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Two brothers volunteer for a work program and are placed in a time capsule, then launched into outer space. One brother falls into a deep sleep while the other entertains himself through awkward stand-up comedy routines. One brother evolves into a female while the other spirals inward towards death. This space experiment provides the ideal setting for comedic futility and existential tragedy and is a ruthless examination of how human beings cope in the most arduous and punishing conditions. Employing otherworldly sound scoring and video projection, in combination with the tiny, jewel-like space pod, Space//Space evokes the expansive cosmos beyond and the loneliness of our inner orbits.

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“a mythic and slyly theatrical production”…NY TIMES

****4 stars and a critic’s pick!…TIME OUT NEW YORK

“has the feel of a spastic Endgame”!…VILLAGE VOICE

****Backstage Critic’s Pick!…BACKSTAGE

“one of the most fiercely intelligent experimental theater companies in
New York”…NYTHEATRE.COM

“Dave Malloy’s wonderfully vital music-sound scape…Craig’s inimitably
arch dialogue…Jelliffe’s masterfully subtle performances…Directed
with cool precision by Mallory Catlett”…SF BAY GUARDIAN

“…goofy psychodrama… the gonzo theatrical love child of Solaris and Dumb & Dumber”…TIME OUT NEW YORK feature article…

CREATED & DESIGNED COLLABORATIVELY
BY THE ENTIRE ENSEMBLE

Text – Jason Craig
Music & Soundscape – Dave Malloy
Direction/Dramaturgy – Mallory Catlett
Lighting – Miranda K Hardy
Set – Banana Bag & Bodice
Sound – Brandon Wolcott
Costume – Enver Chakartash
Video – Zbigniew Bzymek
Stage Management – Denise Lum
Assistant Sound – Paul Piekarz
Production Intern – Jimmy D’Amico
Producer – Jessica Jelliffe
Associate Producer – Sandra Garner
Poster Illustration – R. Black
Additional Text – Peter Blomquist
Design Consultants – Peter Ksander, Jamie McElhinney

Performers

Peter Blomquist, Jason Craig & Jessica Jelliffe

Space//Space a claustrophobic container tale

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“a mythic and slyly theatrical production”
– NY TIMES

4 stars and a critic’s pick
– TIME OUT NEW YORK

“a spastic Endgame”
– VILLAGE VOICE

4 stars and critic’s pick
– BACKSTAGE

“Finally the stars aligned.”
– Robert Lyons, in TONY

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