About the Play
Plagued by nightmares and debilitating irrational fears, Avery seeks help from therapist Dr. Tobias Isaacs. After Avery displays impossible knowledge of the world around her, Tobias convinces a her to try Past Life Therapy. A mysterious Doorwoman leads Avery through a limbic space to her past lives, where unimaginable secrets come to light.
An ethereal quasi-opera with stunning new music by Sean Eads, Death's Doors explores a moving idea of the afterlife, as well as the cosmic connections that not even death can sever.
An ethereal quasi-opera with stunning new music by Sean Eads, Death's Doors explores a moving idea of the afterlife, as well as the cosmic connections that not even death can sever.
Breakdown
Type: One Act Musical
Running Time: ~30 minutes
Casting: 3 actors (2w/1m)
Themes: Past Lives, Grief, Loss, Therapy, Connection
Running Time: ~30 minutes
Casting: 3 actors (2w/1m)
Themes: Past Lives, Grief, Loss, Therapy, Connection
Death's Doors received a reading in May 2019 at NYU Tisch's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program.