In Performance Video: Dael Orlandersmith Performs from Her Solo Show FOREVER

This week's New York Times In Performance video features a scene from Dael Orlandersmith's solo show FOREVER, which tells the story of her troubled childhood and tense relationship with her mother. In the scene, Orlandersmith shares a memory of a visit to The Door's Jim Morrison's grave in the Père-Lachaise cemetery in Paris.

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The New York premiere of FOREVER, the fourth production of the New York Theatre Workshop (NYTW) (Artistic DirectorJames C. Nicola and Managing Director Jeremy Blocker), created and performed by Pulitzer Prize finalist Dael Orlandersmith (Monster, The Gimmick) and directed by Neel Keller (The Nether), began previews April 22nd and officially opened Monday, May 4, 2015 at New York Theatre Workshop (79 E. 4th Street New York, NY 10003). FOREVER runs through Sunday, May 31, 2015.

Long-time New York Theatre Workshop Usual Suspect Dael Orlandersmith returns to the Workshop with an uplifting semi-autobiographical exploration of the family we are born into and the family we choose. FOREVER draws from Orlandersmith's own pilgrimage to the famed Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris - the final resting place of legendary artists such as Marcel Proust, Oscar Wilde and Jim Morrison. At the graveside of these timeless artists, Orlandersmith finds unexpected grace in a gripping tale of the legacy a daughter inherits from her mother.

FOREVER features scenic design by Takeshi Kata, costume design by Kaye Voyce, lighting design by Mary Louise Geiger, and sound design by Adam Phalen. FOREVER was originally commissioned and produced by Center Theatre Group,Kirk Douglas Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, Michael Ritchie, Artistic Director.

Single tickets for FOREVER are $75, with $35 tickets available from April 22nd through April 30th and $55 tickets available for performances from May 1st through May 8th. Membership packages are available at www.nytw.org or 212-279-4200.