Submitted by Dic Wheeler
(May 3, 2025) — Oddfellows Playhouse Teen Repertory Company will present “Everybody” from May 15, 2025 to May 24, 2025. All performances are at Oddfellows Playhouse, 128 Washington Street, Middletown.
“Everybody” is a fast-paced contemporary adaptation of the medieval morality play “Everyman” in which an individual struggles facing their own death and is forced to confront the meaning of life. Written by contemporary playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins (whose most recent play, “Purpose,” is currently on Broadway), “Everybody” was a finalist for the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
“Everybody” features a cast of sixteen performers, ages 14 -20, directed by Hannah Simms. Scenic Design is by Dan Schmidt, Costume Design by Christian Milik, Sound Design by Joseph Getter, Lighting Design by Aaron Wescott, and Properties Design by Pam Lang.
Director Simms says, “A morality play is an apt choice for a moment in which our national morality is being put to the test. ‘Everybody’ is a wickedly funny play that explores what morality and mortality look like in our disconnected culture, and this cast of brilliant young actors are tackling it with bravery and sensitivity.”
Thursday, May 15, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. is a “Pay-What-You-Can” Preview. Performances will be at 7:00 p.m. on May 16, 17, 23 and 24, 2025 and at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, 2025. “Everybody” is presented through special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC.
Tickets may be purchased at https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/oddfellowsplayhouse/everybody-by-branden-jacobs-jenkins
For more information, call (860) 347-6143, email info@oddfellows.org, or go to www.oddfellows.org.
“Everybody” is made possible thanks to support from the City of Middletown; American Savings Foundation; Middletown Commission on the Arts; Connecticut Office of the Arts/DECD; The Fund for Greater Hartford; State of Connecticut Judicial Branch (Youth Violence Prevention); Middletown Youth Services Bureau; Community Foundation of Middlesex County; Middlesex United Way; George and Grace Long Foundation; Liberty Bank Foundation; many generous individual donors; and you, supporting youth arts in Connecticut by purchasing a ticket for this performance.
Image above by Dan Schmidt, provided by Oddfellows Playhouse
