**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.

Ross Beschler

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