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Asking Strangers The Meaning Of Life
A comedy about the meaning of life
(5 to 10 actors)
“The best part of Asking Strangers: The Meaning of Life, a new play by William Missouri Downs presented by The Detroit Repertory Theatre, was the conversation I had afterward at a good Noodle restaurant with a friend about what we actually think about the meaning of life. In a sea of jukebox musicals, revivals, and sit-com level plays as we come back to theatre post-Pandemic, thank goodness for plays like this that truly make you think and discuss serious topics after the show.”
– Encore Michigan
In this comedy’s opening scene, a writer encounters the ghost of Franz Kafka, igniting an absurdly existential domino effect that forces the cast to grapple with life’s ultimate question: what does it all mean? Through a series of hilariously random encounters, the play pokes fun at our quest for understanding, asking whether life is a profound mystery—or just one interminable Zoom call, occasionally interrupted by Amazon and DoorDash deliveries. Asking Strangers the Meaning of Life is designed for simplicity in staging, accommodating a flexible cast ranging from five to ten performers.
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