Certain Death and Other Considerations at Atwater Village Theatre

Direct from a smash-hit run at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, this ensemble-devised, “eco-anxious” dark comedy combines Greek tragic structure, realism and physical theater to explore the implications of living as the last viable generation — the good, the bad and the funny. Living in a world doomed to end in exactly 80 years, Marc and Steph think that’s just enough time to have a baby. Meanwhile, Krista and Tom can’t even decide whether or not to adopt a cat. When Krista catches feelings for Marc and Steph’s surrogate, the layers of impending doom only get more complex. Written between the shadow of the pandemic and the looming reality of climate catastrophe, this play chooses to laugh. After all… in the face of certain death, what else can you do? Sept. 24–Oct. 15: Sundays at 7:30 p.m.; $10; The Echo Theater Company, Atwater Village Theatre, 3269 Casitas Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90039; www.EchoTheaterCompany.com

Sept. 24 – Oct. 15 • Sundays at 7:30 p.m.: Sept. 24; Oct. 1; Oct. 8; Oct. 15