The Bleeding Class

Archived Show

Overview

Produced by:: Undiscovered Works with Executive Producers Ruth & William Isenberg and Leah S. Abrams
Dates:: August 10 - September 01, 2024
Run Time:: 1 Hour, 30 Minutes
Intermission:: No
Theater:: Showing in Theater
Tickets:: $32 (incl. a $2 fee) | 59E59 Members: $25

Show Info

By Chisa Hutchinson
Directed by Cezar Williams

With Reginald L. Barnes, Jackson Hayes, Tamar Lopez, Vincent Szutenbach, Tatiyana Alvarez, and Txai Frota, and Jason Nadal

When a mysterious plague throws society into chaos, it results in an unlikely alliance between the reserved Dr. Pennington and a strong-willed escort named Sugar, whose immune system may hold the key to saving the world.

Sugar and Dr. Pennington trade personal barbs and professional observations as they race to find a cure, but there’s something more important than human life at stake – money.

Funny and fast-paced, The Bleeding Class combines science fiction, thriller, and camp to ask: What would you do, and who would you be, if everything was on the line?

Undiscovered Works is honored to produce The Bleeding Class as part of 59E59’s AMPLIFY Festival: celebrating the work of Chisa Hutchinson. See all three plays for only $115! Discount will be automatically applied when you add tickets to your cart.

CONTENT TRANSPARENCY

In an effort to care for our community, we’re sharing details about this production that may be sensitive for members of our audience. The following information may reveal plot points.

Contains strobe effects, strong language, racial slurs, gun violence, graphic depictions of blood, needles, and discussion of child death.

Please join us for a post-show talkback following the performances on Saturday, August 24 at 7:30 with playwright Chisa Hutchinson, and Saturday, August 31 at 7:30pm with the cast and creative team.

Reginald L.

Barnes

Jackson

Hayes

Tamar

Lopez

Vincent

Szutenbach

Tatiyana

Alvarez,

Understudy

Txai

Frota,

Understudy

Jason

Nadal,

Understudy

Ayla Rosen,

Associate Producer

Tara Higgins,

Scenic Design/Technical Director

Jett Adams,

Properties Design

Maxx Kurzunski,

Lighting Design

Scott Fetterman,

Projections Design

Caroline Eng,

Sound Design

Stephanie Echevarria,

Costume Design

Tahra Veasley,

Stage Manager

Hannah Ciesil,

Assistant Stage Manager

Photo Caption: Tamar Lopez and Vincent Szutenbach in THE BLEEDING CLASS
Photo: Jennifer Dean

Photo Caption: Reginald L. Barnes in THE BLEEDING CLASS
Photo: Jennifer Dean

Photo Caption: Reginald L. Barnes and Tamar Lopez in THE BLEEDING CLASS
Photo: Jennifer Dean

Photo Caption: Reginald L. Barnes and Jackson Hayes in THE BLEEDING CLASS
Photo: Jennifer Dean

Photo Caption: Tamar Lopez in THE BLEEDING CLASS
Photo: Jennifer Dean

Producing Company

Undiscovered Works

Undiscovered Works is dedicated to celebrating and building community through storytelling of all kinds, offering a voice to anyone with a story to tell and a launching pad for new and lesser-known talent bringing vital contributions to our audiences. Believing that storytelling inspires action and change in the world, our productions both entertain and inspire dialogue that engages meaningfully with the social issues of our times.

Reviews

"Captivating!" – BroadwayWorld

"Terrific...a superb production" – Thinking Theater

"Diverting and delightful"
"Playwright Chisa Hutchinson's dialogue is inflected with humor and whimsy that are enhanced by Cezar Williams's direction and the work of his design team." – NY Sun