Right before I go.

9/7, 9/8, 9/14, 9/15 at 7pm

Playwright and "Narrator" - Stan Zimmerman
Director - Meghan Finn

The Tank presents a limited run of Stan Zimmerman’s suicide awareness play, Right before I Go. Joining Zimmerman (Golden Girls, Gilmore Girls), who will be playing the “Narrator” for Week 1, Patrick Page (Hadestown, The Gilded Age), Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock), Peppermint (RuPaul’s Drag Race) and Wendie Malick (Shrinking, Hot in Cleveland). Week 2 cast, again with Zimmerman, includes Hill Harper (The Good Doctor), Marilu Henner (Taxi), Troy Iwata (The Daily Show) and Pooya Mohseni (English)*. The show incorporates real suicide notes from well-known people to war veterans, LGBTQ+ members and kids that were bullied, but ultimately ending on a message of hope. It will be directed by The Tank’s Artistic Director Meghan Finn and performed Sunday and Monday nights @7pm during September (Suicide Prevention Month) at NYC’s The Tank theatre.

* LAST MINUTE CAST CHANGES MAY OCCUR DUE TO AVAILABILITY

Following the one-hour performance will be a Talk Back moderated Week 1 by NYC Councilman Erik Bottcher and Week 2 by writer Keli Goff (And Just Like That). Local mental health professionals, Olivia Verhulst, (Week 1) and Dr. Nathilee Caldiera (Week 2) will also participate in each Talk Back/Q&A. The play is a benefit for SL24 Unlocke the Light, a foundation dedicated to empowering young people by providing them with tools, education, and resources needed to understand mental health.

Content Warnings: suicide, depression, mental health issues