by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins 

directed by Zoe Lesser 

5–10 p.m. Monday, March 21

1–5 p.m. Tuesday, March 22 

Santa Fe Playhouse

142 E. De Vargas St.  

“Though if Death really is just a matter of taking a trip and giving 

some sort of presentation at the end, then it might not be that bad.” 

You muddle through the mundanities of life until one day you are summoned — seemingly randomly — to confront your mortality and die. How do you prepare? What do you bring with you as you are ejected from life on Earth? In EVERYBODY, an irreverent contemporary adaptation of the 15th-century morality play Everyman, Pulitzer Prize finalist and MacArthur Genius Fellow Branden Jacobs-Jenkins explores how death dictates what we cling to. 

Our protagonist, Everybody, is summoned to die each night, and journeys to personifications of archetypes: Friendship, Strength, Kinship, and more. Ultimately, Everybody must reconcile leaving everything they’ve nurtured behind to embark upon the unknown fate that awaits us all: Death. 

Actors are sought for the following roles: 

USHER / GOD / UNDERSTANDING — Any age/gender/race/ethnicity. A narrator-type figure. Think the Stage Manager in Our Town. All knowing, casual; the audience’s touchstone for the journey on which they’re about to embark. 

DEATH — Any age above 60; any gender/race/ethnicity. Sardonic but friendly. 

LOVE — Femme-identifying; any age/race/ethnicity. Dominant, powerful, alluring. 

FRIENDSHIP — Any age/gender/race/ethnicity. This actor doubles as a potential “Everybody.” 

BEAUTY — Any age/gender/race/ethnicity. This actor doubles as a potential “Everybody.”

KINSHIP — Any age/gender/race/ethnicity. This actor doubles as a potential “Everybody.” 

COUSINSHIP — Any age/gender/race/ethnicity. This actor doubles as a potential “Everybody.” 

STRENGTH — Any age/gender/race/ethnicity. This actor doubles as a potential “Everybody.” 

STUFF — Any age/gender/race/ethnicity. This performer will be required to act through a puppet. This actor doubles as a potential “Everybody.” 

SENSES — Any age/gender/race/ethnicity. This actor doubles as a potential “Everybody.” 

TIME — A girl, 10 or 11 years old. Actor can be any age/ethnicity.

EVERYBODY opens June 18 and runs through July 10, 2022.

To sign up for an audition slot, please fill out this form.

Email zlesser15@gmail.com with general questions.

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