Written by Young Jean Lee
Original Music by Young Jean Lee, Tim Simmonds, Mike Hanf, Nick Jenkins, and Benedict Kupstas
Directed by Shawn LaCount
Music Direction by Steve Sarro
Starring Obehi Janice
After a sold-out run in April 2016, Company One Theatre’s production is back, blending storytelling, stand-up, music, and theater into a song cycle that lets us know we may be miserable anticipating our demise, but at least we won’t be alone.
With stories and pop songs, We’re Gonna Die will break your heart and put it back together again.
On Wednesday, October 5, We’re Gonna Die will be followed by an exclusive post-show performance of Grown-Up Storytime.
WGBH’s Jared Bowen on We’re Gonna Die
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Boston Globe
Boston Globe: Facing the inevitable, with a backing band, in ‘We’re Gonna Die’
The intimate, quirky play merges life’s ordinary travails with upbeat pop tunes, creating an unexpected sense of comfort while underscoring the truth that we live in a world where pain is inevitable and that there’s not much we can do but take solace in small moments of common-sense connection.
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Scout Cambridge
Scout Cambridge: Next Week, “We’re Gonna Die” At Oberon
We’re Gonna Die is a unique collaboration for Janice and the live band soundtracking the show—Ethan Selby, Shahjehan Khan, Steve Sarro and Thom Dunn. They come from different backgrounds (music, theatre, stand-up comedy) but have had shared experiences trying to make it work from gig to gig in creative fields.
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Metro
Metro: Obehi Janice will make her singing debut in the OBERON’s ‘We’re Gonna Die’
A versatile player, the Georgetown grad has spread social awareness (her YouTube short “Black Girl Yoga”), written and performed her own one-woman memoir about mental health (“Fufu and Oreos”) and will now make her theatrical singing debut in this show directed by Company One co-founder, Shawn LaCount.
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Credits
Creative Team
Playwright
Young Jean Lee
Director
Shawn LaCount
Costume Designer
Michelle Villada
Lighting Designer
Justin Paice
Sound Designer
Lindsey Anderson
Dramaturgy by
Ilana M. Brownstein & Alexandra Juckno
Choreographer
Misha Shields
Stage Manager
Emily Brown
Assistant Stage Manager
Hannah Estabrook
Cast
Performer