43 Stages of Grieving: A Comedy by Micharne Cloughley (Law & Order: SVU), is set to premiere at The Tank. The production will run March 8-25, 2024, and the March 16 performance will be live streamed. Cloughley will also direct.

The cast features Clara Francesca (FBI) as Taya, Tara Pacheco (First Wives Club) as Anne, and Alysia Reiner (Orange Is the New Black) as the voice of Mary.

The work tells the story of a pregnant, dying robot, and a human who attempted to live forever. Together, they consider the stages of grief and the technological status of the world. 

“I first became aware of this play after collaborating with Micharne on a 24 Hour Play benefit for the Entertainment Community Fund during the Writers’ Strike,” Reiner says. “It’s a hilarious and deeply poignant exploration of modern (and future) life and death choices including falling in love, our relationship to technology and bodily autonomy and freedom.”

The production will feature scenic and lighting design by Jonathan Cottle (Rough Trade), costume design by Chris Leary (Severance), sound design by Nate Edmonson (Sesame Street the Musical), projection design by Qixin Zhang (Love and Information), and puppet design by Kell Selznick (Jim Henson’s Dinosaur Train Live). Thomas J. Donohoe II (Magic Box) is the production stage manager. 43 Stages of Grieving is produced by The Tank Presents and Micharne Cloughley.

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