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Ithaca College Theatre Arts opens its 2019-2020 mainstage season with Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ “Everybody.” Opening Thursday, October 3 in Clark Theatre, this radical retelling of the 15th century morality play “Everyman” creates a button-pushing, meta-theatrical experience for the audience.

Using the premise that a person’s good and bad deeds will be weighed after death, the play tells the story of “Everybody” as they seek allegorical characters like Friendship and Kinship to accompany them to the beyond. Along the way, the production delves into topics of body image, race, friendship and social responsibility.

The cast of “Everybody” features:

• Carolyn Best ’23
• Jessica Brock ’22
• Kwezt Dawson ’20
• Will DeVary ’22
• Christian Henry ’21
• Drew Jacobson ’22
• Avery Lynch ’20
• Sierra Martinez ’23
• Elie McCoy ’22
• Christina Ruivivar ’20
• Maliha Sayed ’22
• Justin Shondeck ’21
• Jordan Sledd ’20
• Lucia Vecchio ’20

The creative team includes:

• Cynthia Henderson – Director
• Rico Froehlich ’21 – Scenic Designer
• Niazayre Bates ’20 – Costume Designer
• Steve TenEyck – Lighting Designer
• Pierce Vincenty ’20 – Sound Designer
• Johanna Snyder ’20 – Technical Director
• Kayla Owen ’20 – Stage Manager

A nationally recognized professional theatre-training program, the Department of Theatre Arts attracts students from across the globe. Throughout the school year, undergraduates present all aspects of theatre in a professional model. Visit the theatre arts website for further information.

“Everybody” is presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service, Inc., New York.