Half-Life
Written by Isabella Waldron
Directed by Rosie Glen-Lambert
A conspiracy-prone woman relocates to a small town with her partner, hoping to escape the shadows of a past trauma. But her plan to start over is upended when her assertive new neighbor ropes her into a campaign to hold the EPA accountable for illegally buried nuclear waste leaching into their community. As their fight unfolds, both women must confront what justice truly means to them—and whether it’s even a possibility.
Content Warning: References to environmental disaster, sexual assault/r*pe, and mental health struggles.
CAST:
Tess – Sabrina J. Liu*
Levi – Noah Keyishian*
Caroline – Julia Brothers*
Alien/EPA Official/Calm Guide – Rebecca Gever*
*Member of Actor’s Equity
TEAM:
Stage Manager – Sarah Jones
Scenic and Props Designer – Ningning Yang
Lighting Designer – Jen Leno
Costume and Mask Designer – Gylanni Carrington
Sound Designer – Padra Crisafulli
Half-Life is developed as part of the Moxie Incubator. Our annual flagship program, The Moxie Incubator brings together a cohort of writers, directors, and producers for a three-step rotating development process of new plays and musicals. Past production partners have included the DR2 Theater, WP Theater, where Moxie was one of the inaugural 2023 Space Program Residents, and IRT Theater.
Moxie Arts NY is a Lilly Award-winning nonprofit theatre company founded in 2017 dedicated to engaging audiences with stories centering women, created by artists of historically excluded genders (including women, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists). Our programming provides opportunities for artists at all stages of career development, including dramaturgical support, resources for staged readings, and professional management for the development of new work – from the page to the stage, and everywhere in between. Over the past four seasons, 100% of our playwrights and 97% of our creative teams have been artists of historically excluded genders. In the past three seasons, 90% of our writers, 75% of our directors and more than 50% of our actors and creative team members have been BIPOC artists.
Venue: Dorothy B. Williams Theatre (DOT), 145 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY
Show Dates and Times:
Friday August 1, 2025: 6:45pm – 7:45pm
Saturday, August 2: 1:45pm – 2:45pm
Saturday, August 2: 6:45pm – 7:45pm
Sunday, August 3: 1:45pm – 2:45pm
Ticket Prices:
Student: $15.00
General Admission: $20
Premium: $40
ACCESS: $10
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Writer – Isabella Waldron
Isabella Waldron (she/her) is an Oregon/London-based playwright exploring queer and intergenerational stories. Her work, centered on desire, science, and home, has been staged at Nottingham Playhouse, Southwark Playhouse, Camden People’s Theatre, Portland Actors Conservatory and more. She was shortlisted for the 2024 George Devine Award. Her play how to build a wax figure premiered at Edinburgh Fringe to critical acclaim and was published by Methuen.
Director – Rosie Glen-Lambert
Rosie Glen-Lambert (she/her) is a bicoastal theatre director, producer, and dramaturg originally from Los Angeles and currently based in Brooklyn. She is the Artistic Director and Founder of The Attic Collective and an Associate Producer at Inkwell Theater Company. Rosie is known for her inventive storytelling, her “more is more” approach to props, and her commitment to the collaborative process.
Line Producer – Maia Safani
Maia Safani (she/her) is a creative producer, education programs strategist, and arts administrator. Her work centers community, accessibility, and collaborative placemaking. She built Signature Theatre’s inaugural education program and produced various artistic programs, including the world premiere of Sarah Ruhl’s Letters from Max. Prior to Signature, she associate produced international play exchanges at The Lark. Beyond theater, she has produced live music events and supported film and visual arts initiatives. She is a member of WP Theater’s 24-26 Producing Lab.
Executive Producers – Maggie Lee and Madelyn Paquette (Moxie Arts NY)
Margaret Lee is a Hawaii-grown, NYC-based director and movement director. Her work has been seen at The New Victory Theater, Ma-Yi Theater Company, Target Margin, Atlantic Stage 2, The Tank, IRT Theater, and BRIClab. International and touring credits include Install Director of Virgin Voyages’ signature show Scarlet Night and Movement Coordinator/Resident Director of the Odyssey National Tour. With Moxie Arts NY, she has directed From A to Double D (Mandy Murphy) and three world premieres as part of The Moxie Commission (Marissa Joyce-Stamps, Uma Paranjpe, Jessica Wu). As an arts administrator, she has worked at Shakespeare Theater Company, Victory Gardens Theater, Hudson Scenic Studio, and has taught across the country with The Acting Company. Margaret is an alumna of the Drama League Directors Project and the Roundabout Directors Group. leemargaret.com
Madelyn Paquette (Executive Director and Managing Producer) is a Lilly Award-winning creative producer and administrator whose work is centered on building community and creating opportunities for artists of historically-excluded genders. Madelyn is the Managing Director of The 24 Hour Plays, where she produces time-limited theatre with partners around the world as well as the annual production of The 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, oversees the amateur licensing program, and manages individual giving and grant-writing. She is the co-creator of The 24 Hour Plays: Viral Monologues, a series of free online new works created since March 2020 which have been featured in the New York Times and national news media and generated over 600 new pieces. She is also the Resident Producer at The Center at West Park, where she produces the annual Evolution Festival of new multi-disciplinary performance works, the Object Movement Puppetry Festival, and performances, readings, film screenings and more featuring artists such as Mark Ruffalo, John Leguizamo, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Laura Linney, and more.
Half-Life is developed as part of the Moxie Incubator. Our annual flagship program, The Moxie Incubator brings together a cohort of writers, directors, and producers for a three-step rotating development process of new plays and musicals. Past production partners have included the DR2 Theater, WP Theater, where Moxie was one of the inaugural 2023 Space Program Residents, and IRT Theater.
Moxie Arts NY is a Lilly Award-winning nonprofit theatre company founded in 2017 dedicated to engaging audiences with stories centering women, created by artists of historically excluded genders (including women, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming artists). Our programming provides opportunities for artists at all stages of career development, including dramaturgical support, resources for staged readings, and professional management for the development of new work – from the page to the stage, and everywhere in between. Over the past four seasons, 100% of our playwrights and 97% of our creative teams have been artists of historically excluded genders. In the past three seasons, 90% of our writers, 75% of our directors and more than 50% of our actors and creative team members have been BIPOC artists.