August 8 — September 1, 2024
Caryl Churchill’s A Number is set in a day-after-tomorrow future, where a father plagued by guilt and remorse has secretly cloned his son, hoping to avoid his parenting mistakes. But as each son learns what he really is, horrifying revelations emerge in an emotionally fraught, thought-provoking work that wrestles with identity, nature versus nurture, and the perils of science. Edge of the Universe Theater presents this riveting work, hailed as “stunning” by The New York Times, played by real-life father and son David Bryan Jackson and Max Jackson.
Every Day is Father’s Day
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Director: Stephen Jarrett
Set Design: Simone Schneeberg
Costume Design: Lauren K. Lambie*
Lighting Design: Hailey LaRoe
Music: Steve Antosca
Graphic design by Pictrix Design
*Member, United Scenic Artists
Local USA 829, IATSE
Featuring Father and Son
David Bryan Jackson* has appeared in several of Edge of the Universe Theater's productions, including The Caretaker, Entertaining Mr Sloane, and Laughter in the Shadow of the Trees. He has also performed on many stages across Washington, DC and further afield, including the Shakespeare Theatre Company, Folger Theatre, Washington Stage Guild, Mosaic Theater, Woolly Mammoth Theatre, Studio Theatre, Theater J, Pittsburgh Irish and Classical Theater and New Repertory Theatre. In addition, he has directed several productions, and works as a sound designer and composer.
Max Jackson*, who appeared earlier this year in Studio Theatre’s Love, Love, Love, began working at age 11 with DC theatres such as Spooky Action Theater, Ford’s Theatre, Keegan Theatre, the Shakespeare Theatre Company, as well as Central Square Theater in Cambridge, MA, before going on to study in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He has composed and performed music for several productions, and his film credits include the independent films The Summer Before and Of Dice and Men. This will be his debut with Edge of the Universe.
*Member, Actors’ Equity Association
Gunston Theatre II
2700 South Lang Street
Arlington, VA
A Number is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com
In association with Avant Bard Theatre