New Directions Theater Presents

9/10

By RICHARD WILLETT

With

Royce Thomas Johnson, Jesse Barnes Jr., Chandini Prakash, Alexandra Salter, Sean Gordon,
Kimberly Prentice, Milia Taguchi, Vincent Rame, and Renee-Michele Brunet

Directed by ELIZA BECKWITH
Set Design: Maurice Weiss
Lighting Design: Ethan Samaha
Costume Design: Kim B. Walker
Sound Design: Jay Cowit
Stage Manager: Leslie Huynh
Press Representative: Sam Rudy Media Relations

Gene Frankel Theatre
24 Bond Street
August 24 – September 10; Opening Night – 088=/28/23
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com

September 11, 2001, is the dividing line – life before the World Trade Center attack and life after the horrific occurrence that made us acknowledge evil, vulnerability, death, devastation, and grief that remains with us today. We will always remember where we were on that day. But the day before?

Richard Willett takes a look back at “normal” life in his moving play 9/10. Set in the World Trade Center, we get to visit four scenarios that take place on the last night of our innocence. There is a clash of cultures, races, and age as building workers do their building work, office workers do their office work, weddings are celebrated and planned, and aspiring actors rehearse their lines. And there is love, hope, plans for the future, as well as plans for the next morning, and concerns that will no longer seem important in a few hours. Infused with humor, Willett gives us characters that are so real that we create a bond with them. The talented cast breathes life into each one, and we are left to wonder if they lived to see 9/12. Those who did will be forever changed. Kudos to Mr. Willett for reminding us that each casualty had their own story. In a sense, we are all casualties, and 9/10 is a poignant tribute to us all as we once were.

- Laurie Lawson -