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We’re Gonna Die

by Young Jean Lee

Theatre Y, Chicago • 2020

Theatre Y’s We’re Gonna Die is a film re-imagining of Young Jean Lee’s poignant stage play-cum-indie rock concert in which a female singer alternates can-you-top-this stories of the awfulness of life with sweet, peppy tunes like “Lullaby for the Miserable” and “Horrible Things.” The film was created in isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic and was named one of 2020’s Top Cultural Picks by WDCB’s The Arts Section. 

CAST

Emily Bragg

Production team

Direction and Design:  Héctor Alvarez 
Original Music:  Kyle Gregory Price
Sound:  Kimberly Sutton
Costumes and Masks:  Rebecca Hinsdale 
Camera:  Justin Jones
Editing:  Kevin Hurley
Producer:  Melissa Lorraine
Dramaturgy:  Evan Hill

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