OTP's Weighting the Wait at Open Theatre Project

WEIGHTING THE WAIT Open Theatre Project | World Premiere

Open Theatre Project presents Weighting the Wait, a world premiere devised theatre performance created by Dev Luthra in collaboration with the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute.

Open Theatre Project's connection to the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute began with listening. Deviser and director Dev Luthra, in collaboration with the Peace Institute, facilitated a series of story circles: intimate, structured gatherings where survivors and members of the production team came together to share their experiences, their grief, and their resilience. These circles became the foundation of everything.

What emerged was not a script handed down from above, but something grown from the ground up: the voices, memories, and truths of mothers and families who opened their lives to this process. The cast and creative team did not come to this work with answers. They came to bear witness, and to let what they heard shape what eventually became the stage.

Weighting the Wait exists because these stories deserve to be held in community, not carried alone. Through devised theatre and movement, the production uplifts the voices of survivors, offering a space where their experiences are not just acknowledged, but honored. It is also an act of advocacy: by bringing these stories into a room together, audiences are asked to see, to feel, and to remain present with the weight of what so many families carry.

Cast: Dionne Latrice, Zahra A. Belyea, Tammy Brown, Cherease Lamm, Chris Everett Choreography: Audrey Johnson Devised and Directed by Dev Luthra Stage Manager: Rachel Veto | Technical Direction: Gordon Gumuchian Produced by Dustin Bell / Open Theatre Project

St. John's Episcopal Church, 1 Roanoke Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 May 22-30, 2026 | 8 performances only Fri May 22 7:30PM | Sat May 23 3PM & 7:30PM | Sun May 24 3PM Thu May 28 7:30PM | Fri May 29 7:30PM | Sat May 30 3PM & 7:30PM Doors open 30 min before showtime. Pay What You Can | Student+Senior $15 | General Admission $25 | True Cost $41.88 Tickets: theopentheatre.com

Content Notice: Weighting the Wait explores themes of grief, loss, and violence. The work was created in close collaboration with the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, whose mission is rooted in supporting those affected by these experiences, and it is made with care for everyone in the room.