STAGES
Written by David Lee Nelson
Co-Created & Directed by Adam Knight
Streaming through March 21, 2021
80 minutes | Recommended ages 13+
ASF is proud to support Riverside Theatre’s streaming presentation of “Stages,” written and performed by ASF alum David Lee Nelson (Every Brilliant Thing, ASF 2018).
In 2017, award-winning solo performer David Lee Nelson received news that would change his life. At 38 years old he was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer. He kept a blog of his time in chemotherapy — a heartbreakingly funny chronicle of a disease that affects more than nine million Americans. This material became the basis for his solo play created with Riverside Theatre’s Producing Artistic Director Adam Knight. Stages is not simply a play about sickness: It’s a story of life’s setbacks and surprises, and about searching for hope in the most unlikely of places. This production was filmed at the Gilbert Street Theatre (Iowa City) in March 2020 and presented virtually in partnership with the Iowa Cancer Consortium and Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center.
“You may need a tissue, but you will leave uplifted” — Diana Nollen, The Gazette.
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CREATIVE TEAM
Written & Performed by David Lee Nelson
David Lee Nelson is an award-winning actor, playwright, and solo performer. Theatre: 59E59, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Out of the Loop Festival, Piccolo Spoleto, Capital Fringe, Cincinnati Fringe, SPACE at Ryder Farm. TV/Film: Turn (AMC), Nashville (CMT), The Inspectors (CBS), Daytime Divas (VH1) Codependent Lesbian Space Alien Seeks Same (Sundance). MFA: Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Proud member of Actors’ Equity. Special thanks to Ann and Lee Nelson. And to Jaimie. Who is pretty brilliant.
Director — Adam Knight
Scenic Designer — Chris Rich
Lighting Designer — Lauren Duffie
Original Sound Design — Miles Boinest
Technical Director — Chris Rich
Stage Manager — Olivia Leslie
Board Operator — Sara Ashbaugh
Audio and Video Recording — Rob Merritt & Megan Merritt