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Eternal Life Part 1

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 3m

Nathan Alan Davis

A family in the near future tries to live well (and forever?) amidst space travel, an ancient goose and a mysterious man peddling an immortality elixir.

Eternal Life Part 1

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Science Fiction
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

An American family meets the future: space travel, talking animals, a state-of-the-art home. But when that future includes the promise of immortality, they must wrestle with the point of the life that happens along the way. Eternal Life Part 1 is a contemporary fable about wealth, death, our relationship with the natural world, and parents and children.

History
Eternal Life Part 1 premiered at Wilma Theatre in Philadelphia, PA on 11 April 2023. Directed by Morgan Green, the production featured Sarah Gliko, Jennifer Kidwell, Brandon J. Pierce, Steven Rishard and Lindsay Smiling.
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Performing Groups

WOMAN / MOTHER SNOWFLAKE
MAN / FATHER SNOWFLAKE
GOOSE
SNOWFLAKE CHILD / JUNIOR / HEARSE DRIVER
GRAY-BEARDED MAN / BUSHES / DEATH CONSULTANT

  • Time Period The Future
  • Setting

    A futuristic smart home, a ski chalet, a cemetery and other locations. The near future.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“Ridiculous and profound… fresh and inventive new theatre.” – Talkin’ Broadway

“A deeply moving exploration of the reasons why living beings, intelligent or otherwise, come to fear death.” – TheaterMania

“Ridiculous and profound, wistfully remote and impossibly urgent, asking questions as broad as the universe and as personal as family, Eternal Life Part 1 is fresh and inventive new theatre.” – Talkin’ Broadway

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    Eternal Life Part 1 at Wilma Theater

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    A Director’s Take on Eternal Life Part 1

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Authors

Nathan Alan Davis

Nathan Alan Davis
Nathan Alan Davis is a playwright from Rockford, IL, now based in New York. His plays include Nat Turner in Jerusalem, Dontrell Who Kissed the Sea and The Wind and the Breeze. His work has been produced and developed by New York Theatre Workshop, McCarter Theatre, The Public ...
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