World Premiere
Roommates Ben and Jeff couldn’t be more different. Ben is a struggling journalist who can’t get anything to go his way. Jeff is a successful researcher who glides through life with little resistance. At Jeff’s insistence, they both give online dating a try. Ben meets Molly and the results are volatile, while Jeff meets Leslie and they make a connection. Over the course of the evening, a truth is revealed that sets in motion a series of hysterical and illuminating events. OTHER LIFE FORMS is a dynamic comedy that sets out to prove the existence of love, and how we often get in the way of it.
Keegan is thrilled to deepen its commitment to producing new works with this World Premiere by DC playwright Brandon McCoy.
Washington Post Review
“The blind-date comedy Other Life Forms is an amiable getaway — cheerful, bouncy, and with a bright sci-fi twist that once upon a time might have earned writer Brandon McCoy a scriptwriting invitation from ‘Mork and Mindy’ or ‘Third Rock From the Sun.'”
MD Theatre Guide Review
“The world premiere by Brandon McCoy, directed by Shirley Serotsky, has the rare charm of being both thoughtful and funny, prompting both laughs and questions in equal measure.”
DC Metro Theater Arts Review
“McCoy’s new work – a world premiere now at the Keegan Theatre — is a funny, adroit look at contemporary love brought to life by a quintet of terrific actors under the lively direction of Shirley Serotsky.”
Broadway World Review
“McCoy’s new work – a world premiere now at the Keegan Theatre — is a funny, adroit look at contemporary love brought to life by a quintet of terrific actors under the lively direction of Shirley Serotsky.”
Molly Shanta Parasuraman
Ben Josh Sticklin
Leslie Brianna Letourneau
Jeff John Loughney
Waiter Aidan Quartana
Director Shirley Serotsky
Assistant Director Aria Velz
Stage Manager Juliana Parks
Assistant Stage Manager Bailey Bossow
Set Designer Matthew J. Keenan
Lighting Designer Paul Callahan
Sound Designer Brandon McCoy
Costume Designer Amy MacDonald
Properties and Set Dressing Designer Josh Sticklin
Hair and Makeup Designer Craig Miller
Dramaturg Clarke Whitehead
