Languishing in Limbo, two dead waiters and Jayne Mansfield share the intimate details of their lives, and the violent tragedies that brought them to their current state. A sly and haunting meditation on being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Content Notes: Adult language
Set: Simple unit set, ideally a black box."Kreitzer's piece brilliantly eavesdrops on this trio and their randomly poignant, puerile, psychotic reminiscences of young lives lost."
"Part Waiting for Godot and part No Exit, Dead Wait is a darkly comic exploration of memory, and of how memories influence not just daily activities, but also eternal obsessions."
"Sharp as a razor blade...filled with delicious turns of phrase and deft characterization...not to be missed."
"Carson Kreitzer's new play takes place in an afterlife populated by Jayne Mansfield and two waiters...it is diverting and much funnier than its ghoulish outlines might suggest."
| MAY 09, 2020 - MAY 10, 2020
Hamilton College
Clinton, NY United States |
Hamilton College | Clinton, NY United States |
| MAY 31, 2013 - JUN 30, 2013
Pegasus Theatre
Dallas, TX United States |
Pegasus Theatre | Dallas, TX United States |
| JAN 15, 2009 - JAN 15, 2009
York Mills Collegiate Institute
Toronto, ON Canada |
York Mills Collegiate Institute | Toronto, ON Canada |
| NOV 06, 2008 - NOV 06, 2008
Richardson High School Theatre
Richardson, TX United States |
Richardson High School Theatre | Richardson, TX United States |
| AUG 04, 2005 - AUG 14, 2005
Emigrant Theatre
Minneapolis, MN United States |
Emigrant Theatre | Minneapolis, MN United States |
| OCT 01, 2002 - OCT 31, 2002
The Actors Gang
Los Angeles, CA United States |
The Actors Gang | Los Angeles, CA United States |
| JUN 01, 1999 - JUN 30, 1999
Perishable Theatre (staged reading)
Providence, RI United States |
Perishable Theatre (staged reading) | Providence, RI United States |
| JUL 31, 1997 - AUG 02, 1997
Clubbed Thumb, HERE Arts Center (Summerworks)
New York, NY United States |
Clubbed Thumb, HERE Arts Center (Summerworks) | New York, NY United States |
| No upcoming productions. |
| AUG 04, 2005 - AUG 14, 2005
Emigrant Theatre
Minneapolis, MN United States |
Emigrant Theatre | Minneapolis, MN United States |
| OCT 01, 2002 - OCT 31, 2002
The Actors Gang
Los Angeles, CA United States |
The Actors Gang | Los Angeles, CA United States |
| JUL 31, 1997 - AUG 02, 1997
Clubbed Thumb, HERE Arts Center (Summerworks)
New York, NY United States |
Clubbed Thumb, HERE Arts Center (Summerworks) | New York, NY United States |
Perishable Theater Women's Playwriting Festival, 1999
