The Onomatopoeia Theatre Company in collaboration with
​Monli International Company LLC
Present

Teach Me How to Die
 
Written by Lisa Monde
Directed by Thomas R. Gordon and Lisa Monde

April 6 - April 29, 2023

​at The Gene Frankel Theatre
24 Bond St. Manhattan, New York 10012

"Will Professor Mirrormord be able to teach them the impossible?"

A master class in suicide note writing is being conducted by a professor of Philology – Scott Mirrormord. The group consists of six listeners – five men and a woman. Each of the participants made a decision to part with life. During the following two weeks of periodic classes, a number of events take place – both extraordinary and tragic, funny and sad…

How did their meeting with the professor influence their decision to sever all ties with life? What conclusions did professor draw for himself?

The borderline state of consciousness – is a fitting psychological term to describe what occurs to all participants of the master class. The thin edge of reality is slowly slipping away from them… They are all very different and have their own reasons, that prompted them to come to such a decision.

The play is dedicated to the very relevant issue of the present – suicide, the statistics of which is scarily increasing in the whole civilized world.
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This work gives hope, and states that almost any decision to take one’s own life can be reversed, and the prime cause – can be seen from a different angle.

Performance Schedule

​Thu. Apr. 6 @ 8:00 PM PREVIEW
​Fri. Apr. 7 @ 8:00 PM PREVIEW
Sat. Apr. 8 @ 8:00 PM PREVIEW
Sun. Apr. 9 @ 2:00 PM OPENING / MATINEE
 
Thu. Apr. 13 @ 8:00 PM
Fri. Apr. 14 @ 8:00 PM
Sat. Apr. 15 @ 8:00 PM
Sun. Apr. 16 @ 2:00 PM MATINEE
 
Wed. Apr. 19 @ 8:00 PM
Thu. Apr. 20 @ 8:00 PM
Fri. Apr. 21 @ 8:00 PM
Sat. Apr. 22 @ 2:00 PM MATINEE
Sun. Apr. 23 @ 2:00 PM MATINEE
 
Wed. Apr. 26 @ 8:00 PM
Thu. Apr. 27 @ 8:00 PM
Fri. Apr. 28 @ 8:00 PM
Sat. Apr. 29 @ 8:00 PM CLOSING 

Featuring

Professor Scott Mirrormord
Samuel Shurtleff*

Loser
Steven J. Harris

Poet
Lisa Monde

Accountant
Robert L. Bradvica

Hunter
Luke Edward Smith

Violinist
Scott Lilly

Philosopher
Mark Simmons

Police Officer/ Journalist at a conference/ Man on the subway
Thomas R. Gordon

Pregnant Woman / Journalist at a conference / Woman on the subway
Cadence Lamb

​* Appearing Courtesy of Actors Equity Association.
Original music design by Lisa Monde
Stage Manager / Prop Master - Rene Shubert
Lighting Design - Gilbert “Lucky” Pearto
Set Design - Mengyi Liu
​Videographer and video SFX - David Stiles

Poster Image

Christina Roman, Design Root Studio
www.designrootstudio.com​