as•sem•bly |ə-sěm'blē| (noun)
1. a group of people gathered in one place for a common purpose.
2. a public facility to meet for open discussion.
3. the action of fitting together component parts of a machine or
other object.
4. a collective of artists dedicated to realizing a new American theater.
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I WILL LOOK FORWARD
TO THIS LATER
photo by Ariella Axelbank
photo by Nick Benacerraf
by John Weigele
photo by Ariella Axelbank
Production Timeline
Feb 2015 - IRT (Workshop)
July 2015 - The Ice Factory at The New Ohio (Workshop)
Aug 2015 - Residency at NACL
Nov 2015 - IRT (Workshop)
Apr 2016 - World Premiere at The New Ohio Theatre
Creative Team
Text by Kate Benson & Emily Louise Perkins
Directed by Jess Chayes
Dramaturgy by Stephen Aubrey
Production Design by Nic Benacerraf
Sound Design by Asa Wember
Costume Design by Kate Fry
Lighting Design by Christina Watanabe
Movement Direction by Katie Rose McLaughlin
Cast: Edward Bauer (Robert), Ben Beckley* (Samuel), Vinie Burrows* (Agatha), James Himelsbach* (Wyatt), Linda Marie Larson* (Betsy), Emily Louise Perkins* (Miranda)
Production Stage Manager Megan Sprowls
Assistant Stage Manager Hanako Rodriguez
Associate Scenic Designer Emmie Finckel
Technical Director Katherin Lopez
Creative Consultant Barbara Samuels
Contributing Artist Sturgis Warner
Props Master Jess Cummings
Artistic Intern May Treuhaft-Ali
Wardrobe Supervisor Bonnie Puk
Board Op / Prop Hand Diego Quintanar
Production Manager Evan DelGaudio
Consulting Production Manager Ann Marie Dorr
Press Rep David Gibbs / DARR Publicity
Producer Lucy Jackson
Associate Producer Emily Caffery
* these actors appearing courtesy of Actor's Equity.
The Great Man is dead.
The family of Wyatt Holloway, American novelist, squints into the light where his shadow used to be. What is his legacy, and is it possible to create a new, better order of things?
I WILL LOOK FORWARD TO THIS LATER is a bitingly funny and tragic examination of art-making and evolution. Inspired by Kabuki theater and interviews with our mentors, The Assembly and a multigenerational ensemble ponder the mysteries of bourbon, coffee, and what makes a meaningful life.
I Will Look Forward To This Later was commissioned by the 2015-2016 Archive Residency with IRT and the New Ohio Theatre.
Additional support provided by the North American Cultural Lab (NACL), the ART/NY Bel Geddes Design Fund, the ART/NY Creative Spaces grant, Columbia University, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
Stay after the show for our conversation series:
Why you should look forward to I Will Look Forward To This Later: