Director

Choreographer

**Event Description: Cost of Living - Philadelphia Theatre Company**

**Event Overview:**
Join the Philadelphia Theatre Company for an unforgettable theatrical experience with "Cost of Living," a Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Martyna Majok. Directed by the Emmy-nominated Jeffrey L. Page, this production delves into the complexities of human connection through two poignant relationships. The play explores the bond between a wealthy graduate student with cerebral palsy and his caregiver, as well as a woman recovering from a severe accident and her ex-husband who tends to her. 

**Event Details:**
- **Playwright:** Martyna Majok
- **Director:** Jeffrey L. Page
- **Runtime:** 1 hour and 50 minutes with no intermission
- **Content Warning:** Intimate themes and discussions of physical trauma, non-sexual nudity

**Cast:**
- **Ross Beschler** as Eddie
- **Cianna Castro** as Jess
- **Rachel Handler** as Ani
- **Christian Prentice** as John

**Creative Team:**
- **Scenic Designer:** Christopher Ash
- **Costume Designer:** Tiffany Bacon
- **Lighting Designer:** Natalie Robin
- **Sound Designer:** Jordan McCree
- **Stage Managers:** Leslie Ann Boyden and Jess McPhillips
- **Casting Director:** Taylor Williams
- **Intimacy Coordinator:** Abby Weissman
- **Accessibility Consultant:** Katie Samson

**Notable Quotes:**
"Majok’s script readily breaks your heart, drags you through hurt, and then kisses you on the forehead, sending you off with a laugh. This play left me breathless. It seems as if the tears, the chuckles, the full body ache of feeling is the currency of an outstanding work of art." - The New York Times

**Photography Credits:**
- Photos by Mark Garvin and Ashley Smith of Wide Eyed Studios

**Honorary Producers:**
- Alice L. George & Lou Oschmann
- Gayle & David Smith

**Contact Information:**
- **Box Office:** 215.985.0420

Experience the heartfelt, funny, and deeply moving narrative of "Cost of Living" this Winter 2024 at the Philadelphia Theatre Company. Secure your tickets now and be part of a theatrical journey that examines the fiscal and emotional cost of human connection.

Cost of Living

Philadelphia Theatre Company

What will it take to get two dozen powerfully passionate, exceedingly complicated, and all-too-human individuals to settle their differences, while they hold the very future of a nation in their hands? The Tony Award-winning Best Musical 1776 catapults to blazing new life in a thrillingly new production from directors Jeffrey L. Page (Violet) and Diane Paulus (Waitress). New York Magazine/Vulture says, “it’s an absolute blast!” Suddenly, the songs, humor, and passion of this musical masterpiece soar as never before. A glorious multiracial cast of female, transgender, and nonbinary actors portrays the fiery founders of this country, putting history in the hands of the humans who were left out the first time around—and the result is an epic show of passion, debate, and roof-raising musical fireworks. Experience “a 1776 worth celebrating!” (Variety) “It pulsates with energy and snaps with attitude.” You may never think about our country—who we are and why—the same way again.

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1776

San Diego Civic Theatre

This Tony Award-winning Best Musical is tuneful, witty, and constantly surprising, especially in this revolutionary new production from directors Jeffrey L. Page (Violet) and Diane Paulus (Waitress) with a cast that reflects multiple representations of race, gender, and ethnicity. You may never think about our country—who we are and why—the same way again.

Center Theatre Group

The Tony Award-winning Best Musical 1776 has catapulted to blazing new life in a thrillingly new production, and New York Magazine/Vulture
says, “it’s an absolute blast!” Suddenly, the songs, humor, and passion of this musical masterpiece soar as never before.

A glorious multiracial cast of female, transgender, and nonbinary actors portrays the fiery founders of this country, putting history in the hands of the humans who were left out the first time around—and the result is an epic show of passion, debate, and roof-raising musical fireworks. Experience “a 1776 worth celebrating!” (Variety) “It pulsates with energy and snaps with attitude.”

American Airlines Theatre

They knew they would make history, but not what history would make of them. Fed up with living under the tyranny of British rule, John Adams attempts to persuade his fellow members of the Continental Congress to vote in favor of American Independence and sign the Declaration. But how much is he willing to compromise in the pursuit of freedom? And who does that freedom belong to? Jeffrey L. Page and A.R.T. Terrie and Bradley Bloom Artistic Director Diane Paulus direct a new production of the Tony Award-winning musical, reexamining this pivotal moment in American history with a cast that reflects multiple representations of race, gender, and ethnicity.

Director, Choreographer

Jeffrey L. Page

Events

Past events

2 - 18 Feb, 2024

Cost of Living · Philadelphia Theatre Company

9 - 14 May, 2023

1776 · Broadway San Diego

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