MARCH 3—30
Bay Area Premiere
COST OF LIVING
by Martyna Majok
directed by Emilie Whelan
Oakland Theater Project is thrilled to stage the Bay Area Premiere of Martyna Majok’s 2018 Pulitzer Prize-winning and Tony-nominated play Cost of Living, directed by Emilie Whelan (A Streetcar Named Desire; Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus).
Cost of Living deftly challenges the typical perceptions of those living with disabilities and delves deep into the ways class, race, ethnicity, and wealth can create gulfs between people, even as they long for to connect.
SOLD OUT
★★★★★
“The play is beautifully written and marvelously well-executed by a company of actors who achieve extraordinary levels of excellence”
- Charles Kruger, TheatreStorm
“Superb… It’s quite possible a myriad of thoughts and feelings will continue to resonate long after you arrive home"
- Sally Hogarty, East Bay Times
“Under Whelan’s direction, Majok’s words and the characters embodied by this multi-talented cast are definitely felt and remembered”
- Charles Lewis III, 48 Hills
REVIEWS
HIGHEST RATING!
“Breathtaking”
- Lily Janiak, San Francisco Chronicle
“A profoundly moving and satisfying examination of the price of isolation and loneliness and the importance of connection, love, and trust”
- Emily S. Mendel, Berkeleyside
“Emilie Whelan skillfully conducts a quartet of talented actors in a play of consummate humanity”
- K. Marguerite Caronna, Theatrius
“It resonates. It matters.”
- Kelly Rogers Flynt, Broadway World
performanceS
MAR 3–30
THU / FRI / SAT / SUN 3/3 - 7:30 PM
SUN 3/10, 3/17, 3/24 - 2 PM
Previews: Sun 3/3 & Thurs 3/7 - 7:30 p.m.
Opening Night: Friday 3/8 - 7:30 p.m
PRIORITY TICKET
(Reserved seating)
$60
GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET
(Seating assigned upon arrival)
$35
PAY-WHAT-YOU-CAN TICKET
(Or any amount at the door — contact box office for availability)
$10 / $20
Please note: Online ticket sales close 2 hours before the start of each performance. Tickets may be purchased at the door — subject to availability.
Questions? Contact the Box Office at 510.646.1126 or boxoffice@oaklandtheaterproject.org
SOLD OUT
LOCATION
All performances take place in Downtown Oakland:
Oakland Theater Project at
FLAX art & design
1501 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Oakland 94612
Parking Lot Entrance: 15th St
Public Transit: The venue is a 7-10 minute walk from Oakland’s 12th Street BART Station.
CAST
Production Photos
Photos by Ben Kranz Studio
Creative Team
Director
Emilie Whelan
Set Designer
Emilie Whelan
Costume Designer
Marina Polakoff
Lighting Designer
Kevin Myrick
Sound Designer
Ray Archie