Life After Life began in the summer of 2024 when Dominique Alfandre, Thomas Palmer and Jane Carey invited Jed Hancock-Brainerd and Rebecca Noon to create a play in the Common Burying Ground. From there the group spent months in the CBG, researching, dreaming, and bringing together more collaborators. Curious about who’s involved? Meet the team.

By the spring of 2025, all the dreaming was channeled into a script that featured as many characters they could squeeze into an hour-long performance. Curious about the characters? Want to read some selections of the play? Head here.

Rather than limit the number of actors, the team decided to open the doors as wide as possible. In order to tell the story of the Newporters buried in the Common Burying Ground and God’s Little Acre, all kinds of people are playing many roles. People of all ages, backgrounds, and experience levels are coming together as performers in the show, singers in the choir, and behind-the-scenes helpers.

There is still room to join the Life After Life Chorus, led by Elizabeth Woodhouse of Newport Sings. No singing experience necessary. No auditions. You can sign up to join the choir here.

KEY DATES:

• Sept 20, 10am-12pm: Chorus Rehearsal

• Oct 4, 10am-12pm: Chorus Rehearsal

• Oct 18 + 19, 12-5pm: Full Run Throughs (required)

• Oct 25 + 26, 12-5pm: Invited Dress Rehearsals (required)

• Nov 1 + 2: PERFORMANCES, 1pm and 3pm both days (required)

The Life After Life performances are November 1 + 2. We can only accommodate 30 audience members at a time. Tickets will be free and available to reserve on October 15. You can learn more about the audience experience here.