Starring

Patrick Callahan as Dylan

David Garelik as Gabriel

James Padric as Logan

Mia Vallet as Iris

Director’s statement:

This is a special limited run of BY MORNING which is both a full production of the play that at the same time serves as a unique rehearsal for a film adaptation which will be going into production with this cast at the end of Summer. When I saw the last version of this play in the spring of 2023 at BCTR, I found it deeply ominous and unsettling in a way that I couldn’t quite bring myself to analyze. It is a story about buried secrets within families (and those on the periphery of the family home), the mystery that is our parents, the long festering resentments of siblings, and the hurt between lovers that never dies but simply dissolves into our cells. In rehearsal, we are discovering that while it can’t be labeled “horror,” or even “thriller,” in a traditional sense, as we dive into these adult themes in a full-throttle way, incorporating all the intricacies and dynamics at play between the characters with depth and clarity, a form of psychological disturbance that we rarely see in plays and even most films is being formed, one that is all the more troubling because of its relatability. I couldn’t be more excited to present this work to an audience before we adapt it for the screen.

—Peter Rinaldi

PHOTO BY GEVE PENAFLOR