“Scavengers ain’t got no appreciation of culture.” – Zetta

Throughout our global pandemic the world has come to realize that storytelling, about the past, present and future, are more important than ever. Enter The Seeing Place Theater’s lively online production of Liz Duffy Adams’s irreverent post-apocalyptic comedy, DOG ACT.

The play follows the adventures of Rozetta “Zetta” Stone, a traveling performer, and her companion Dog (a young man undergoing a “voluntary species demotion”) as they wander through the former northeastern United States. Zetta, Dog and their little troupe are on their way to a gig in China, assuming they can find it…and survive the journey. DOG ACT is a theatrical, darkly comic variation on the classic doomsday genre, with five original songs.

DOG ACT features The Seeing Place veterans Erin Cronican, Robin Friend, William Ketter, Jon L Peacock, Hailey Vest, Brandon Walker (who appeared in one of the first productions of the play in 2005), and Weronika Helena Wozniak. It is directed by Erin Cronican, with stage management by Shannon Formas. Sound design and music composition by Brandon Walker, with scenic and costume design by Erin Cronican.

100% of the proceeds for DOG ACT are being donated to St Clement’s NYC: A congregation that has always celebrated the ministry of women, of gay and lesbian people, and those of all walks of life; a longtime center of service to the poor, celebrating social activism and creative liturgy – one of the most diverse Episcopal parishes in New York City. St Clement’s has operated a food pantry since 1986, one of its primary means of outreach.

With an emphasis on the organic, edgy American style of acting developed by the Group Theatre, TSP allows audiences to experience modern classics with deeper understanding of how they relate to the struggles we face today. With that, tickets are as low as $10 as a part of TSP’s Affordable Theater Initiative, making theater accessible for all.