Summary: Siblings Mordy and Jane have a problem. Their dreadful, centenarian grandfather is an emotional and financial tax on the family, and he just won’t die. Scheming almost entirely via sarcastic and misspelled text messages, the siblings hatch an outrageous plan to relieve their family of their grandfather’s burden.

“Laugh-out-loud funny...Profound social commentary on communication in the 21st century." 
-Jewish Chronicle

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MEET THE CREATIVES

Jake Fallon (Mordy) is a Denver raised/New York based actor, writer, and comedian. Since graduating from the Atlantic Acting School's full time conservatory program in the midst of the pandemic, he has gone on to star in films, plays, and perhaps most impressively: regional commercials. His most recent productions include Dance Nation (Atlantic Stage 2), The Covenant (Columbia University), and Once on Rumpsringa (Columbia University). You can find more info about him at jakeyjakey.com. 

Morgan Lavenstein (Jane) is thrilled to be making her Urbanite Theatre debut! She hails from Chicago (by way of New York, by way of Baltimore) and is a graduate of Ithaca College and The School at Steppenwolf. Her latest plays include Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins, Titus Andronicus, and How You Kiss Me is Not How I Like to Be Kissed. Her most recent T.V. and film credits include Chicago Med, Chicago PD, When the Leaves Fall, and American Parent. She is also the voice of Cleveland Clinic and Loopnet.  Morgan is a proud member of SAG. Representation: Stewart Talent Chicago, Stewart Talent New York (Voiceover). Thank you and CONGRATS to Jake, Brendan, and the crew!

Matt Schatz (Playwright) is a writer and composer. Plays and musicals include A Wicked Soul In Cherry Hill (Geffen Playhouse, Edgerton New Play Award), An Untitled New Play By Justin Timberlake (City Theatre/Pittsburgh CLO), No One Sings Like You Anymore (Seattle Rep Commission), Georama (St. Louis Rep, Great River Shakespeare Festival, NYMF) and more. Awards include The Kleban Prize in Musical Theatre, The Reva Shiner Comedy Award and the New York Musical Festival Outstanding Lyrics Award. Matt has been the recipient of five Ensemble Studio Theatre/Alfred P. Sloan Foundation New Play Commissions. Non-theater work includes television and film projects developed for Fox, USA, TBS, Warner Bros, CBS, and others. Matt was a writer for Netflix Animation’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter.

Brendan Ragan (Director) is a theatremaker with two decades of award-winning experience in professional theater as an actor, director and producer. Directing credits at Urbanite Theatre include The Smuggler, Sender, The Feast, Wakey, Wakey, The Drowning Girls, Echoes, Thirst and Breadcrumbs. Later this season, Brendan will direct the world premiere production of Jacqueline Goldfinger's Backwards Forwards Back. Regional directing credits include the Odyssey Play Festival, ThinkTank Theatre, Hermitage Artist Retreat, American Stage, and the FSU/Asolo Conservatory. For Single Carrot Theatre in Baltimore, Brendan led the world premiere productions of La Muñeca, Illuminoctem, and A Short Reunion. MFA, FSU/Asolo Conservatory 2013. www.brendanragan.com

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