Called Day. It is a gift for those who appreciate and enjoy real-life arguments over issues big and small. It is a gift for those up for a more experimental evening of theater. It is a gift for those who appreciate a passionate and emotional script performed by a well-honed ensemble who are inches away from the audience’s face.” - DC Theater Arts
STARRING
Karen Lange - Agnes Eggling
Julia Klavans - Zillah Katz
Zach Brewster-Geisz - Vealtninc Husz
Amber Gibson - Paulinka Erdnuss
Joshua Poole - Gregor “Baz” Bazwald
Aubri O’Connor - Annabella Gotchling
Nancy Blum - Die Alte
Leah Ly - Rosa Malek
Zach Walsh - Emil Traum/Understudy (Herr Swetts)
John Stange - Herr Gottfried Swetts
Julia Williams - Understudy (Agnes)
Marissa Liotta - Understudy (Zillah)
Matt Leyendecker - Understudy (Husz)
Jillian Riti - Understudy (Paulinka)
Erik Harrison - Understudy (Baz)
Wendy Renee Cade - Understudy (Die Alte/Gotchling)
Dom Ocampo - Understudy (Truam/Malek)
Understudies will have guaranteed performances during the run.
TICKETS
$30 - General Admission
$60 - Date Night (2 tickets, 2 drinks, 2 snacks)
$15 - Students/Teachers/Essential Workers
$10 - Industry
$0 - Pay What You Will (Available at all performances)
$400 - Buy Out The Theatre (42 tickets and the whole theatre to just you and your friends)
LOCATION
The DC Arts Center
2438 18th St NW, Washington, DC
Parking is limited, please consider using metro or taxi/uber.
We regret to inform that this venue is not ADA accessible.
SHOW DATES
Friday, 10/25 @ 8:00 PM - PREVIEW
Saturday, 10/26 @ 8:00 PM - OPENING NIGHT
Sunday, 10/27 @ 2:00 PM
Tuesday, 10/29 @ 8:00 PM
Wednesday, 10/30 @ 8:00 PM
Friday, 11/1 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday, 11/2 @ 2:00 PM - The role of Paulinka will be performed by Jillian Riti. The role of Baz will be performed by Erik Harrison. The role of Die Alte will be performed by Wendy Renee Cade.
Saturday, 11/2 @ 8:00 PM - The role of Die Alte will be performed by Wendy Renee Cade.
Sunday, 11/3 @ 2:00 PM - The role of Paulinka will be performed by Jillian Riti. The role of Die Alte will be performed by Wendy Renee Cade.
Monday, 11/4 @ 8:00 PM - The role of Malek will be performed by Dom Ocampo.
Thursday, 11/7 @ 8:00 PM - The role of Agnes will be performed by Julia Williams. The role of Zillah will be performed by Marissa Liotta. The role of Husz will be performed by Matt Leyendecker.
Friday, 11/8 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday, 11/9 @ 2:00 PM - The role of Traum will be performed by Dom Ocampo.
Saturday, 11/9 @ 8:00 PM - The role of Baz will be performed by Erik Harrison.
Sunday, 11/10 @ 2:00 PM - The role of Agnes will be performed by Julia Williams. The role of Husz will be performed by Matt Leyendecker.
Wednesday, 11/13 @ 8:00 PM - The role of Zillah will be performed by Marissa Liotta. The role of Paulinka will be performed by Jillian Riti. The role of Baz will be performed by Erik Harrison. The role of Malek will be performed by Dom Ocampo.
Thursday, 11/14 @ 8:00 PM - The role of Agnes will be performed by Julia Williams. The role of Zillah will be performed by Marissa Liotta. The role of Husz will be performed by Matt Leyendecker.
Friday, 11/15 @ 8:00 PM
Saturday, 11/16 @ 2:00 PM - All roles will be performed by their understudies with the exceptions of Die Alte and Malek.
Saturday, 11/16 @ 8:00 PM
