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

Christine Bruno

Ani

Daniel Duque-Estrada

Eddie

Carla Gallardo

Jess

Matty Placencia

John

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