the devil smokes American Spirits: a play in ten cigarettes
by Melissa Toomey
November 16 + 17 at 7:00pm
After fleeing an abusive religious cult, a mysterious young woman teams up with a drifter who believes himself to be the devil, as they seek to navigate the underworld of the American Mother Road in search of a place to call home. The lines of belief, delusion, and religion are blurred—as are the definitions of good and evil—as a new, disturbing power emerges in this young vagrant woman who has nowhere to call home and nothing to lose.
Originally conceived as a play for a dusty, dirt parking lot where you can smell smoke in the air and into which you can drive a car, this stripped-down, bare bones, indoor workshop will feature the play—and it’s music—in progress, and transport us as we travel along the old Route 66, the desert, and Hell.
CREATIVE TEAM
Director/ Sound Design | Christopher-Rashee StevensonLive Music Direction: Cadence Lamb
Featuring | Cadence Lamb, Annalisa Noel, Max Katz, Alexander Reed, John Scott Richardson, Martin Pfefferkorn, Julia Ty Goldberg
Additional Original Instrumentals | Ian Peters
*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to display proof of full covid vaccination before being admitted to the space, either by showing a vaccination record (vaccination card) at least two weeks out from the final dose of an approved vaccine, or by using New York's free Excelsior Pass service, available here. Patrons will also be required to wear masks while indoors at all times and for the time being, no food or beverage will be permitted to be consumed at the theater.