Unfortunately, due to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic, the final two performances of THE NETHER have been canceled. If you would like to consider your tickets a donation to help cover financial losses due to the pandemic, you need to do nothing further and we thank you for your generous assistance. If you would like a refund for your tickets, please email info@theconstructivists.org.
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March 6-21, 2020
the nether
by jennifer haley
directed by jaimelyn gray
Much like an episode of the hit series “Black Mirror” (and one of the most talked-about new plays in recent years), popular female playwright Jennifer Haley blurs reality into a virtual realm known as The Nether. This new form of the internet allows anyone to access a vast network of virtual reality realms. Users may log in, choose an identity, and indulge in any desire. Detective Morris interrogates members of a realm known as The Hideaway, digging into the emotional consequences of its players entertaining the darkest of wants. The Nether is both twisting crime drama and haunting sci-fi thriller. The play is for mature audiences only as it deals with pedophilia, sexual violence, suicide, and other very adult themes.
“The Nether” will be performed at 53212 Presents, a new arts venue dedicated to providing access to affordable rehearsal and performance space in the heart of Riverwest.
53212 Presents, 731 E. Center Street, Milwaukee, 53212
media
Official “Nether” Teaser
Theatre Writer Mike Fischer Essay on The Nether
Official “Nether” Preview
IndieGameReviewer.com talks to Jennifer Haley
Production Photos
Photos by Christal Wagner Photography
reviews
"[THE NETHER is] Philip K. Dick's A MAZE OF DEATH by way of the HBO incarnation of Michael Crichton's WESTWORLD in the unflinching intimacy of 53212 Presents…IMPRESSIVE…emotionally intricate…LOVED THIS SHOW…” –Russ Bickerstaff, Shepherd Express (Full Review)
"DISTURBING…CONFIDENTLY DIRECTED…MARVELOUSLY BALANCED…I cannot in good conscience encourage anyone to go to the theater right now. But if you choose to, "The Nether" is an amazing show, and its audience capacity is only 60 people." –Gwendolyn Rice OnMilwaukee.com, gwendolynrice.com (Full Review)
”[An] amazing, frighteningly smart play…If there is a single word for this play, it has two syllables: the first is “mind” and the second rhymes with “luck”….Director Jaimelyn Gray conducts a skilled cast in a tight, disciplined chamber piece, exquisitely paced and rich with contradictory emotions laid out for our delectation.” Jeff Grygny, Play On Milwaukee (Full Review)
Artist biographies
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