Opening Night PhotosGo Inside the Off-Broadway Opening of Anatomy of a SuicideThe Susan Smith Blackburn Prize–winning play, directed by Lileana Blain-Cruz, opened at Atlantic Theater February 18.
By
Nathan Skethway
February 20, 2020
Lileana Blain-Cruz and Cast
Shevett Studios
Atlantic Theater Company celebrated the official opening of Alice Birch's Anatomy of a Suicide February 18. The play, which won the 2018 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, premieres in the U.S. following an acclaimed London run.
An exploration of mothers and daughters, Anatomy of a Suicide details the story of three generations of women whose lives play out simultaneously onstage.
Directed by Obie winner Lileana Blain-Cruz, the cast is made up of Celeste Arias (Uncle Vanya), Jason Babinsky (Network), Gabby Beans (Marys Seacole), Ava Briglia (John Mulaney and the Sack Lunch Bunch), Carla Gugino (Jett), Julian Elijah Martinez (Network), Jo Mei (The Great Wave), Vince Nappo (Reign), Miriam Silverman (Junk), and Richard Topol (Indecent).
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Go Inside the Off-Broadway Opening of Anatomy of a Suicide
Go Inside the Off-Broadway Opening of Anatomy of a Suicide
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Jo Mei
Ava Briglia
Quincy Tyler Bernstine
Richard Topol
Anne Kauffman
Celeste Arias
Carla Gugino
Gabby Beans, Carla Gugino, and Celeste Arias
Shevett Studios
Carla Gugino and Julianna Margul
Jason Babinsky
Miriam Silverman
Gabby Beans
Lileana Blain-Cruz
Shevett Studios
Neil Pepe, Lileana Blain-Cruz, Mary McCann, and Mary Beth Peil
Mary Beth Peil
Vince Nappo, Miriiam Silverman, Jo Mei, Julian Elijah Martinez, and Gabby Beans
The run, which began February 1 and is scheduled through March 15, features scenic design by Mariana Sanchez, costume design by Kaye Voyce, lighting design by Jiyoun Chang, projection design by Hannah Wasileski, and casting by Telsey + Company: Karyn Casl and Madison Sylvester.
Birch has been a two-time finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize with her plays Many Moons and Revolt. She said. Revolt again. She is the winner of the Arts Foundation Award for Playwriting 2014 and the co-winner of the George Devine Award for Most Promising Playwright 2014.