Death Cruise 2020 A World Premiere by Christopher Johnston June 6th through June 28th Passengers aboard the cruise ship Halcyon Daze find themselves trapped at sea when the "unknown pneumonia" infecting the public is discovered to be a new virus called COVID-19. As it rapidly spreads, survivors find themselves either quarantined in their cabins, or free to roam the ship--at their own risk. To ease the rising tension, the ship's Captain orders one of its medical staff, Achebe, to form a grief group for passengers. Those who join include Ghost, a Vietnam veteran; Lorena, a woman trying to recover from personal trauma; Juanita, who wrestles with her faith; Ricky, a young man who is obsessed with 70's rock music; and Nick, a stand-up comic who also serves as the ship's Cruise Director. They don't know when they can escape the shipboard corona chaos that ensues, when they will ever set foot on dry land, and why they are all having intense dreams inhabited by scary puppets. But as they say, "Bon Voyage!" Christopher Johnston is a playwright, director, and independent journalist. A filmed version of his play *The Ascension of Mary Mulligan* was released in March 2023.His plays have appeared at BorderLight Fringe Festival, Cleveland Public Theatre, convergence-continuum theatre, Dobama Theatre, Notre Dame College, Playwright’s Local, Talespinner Children’s Theatre, and West78th Street Theater in New York. In 2019, he received a Dramatists Guild Foundation Writers Alliance Grant for his play Live Bodies for Sale. Johnston completed his playwriting internship at the Cleveland Play House during the 1989-90 season. He is a member or the Dramatists Guild and serves on the boards of convergence-continuum theatre and the American Society of Journalists and Authors. His book, *Shattering Silences: Strategies to Prevent Sexual Assault, Heal Survivors, and Bring Assailants to Justice*, was published by Skyhorse Publishers in May 2018. Featuring Tamicka Scruggs, Katrice Monee Headd, Ben Blankenship, John Lynch, Monica Zach, Matthew Zitelli. Directed by Alison Garrigan Death Cruise 2020 by Christopher Johnston Thu-Sat at 7:30 p.m. Sunday June 15th at 3 p.m. Tickets are $23 general admission, $18 seniors (65+), $18 students. Season subscribers, please use your subscription code to reserve tickets. ~~~ All performances are held at the Liminis Theater 2438 Scranton Rd. Cleveland 44113 in the Historic Tremont neighborhood. -- Cory Molner Executive Artistic Director convergence-continuum cmolner@convergence-continuum.org 216-308-9375 He/him (what this? <https://pronouns.org/>)