FORT WORTH, Texas — If perhaps you don’t appreciate the actor assignments in the latest play at the Tarrant County College Northeast Playhouse, come back tomorrow. You might see a different cast lineup.
At each performance of Everybody, a lottery determines which roles five actors will play. The lottery offers 120 possible casting combinations.
In this adaptation of the 15th-century morality play, Death summons Everybody, who searches for someone willing to come along on the final journey. The search tests what Everybody can count on when facing death.
The comedy by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins runs Nov. 11-14 at 7 p.m. with a 2 p.m. matinee Nov. 14 at the Tarrant County College Northeast Playhouse, 828 W. Harwood Road, Hurst. Admission is free.
“Death comes for us all, and Everybody explores what makes life so worth it, turning one of humanity’s greatest uncertainties into a theatrical experience that is as unsettling as it is funny,” Director Darolyn Nieves said. “No two people experience life — or death — in the same way, and our production honors that idea.”
The cast includes John Patterson, Pedro Lama-Colón, Taytum Nelson, Madelynn Sill, Mikayla Belcher, August Markle, Kiana Kiki Jackson, Kaitlin Bridges and Jett Bastien.
Performances are open to the public, but reservations are encouraged. Contact the TCC Northeast Box Office at 817-515-6687 or neplayhouse@tccd.edu.
The play contains adult language and themes.
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