Suffocation Theory
by David Rabe
Directed by Jake Nice

Extended to May 16, 2021

Synopsis:
David Rabe, along with Undermain, turns his short story, which appeared last fall in the New Yorker, into a virtual solo performer story told by an unnamed narrator played by Bruce DuBose. Suffocation Theory explores a kind of dreamscape or nightmare-scape of destabilization—of climate, of public events, of private lives—in which all of the narrator’s fears seem to materialize at once.

"A lot of what we’re living within these days tests our expectations about reality and plausibility, creating a sense that daily life is proceeding like a nightmare.”
- David Rabe on Suffocation Theory

Cast:
Bruce DuBose - Narrator

Production Personnel:
Ken Bernstein - Production Manager & COVID-19 Compliance Officer
Rob Menzel - Audio Technician
Beks Milligan - Master Electrician & Lighting Assistant
Marlo Mysliwiec - Production Assistant & COVID-19 Compliance Officer
Marc Rouse - Director of Photography & Editor
Paul Semrad - Sound Design & Original Music
Robert Winn - Scenic Design
Steve Woods - Lighting Design