Life on the Moon

Baker Theater Workshop is proud to present the Pacific Northwest premiere of Life on the Moon written by Anna Tatelman and directed by Jeremy Radick.

Life on the Moon is a socio-political family drama about Spencer, a young infantryman in the U.S. army, returning home for Christmas to visit his parents and Piper, his eighteen-year-old sister with autism. As Spencer and his parents struggle to celebrate the holiday, it’s Piper who notices what everyone else misses, but is unable to communicate her observations or frustrations.

Life on the Moon received its professional debut at the Detroit Repertory Theatre and has also been produced by two universities. This script won the 2017 Inkslinger Playwriting Competition and the Triad Shakes Theatre's New Play Contest, was named a finalist for the 2023 Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting award, and received a semi-finalist award in Southwest Theatre Productions’ 2020 Play with a Male Lead Competition. Other accolades include a featured audio clip in American Theatre magazine’s podcast “The Subtext,” a monologue included in Smith & Kraus' Best Male Monologues of 2023 anthology, a partial script published by ProPlay, excerpts published in the literary journal Wordgathering, and the full script added to the McGraw anthology12 Plays/2500 Years.

Cast List:
Spencer: Adam Nyhoff
Piper: Genevieve Gay
Helen: Elizabeth Dilley
Bruce: Sean Vale

Show Dates:
Monday December 8th 7pm
Friday December 12th 7pm
Saturday December 13th 7pm
Sunday December 14th 4pm
Saturday December 20th 2pm
Saturday December 20th 7pm
Sunday December 22nd 4pm

Location:
ReAct Theatre
562 1st Ave S #400
Seattle, WA 98104

Baker Theater Workshop exists to bring new works of theater to the Seattle community, with an eye toward highlighting voices often unheard. All seats are free, for every show, as part of our commitment to ensuring that quality art is accessible to all. We also are proud to pay all production members high stipends honoring the incredible time and talent they lend to each show.

We take our name from the great civil rights worker Ella Baker, who founded the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and inspired a generation of workers and leaders with the highest ethical and practical standards.