Join the cast members and director from Next Act Theatre’s production of God’s Spies by Bill Cain, along with two Wisconsin-based writers, for a conversation about creative practice in times of crisis.

God’s Spies director, David Cecsarini, along with cast members Eva Nimmer, Zach Thomas Woods and Mark Ulrich, will be joined by Peter Burzyński, author of A Year Alone Inside of Woodland Pattern (Adjunct Press, 2022), and B.J. Hollars, author and editor of Hope Is the Thing: Wisconsinites on Perseverance in a Pandemic (Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2021).

A lawyer, a sex worker, and a playwright walk into a room. And then they stay. Shakespeare (Shax) runs London’s most popular theatre, but now he’s forced to shelter inside due to an outbreak of plague. With the theatres closed and no distractions, what’s left to be done is to write a new masterpiece. Assisted by two unlikely companions, Shax (and Bill Cain, author of four previous Next Act productions) explore the mysteries of life, love, and death while navigating the complexities of a world under quarantine lockdown.

Featuring 
Mark Ulrich as Shax
Eva Nimmer as Ruth
Zach Thomas Woods as Edgar
David Cecsarini, Director, Sound Designer
Rick Rasmussen, Scenic Designer
Noele Stollmack, Lighting Designer
Amelia Strahan, Costume Designer
Abbey Pitchford, Properties Designer
Jessica Connelly, Stage Manager

God’s Spies is presented as part of World Premiere Wisconsin, a state-wide festival celebrating new plays and musicals from March 1–June 30, 2023, presented by the Ten Chimneys Foundation. To learn more, visit www.worldpremierewisconsin.com.

Conversation: Next Act Theatre God’s Spies