The American Premiere of a play by Line Knutzon
(winner of Denmark’s Reumart Award)
translated by Charlotte Barslund and Kim Dambæk
Produced in association with In Medias Res

Featuring Geoffrey Arend, Hanna Cheek, Rob Grace, Bradford Louryk, Alexa Scott-Flaherty, and Phoebe Ventouras

Directed by Isaac Butler

Meet Lis and Pis, twin sisters who’ve never been away from home. Meet pessimistic Axel, who fears he is slowly disappearing, and his lonely roommate Tearman, who obsessively keeps house. Meet Viktor, who suffers from a constant migraine, and meet Bimsy, who just can’t seem to unpack her bags. Just wait until they meet each other. From Line Knutzon, Denmark’s most critically acclaimed contemporary playwright, Studio 42 presents First You’re Born—a stylized, irreverent romantic comedy about loneliness and isolation—in which six awkward and impulsive innocents search for love with hilarious (and potentially hazardous) results.

Producer for Studio 42: Alison Albeck
Producer for In Medias Res: Yasmine Falk
Associate Producers: Devon Berkshire and Jen Wineman
Scenic Design: Takeshi Kata
Costume Design: Kay Lee
Lighting Design: Shelley Sable
Sound Design: Brian PJ Cronin
Production Manager: Demos Tsilikoudis
Assistant Directors: Brooks Sherman and Amanda Wallwin
Graphic Design: Luis Bravo and Russell Austin
Production Stage Manager: Joanna Colls Finkle

Presented at Playwrights Horizons’ Peter J. Sharp Theater
in collaboration with In Medias Res
April 21–May 8, 2004