Reasons to Live
The Silversteins gather for a wedding. It is their first time in one room since the tragedy no one will talk about.
About the play
The Silversteins have a family tragedy behind them, and no one will talk about it. Stella, the mother, hopes to recreate days long past, when her daughters sang show tunes and her son still needed her. Her son Andrew lives upstairs in his pajamas and appears to be selling something suspicious. His twin, Emily, brings her one-night stand to her sister’s wedding and tries to pass her off as her life partner. Their sister Jane, the jilted bride-to-be, can’t pull herself up off the floor and is unsure whether she wants to die or just relax. Then a surprise arrives at the front door.
Production history
- Skylight Theatre and Open Fist Theatre co-production, Los Angeles, October–November 2014
- Provincetown Theater production of the new version, Provincetown, MA, 2012
- Road Theatre staged readings, Los Angeles, 2011 and 2009
- Provincetown Theater production, Provincetown, MA, 2007
From the reviews
“Non-stop funny, wickedly insightful, and infused with comic brilliance.”
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