Death Play is an exploration of the echoes we leave behind. It's a story about the great magic and total crap of dying. 

Written and Performed by Lisa Dring

Directed by Jessica Hanna

"As someone who’s seen a lot of death in my lifetime, and as a caregiver for more than a few of those who have died, these thoughts and others bubbled up again in the aftermath of the show. I commend Ms Dring for her bravery – and bravura – in walking onstage and sharing her own very personal experiences with death, as well as her feelings of inadequacy in its face." -  Los Angeles Post

"It is one of those unique performances that forces deep thought and which ignites a process that will resonate within you for days or possibly even years after you have left the theatre... a compelling canvas of human existence with an emphasis on its inevitable end." - Examiner.com

"Death Play is a thought-provoking and energizing play bound to resonate with anyone who has confronted death (or knows they will someday)." - Dumpling Magazine

"...Perhaps Death Play is divisive, and perhaps it doesn’t speak of death as much as some people want it to. But for those who aren’t looking for a recreation of their own reality, it may be just the thing: powerful and connective because it is human; honest and dynamic because it’s Lisa Dring, speaking from her boisterous and tragicomic heart." - Redefine Magazine

Death Play received its festival premiere in July 2015 as a part of Son of Semele Theater’s Solo Creation Festival in Los Angeles, and has also been developed with Actors Theatre of Louisville and One Year Lease Theater Company

Produced by Camille Schenkkan

Associate Produced by Ian-Julian Williams and Jen Kays

Set and Lighting Design by Kirk Wilson

Co-Lighting Design by Joey Guthman

Sound Design by Jeff Gardner, with additional sound by Ray Salas

Costume Design by Ann Closs-Farley

Stage Managed by Candice Clasby

House Manager: Wellesley Daniels