“The Death of the Living Club” is a new anime horror musical. The musical follows a young girl named Micah, running from some unspeakable horrors unleashed upon the world. She stumbles into a mall where 3 girls have set up camp. They’ve set up a little community of their own. But all is not as it seems. The horror might just be coming from within… Using a style of music the composer has dubbed as “SNES punk,” the musical explores the diverse ways in which trauma can affect us and how we deal with it.
The Death of the Living Club had its first reading - June 9th 2022. It was then presented in concert at Green Room 42 on July 29th, 2023. A concept album was recorded in December 2023 and will be released April 21st 2024. Pre-Save on Spotify here!
Matt DeMaria - Book, Music, & Lyrics
Alyssa Kakis - Director
Alyssa (she/her) is an award winning, New York City based theatre director, and received her degree in Directing from Pace University’s School of Performing Arts. Most recently, Alyssa directed the NYC premiere of Vincent by Matt DeMaria (Teatro LATEA), and was awarded Best Director at New York Theater Festival’s 2023 Summerfest. Other recent credits include the world premiere of The Living Club by Matt DeMaria (Open Jar Studios), Heathers (The Riverside Theatre), Happy Hour with Rum & Choke (The Tank), Spring Awakening (Bellmore Showplace), Dark Matter (Pace University’s Devised Theatre Festival), Dark Matter (The PIT Loft), A Millennial Play (Dixon Place), and Warning! Contents May Be Hot! (Institute of the Arts Barcelona). Alyssa is also the director of Rum & Choke, a Devised theatre ensemble based in NYC, and a co-founder of Dead Star Theatre Co.