Co-Written by Ari Roth, A. Lorraine Robinson & Vanessa Gilbert with original stand-up material from Jim Meyer and excerpts from the work of M.T. Connolly and her book “The Measure of Our Age: Navigating Care, Safety, Money, and Meaning Later in Life”
Directed by Kathryn Chase Bryer
Running January 9 - February 2, 2025
At Universalist National Memorial Church (UNMC) • 1810 16th Street, NW • Washington, DC
Based on interviews with local colleagues in the theater community, elder justice advocates, and close friends whose lives have been disrupted – but also transformed – by unexpected caretaking for loved ones contending with memory loss, Who Cares: ♥ The Caregiver Interview Project is the World Premiere story of evolving relationships within a multi-generational, caregiver support group. A fusion of verbatim testimony sprung-to-life to reveal dramatic confrontation, Sister Sledge dance breaks, and a group leader's journey to sustain the love of a valiant sister facing debilitating challenges, Who Cares is frequently funny, always intimate, and powerfully informed, moving from church basement, to comedy club, to rock-star book event and beyond, exposing fault-lines within some families, unbreakable bonds in others, and moving friendships between strangers forming newly generative communities of care.
Cast: Kelly Renee Armstrong* • Lise Bruneau* • Laura Shipler Chico • Kendall Arin Claxton* • Todd Scofield* & Joelle Denise*
