It’s the 22nd century and the human and humanoid crew on board the Six-Thousand ship are on a mission in search of a new home. When the ship takes on a number of strange objects from the planet New Discovery, the crew becomes strangely and deeply attached to them, even as tensions boil toward mutiny.
An intimate and immersive performance in Theaterlab’s gallery space based on the critically acclaimed novel shortlisted for the International Booker Prize and the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize.
“[A]n unforgettable novel about the psychic costs of labor under capitalism…Dreamlike and sensual, The Employees shouldn’t be missed. ”
Featuring Paul Budraitis, Molly Leland*, Christopher McLinden*, Aurea Tomeski*
Production Stage Manager Sam Kersnick
Scenic Design by Nora Marlow Smith
Lighting Design by Jackie Fox
Sound Design by Sabina Mariam Ali
Costume Design by Kristy Hall
Sliding Scale Ticket Price: $25-$50
90 minutes
*these Actors are appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association
“Olga Ravn’s The Employees unpacks like a miraculous gift, alive with changes. Peeling off the first wrap, things look eerie, then at the next mundane, and while the crackle might sound like laughter, it also shivers with terror or poignancy. Short as the novel is, some chapters just a few lines, it’s intense, sumptuous, and utterly distinctive. ”
“Ravn asks us to envision a future in which the machines, rather than the humans that create and maintain them, lead the workers’ revolution.”
This project is made possible in part with funds from Creative Engagement, a regrant program supported by The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council, The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature:, and the Howard Gilman Foundation and administered by LMCC.