LISTEN: HOUSTON MATTERS
WE’RE GONNA DIE by Young Jean Lee
Generously underwritten by Dr. Robert Card & Karol Kreymer
Directed by Jacey Little
Musical Direction & Arrangements by Alli Villines
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2019 @ 8PM
THE SECRET GROUP, 2101 POLK ST. (HOU 77003)
Young Jean Lee’s WE’RE GONNA DIE is somewhere in between a play and a concert. With an open-mic night vibe, performer Alli Villines shares a collection of real-life stories about tragedy, isolation and mortality; that alone in-pain feeling we all experience, often more than we’d like to admit. But tonight, you’re not alone. With disarming candor, Alli brings us together through song. This life-affirming concert is about the one thing we all have in common: WE’RE GONNA DIE -- a thought that becomes ironically comforting, if we embrace it together.
The Secret Group Parking Instructions:
The physical address of The Secret Group is 2101 Polk St.
Please use the parking lot behind The Secret Group, which is ONLY accessible from Dallas St. due to construction closures. Parking is first come first serve.
Please note that due to massive amounts of construction, there is little to NO street parking available at The Secret Group. Horse Head has rented out the aforementioned Dallas St. lot for our audiences, but parking is first come first serve.
There is an additional $5 cash only lot located on St. Emanuel St. at Dallas St.
There is no late seating, so please arrive on time!
The Secret Group bar opens at 5pm. Box office opens at 7pm. Doors open at 7:15pm. The pre-show performance begins at 7:45pm. The performance proper begins at 8pm. Starting at 8pm sharp all unclaimed tickets & seats will be given away, so don't be late! General Admission tickets are first come, first serve seating. BAMF Reserved Seating ticket holders will have their seats held until 8pm.
The Secret Group Parking Instructions:
The physical address of The Secret Group is 2101 Polk St.
Please use the parking lot behind The Secret Group, which is ONLY accessible from Dallas St. due to construction closures. Parking is first come first serve.
Please note that due to massive amounts of construction, there is little to NO street parking available at The Secret Group. Horse Head has rented out the aforementioned Dallas St. lot for our audiences, but parking is first come first serve.
There is an additional $5 cash only lot located on St. Emanuel St. at Dallas St.
There is no late seating, so please arrive on time!
The Secret Group bar opens at 5pm. Box office opens at 7pm. Doors open at 7:15pm. The pre-show performance begins at 7:45pm. The performance proper begins at 8pm. Starting at 8pm sharp all unclaimed tickets & seats will be given away, so don't be late! General Admission tickets are first come, first serve seating. BAMF Reserved Seating ticket holders will have their seats held until 8pm.
“There is comfort, Ms. Lee suggests, in public celebration of the private misery we keep locked away for fear it will leave us too exposed… [WE’RE GONNA DIE is a] forthright acknowledgment that life can is a rough business is bracing, funny and, yes, consoling.” - New York Times
“Now, it may well be that we're all just grasping at straws of solace in uncertain times. But "We're Gonna Die" provides a memento mori with heart, rhythm and dollops of unvarnished wisdom. That is indeed beautiful.”- Chicago Tribune
"Death and denial were made for each other, but for those facing tragedy, the raw truth can be a tonic.” - LA Times
Alli Villines
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Gitiim Chakamoi
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Alan Simmons
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Photos by Tasha Gorel of Natasha Nivan Photography.
CAST
Alli Villines
MUSICIANS
Alli Villines … Ukulele(s)
Gitiim Chakamoi … Percussion
Alan Simmons … Standup Bass
ARTISTIC TEAM
Director ... JACEY LITTLE
Musical Director & ArrangementS ... ALLI VILLINES
Dramaturg … Leah Short
Costume Designer ... Clair Hummel
Stage Manager … Sydnee Davis
WE'RE GONNA DIE was originally produced by Caleb Hammons for 13 Playwrights Inc.., in association with Young Jean Lee's Theater Company. WE'RE GONNA DIE premiered in April 2011 at Joe's Pub in New York, NY.
WE'RE GONNA DIE was developed in part through a residency at the National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neil Theater Center.
WE'RE GONNA DIE was developed in part through a residency at the National Theatre Institute at the Eugene O'Neil Theater Center.
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