Everybody

By Branden Jacobs-Jenkins 
Co-Directed by Susan V. Booth & Tinashe Kajese-Bolden 

An explosive experiment of wit and emotion.

Described as “one of this country’s most original and illuminating writers” by The New York Times, Pulitzer Prize finalist and Obie Award winner Branden Jacobs-Jenkins has created an irreverent, rollicking, uproarious ride that asks BIG questions of all who see it.  In Everybody, Everybody is a happy person, a free person, a person who believes nothing but the best lies ahead. Then Death comes calling, and Everybody must go on a journey to find what has had lasting significance in his lifetime.  Inspired by the 15th century play Everyman, Everybody explores the meaning of life and the roles we play along the way.  In keeping with life’s random twists and turns, the play’s performers draw names on stage each night to determine which actor will play each character in that performance.  Remixing the archetypal medieval morality play into an explosive experiment of wit and emotion, Everybody is a “sunny, stunning journey from life to death” that “fills the heart in a new and unexpected way” (DC Theatre Scene & The New Yorker). 

This production includes haze, flashing lights, strong language, and mature content discussing mortality.