Eight Nights

Written by: Jennifer Maisel

Directed by: Emily Chase

RUN TIME

1 hour 45 minutes, no intermission

ADVISORY
Recommended for Ages 16+

Set in one apartment in New York over the span of several generations, this World Premiere follows the poignant journey of a German Jewish refugee and her family in this heartfelt, lyrical portrait of a woman haunted by the past but resiliently moving toward the future.

Eight Nights received 9 Ovation nominations and won for Best Playwriting and Best Actress for Tessa Auberjonois.




PRODUCTION TEAM

Director: Emily Chase
Scenic Designer: Edward E. Haynes, Jr.
Costume Designer: Alex Jaeger
Lighting Designer: Karyn Lawrence
Sound Designer: Jeff Gardner
Props Designer: Shen Heckel
Dialect Coach: Lauren Lovett
New Play Dramaturg: Paula Cizmar
Fight Choreographer: Bo Foxworth
Dramaturg: Ryan McRee
Production Stage Manager: Heather Gonzalez
Assistant Stage Manager: Connie Ayala

Cast

Tessa Auberjonois*

ANNA/OLDER REBECCA

Arye Gross*

ERICH/JORAM

Zoe Yale*

YOUNGER REBECCA/AMY/NINA

Production Team

Emily Chase

Director

Jennifer Maisel

Playwright
*member, Actor’s Equity Association, the union of professional Actors and Stage Managers in the U.S. This production is presented under the auspices of the Actors’ Equity Los Angeles Membership Company Rule

MESMERIZING…STUNNING…so thought-provoking.”

Broadway World

MASTERFULLY WRITTEN…SKILLFULLY DIRECTED…an emotional roller coaster beautifully depicted by an uber-talented cast.”

LA Splash

CRITIC’S CHOICE…SHARPLY WRITTEN, EXPERTLY PERFORMED, and staged with breathtaking emotional impact.”

Los Angeles Times

POIGNANT…THE CAST IS STELLAR…reveals the intergenerational impact of historical trauma.”

The Hollywood Times