Where revolution meets heartbreak & love becomes the last protest...
Where revolution meets heartbreak & love becomes the last protest...
“...By intermission, I was honestly concerned for the mental and emotional well being of the actors and hoping the cast has effective ways to separate themselves from their characters...This intense play is both a plea for empathy and understanding, as well as a call to action. ”
Following in the tradition of Shaw, Odets, Brecht, Albee, Baraka, and Kushner MY DYING CITY VOL. II illuminates James Baldwin’s declaration that to be conscious is to be in a constant of rage. Through a melange of poetic naturalism, expressionism and realism - the play wrestles with dialectics while reclaiming anger at the times we are living in.
A Tragedy For Our Times:
Developed during a fellowship with the Action Lab in spring of 2025, this new original play follows a radical Left Wing activist couple, once radio hosts of ‘The Social Justice Suicide Hour’, who now grapple with political & personal disillusionment after the one year anniversary of their son’s suicide. During one tumultuous night, as Fascism takes rise in the United States of America, buried secrets surface, changing their lives forever.
[All photos by Tessa Blythe Young & Lambert Lau, 2026]
My Dying City Vol. II (The Social Justice Suicide") originally premiered in NYC January 15, 2026 at the American Theatre of Actors. It was designed by Nina Pineda, with set dressing by Gia Smith and lighting by Nicole E. Lang. The production was stage managed by Christine Davis.
excerpt from Ronald E. Scott’s review in the NY Amsterdam News, January 2026