Nu Sass starts the celebration of our 15 years in DC with a return to our roots by presenting our first play with a new cast and crew.

From its first performance at the 1966 Edinburgh Fringe Festival, to our first production of it at the 2009 Capital Fringe Festival, to the opening of our 2024 season, Ros & Guil (as we lovingly call it) holds a special place in the hearts of all Nu Sass members and fans. Come relive the whimsy and wonder of our origins with a new cast of DC’s rising stars.

As we embark on the journey into our next 15 years, we encourage you to join us in celebrating where we came from. As Rosencrantz (or was it Guildenstern?) exhorts us “Look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else.” Welcome our new artists, or new season, and our new future as we say thank you to where we came from.

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is Tom Stoppard's Tony award winning meta-play that pulls the titular background characters to center stage as they embark on a hapless journey through Hamlet's chaotic court. Ushered along by the players - famous for their play within a play - the unlikely leads comedically explore our deepest uncertainties about life, death, probability, possibility, and fate.

September 20 - October 5, 2024. 120 minutes, 1 intermission.

STARRING

Rachel Dixon - Rosencrantz 
Liv Cholewczynski - Guildenstern 
Anna Gencarelli - The Player 
Olivia Luzquinos - Alfred/Guildenstern Understudy*
Cate Ginsberg- Hamlet 
Helen Mao - Claudius
Katherine Leiden - Gertrude 
Danielle Phan - Ophelia/Rosencrantz Understudy*
Annette Mooney - Polonius 
Em German - Understudy (Claudius, Hamlet, Polonius, Alfred)*
Jackie Youm - Understudy (Player, Ophelia, Gertrude)*

*Understudies have guaranteed performances during the run of the show

Nu Sass has been supporting marginalized genders in the DC region since 2009.

Nu Sass Productions strives to encourage marginalized genders in all aspects of theater, especially in those roles traditionally dominated by cis-men. Nu Sass explores how disregarding prescribed genders can change the overall experience for the audience. Above all, Nu Sass aims to create engaging, thought-provoking art while being a responsible local and global citizen.

Nu Sass Productions was founded by Aubri O’Connor and Emily Todd in 2009.