Playbill: (un)conditional
SoHo Playhouse, in association with Hannah Jade Vickery, will present the world premiere of its 2024 Lighthouse Series winner, Ali Keller’s (un)conditional, this fall.
Directed by Ivey Lowe, performances are scheduled for September 19–October 26 at SoHo Playhouse. Opening night Off-Broadway will be September 25.
The cast will feature Kate Abbruzzese (The Blacklist), Brooks Brantly (Ghosts), Annalisa Chamberlin (Sex, Guaranteed), Nathan Darrow (Summer and Smoke, House of Cards), and Georgia Waehler (The Night Agent). Understudies are Anna Civik and Nick Jordan.
The new play follows two couples as the boundaries of compromise, communication, and unconditional love are tested to their breaking point, while seven-year-old Mia is getting caught in the crossfire.
SoHo Playhouse Managing Director Britt Lafield said in a statement, “We are so excited to bring Ali Keller’s compelling, edgy new play to our stage. Having seen it grown through our Lighthouse Series, we knew there could be no other home for it other than at SoHo Playhouse. It is the kind of work we seek out and that truly symbolizes the spirit of Off-Broadway theatre. Interesting stories told in interesting ways. You won’t want to miss it!”
Playwright Keller added that the play is "about two couples navigating sexual fantasies and boundaries in their marriages. It explores what roles compromise, self-sacrifice, and unconditional love have in relationships that are supposed to last forever. And asks how the adult relationships we grow up around as kids shape how we behave in our own relationships when we grow up. I’m very proud to be working with RAINN [Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network] to make sure we’re handling sensitive sexual themes and issues with care, humor, and respect for the people creating it and the audiences who see it.”
The production team also includes producer Hannah Jade Vickery, scenic designer Lindsay Fuori, lighting designer Carter Ford, sound designer Elliot Yokum, costume designer Olivia Vaugh Hern, intimacy director Emily Hartford, and production stage manager Sloane Fischer with casting by The TRC Company's Claire Burke.
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