THESE DON’T EASILY SCATTER
Image: Bill Kux
Written & directed by Ain Gordon
Inspired by the Remembrance Community Listening Sessions, the William Way Aids Oral History Project and more than twenty interviews he personally conducted, Gordon’s These Don’t Easily Scatter follows three imagined figures navigating the early years of the AIDS crisis in Philadelphia: a nurse starting her career one year before the city’s first officially diagnosed case, an inexperienced man tiptoeing toward his sexuality while everything changes, and a middle-aged chorister joining a church that must reimagine itself for a community in need.
Featuring: Kathleen Chalfant, Bill Kux, Cherene Snow
Lighting Design by Kelly Martin
Scenic Painting by Brenda Dziadzio
Produced by Alyce Dissette
A Pick Up Performance Co. Production
Touring:
William Way LGBT Community Center, Philadelphia PA, May 2022,
Baryshnikov Arts studio performances, New York City NY, May 2022
Support for These Don't Easily Scatter has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage and was commissioned by the William Way LGBT Community Center
This production was workshopped at the Boston University College of Fine Arts School of Theatre
Image: Kathleen Chalfant
Image: Cherene Snow
Photos by Paula Court