Jessie Field (book & lyrics), Sean Eads (music)
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.