#UGLYCRY
grief hits different now
OFF THE WALL PRODUCTIONS
Proudly Presents the New York Premiere of
“Mack’s raw, heartfelt, vulnerable script helps us navigate these challenging questions, proving that grief is real, hard, and ongoing…Mack’s enlightening and intelligent framing of grief is empowering instead of depressing. #UglyCry is a gift that reminds us that we can stay in a dialogue with the past. Grief is the love you give to someone that has nowhere to go, so we must put it somewhere.” – On Stage Pittsburgh
“Mack exudes charisma and her tale about her ex is intriguing and engaging…You will, most likely, leave the theater somewhat different than you came in, grappling with questions about your mortality.” – ‘Burgh Vivant
#UGLYCRY
grief hits different now
A play by Katie Mack
Directed by Susanne McDonald
THREE-WEEK LIMITED ENGAGEMENT
IN CONJUNCTION WITH WHEN JESUS DIVORCED ME
OCTOBER 26 – NOVEMBER 18, 2023 AT THE CHAIN THEATRE
OPENING NIGHT IS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28 AT 8 P.M.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW
OFF THE WALL PRODUCTIONS is pleased to announce the New York premiere production of Katie Mack’s #UGLYCRY: grief hits different now directed by Susanne McDonald. #UGLYCRY will play a three-week limited engagement at Off Broadway’s 36th Street Theatre (312 West 36 Street, Floor 4, New York, NY, 10018) in conjunction with When Jesus Divorced Me, a play by Laura Irene Young. Performances begin Thursday, October 26, 2023, and continue through Saturday, November 18. Opening Night is Saturday, October 28 (8 p.m.). Tickets are $25 and available at https://www.ticketor.com/carnegiestage/tickets/uglycry-262749#buy.
After the death of her ex-boyfriend, grieving social media-obsessed millennial Katie Mack uses the only thing she really knows how to use to bring him back--her phone. A ninety-minute interactive performance where the audience uses their phones to try to bring the now-deceased, Eric Anthamatten, back to life. A show about loss in the age of Instagram, Facebook & TikTok, and the little legacies we leave behind. Based on a true story. Bring Your Own Phone.
The production is co-created with dramaturg Janus Young and features scenic design by Natalie Rose Mabry, and lighting design and technical director by Juliette Louste. Shannon Knapp is the sound designer and Sarah Shea is the stage manager. Publicity by Katie Rosin/Kampfire PR.
#UGLYCRY plays the following schedule through Saturday, November 18:
Tuesdays at 7:00pm
Wednesdays* at 8:00pm - *November 8th performance will be at 2:00pm
Thursdays at 8:00pm
Fridays at 8:00pm
Saturdays** at 8:00pm - **November 11th performance will be at 2:00pm
Sundays*** at 2:00pm - ***November 12th performance will be at 7:00pm
**** There will be no performances on Thursday, November 9 or Friday, November 10
Tickets are $25 and are now available online at https://www.ticketor.com/carnegiestage/tickets/uglycry-262749#buy.
Running Time: 90 minutes with no intermission
Website: https://www.insideoffthewall.com/uglycry
BIOGRAPHIES
Katie MACK (Playwright/Starring) is a proud queer, sober, multi-award winning writer/actor who has been writing and exploring the much rebelled against question of bringing audience phones into the theater space since 2017. She is best known for creating & producing the podcast f*cking sober: the first 90 days, which won the 2021 Webby Award for Best Writing for a Limited Series and a 2022 Communicator Award.
Susanne McDonald (Director) is a director, devising theatre artist, and actor living in New York City. She is thrilled to be leading #UglyCry from Pittsburgh to New York City. Susanne loves to push the boundaries of what theatre can be, which is what drew her to Katie Mack’s #UglyCry. She is also no stranger to profound, Earth shattering grief either (yes that drew her in too). Susanne was able to direct her first multi-media project with #PUSHpregnancy in 2021, a project specifically created to help teach doctors and nurses how to support mothers pregnant with their miracle babies. She is currently co-producing Hero with 366 Films, a short film about mental health and sobriety in the acting community. Keep an eye out on her social media for her short film she is producing, writing, and starring in, also about the impact of significant grief. Other directing and producing credits include: Don’t Go Off, A Space Between A Part featured at the 2021 foolsFURY Build From Here Virtual Theatre Festival & Gathering. Her most recent theatre assistant directing credits include: Satchmo at the Waldorf, No Child with Pure Theatre, #DogMom, and Anne Being Frank. Other film assistant directing credits include: No One Likes a Mad Woman with Maid & Prince Productions as well as production coordinating with The Crop Shoppe and Moth & Flame. @susannemcd11 www.susannemcdonald.com
OFF THE WALL PRODUCTIONS’ mission is to foster a compassionate community, ensure fair wages for artists, and promote the appreciation of diverse arts. We provide a creative home for live theater, dance, music, and comedy. We empower women theater artists to collaborate and innovate as playwrights, directors, technicians, and actors, nurturing their growth and new works.
6 Annual Awards by the International Center for Women Playwrights (ICWP) honoring theaters that produce plays written in equal measure by women and men.
76 productions since 2007, mostly regional, local and world premieres. Now producing new plays to Premiere in Pittsburgh/New York/Iceland
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Listings Information:
Who: OFF THE WALL PRODUCTIONS
What: #UGLYCRY: grief hits different now
Where: Chain Theatre, 312 W 36th St, 4th Floor
When: October 26 - November 18
How: $25 at https://www.ticketor.com/carnegiestage/tickets/uglycry-262749#buy.
After the death of her ex-boyfriend, grieving social media obsessed millennial Katie Mack uses the only thing she really knows how to use to bring him back-her phone. Bring Your Own Phone.
