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THE WORLD TO COME

Staged Reading

January 18 – February 12, 2023

National New Play Network | Queens, New York

By Ali Viterbi

Directed by Avital Shira

 

 

Ali’s new play THE WORLD TO COME was selected for the National New Play Network’s National Showcase of New Plays. Established in 2002, the National Showcase of New Plays is an annual event that brings together NNPN Member Theaters and other constituents to see and celebrate new plays. Plays are nominated by Member Theaters and solicited from select Affiliated Artists; those selected are presented at Showcase in a variety of formats.

Here’s a synopsis of THE WORLD TO COME: Every night at the SeaBreeze Hebrew Home for the Aging, Fanny, Barbara, Ruth, and Hal gather for their nightly “Supper Club” meeting.  Over scrabble and charades, the Supper Club gang compete, fight, fall in love, and break each others hearts. But as the world crumbles around them, they are forced to contend with questions of aging, legacy, and survival. A coming-of-age story set in a nursing home, THE WORLD TO COME asks how do we as a society care for our elders? And can you still come-of-age at the end of your life?