Enviornment Stage will host fortunate {couples} this spring for on-stage weddings and vow renewals throughout their manufacturing of “We Are Gathered.” {Photograph} by Nic Lehoux.
On the lookout for an unconventional venue on your marriage ceremony ceremony or vow renewal? Have you ever thought-about a theater—in the midst of a play? From Could 22 by way of June 15, choose Washington {couples} will get to say “I do” in an immersive marriage ceremony or vow renewal ceremony at Enviornment Stage as a part of the We Are Gathered play, a love story written by Oscar-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney.
The manufacturing, directed by Kent Gash, reaches a pinnacle with the ceremony, which is supposed to have fun the actual love the play evokes. “This play is centered round a queer couple, their journey by way of love and what endlessly seems like,” says Enviornment Stage group engagement producer Tiffany Fulson. “Part of that’s inviting different individuals inside our group to additionally take part on that have on stage throughout the play.” McCraney, who received an Oscar for writing the movie Moonlight, got here up with the interactive thought as a part of the script.
Every ceremony will probably be officiated by the character Pop Pop, performed primarily by the legally-ordained actor Craig Wallace, with the vows written by McCraney. “It’s fairly cool to say that your vows had been written by the Oscar-winner Tarell Alvin McCraney,” Fulson says.
Friends of the {couples} can be a part of the viewers, and every manufacturing will probably be adopted by a reception within the foyer for the couple and all the viewers, with a DJ and refreshments, plus bulletins, speeches, and a shared dance.
Whereas the ceremony and reception are free for {couples}, co-producer Hannah Viederman says {couples} can personalize the expertise, too. “Whether or not the couple needs to get married in denims, a marriage gown, in the event that they need to deliver their very own flowers, in the event that they need to work with our occasions staff to facilitate a extra ‘conventional’ marriage ceremony expertise, they’re welcome to take action,” she says.
The appliance is “open to everybody who needs to honor their dedication in a rare method.”
{Couples} excited about tying the knot onstage can apply right here. Fulson and Viederman, who will probably be deciding on the fortunate {couples} that get to deliver their love story in entrance of an viewers, say a stunning variety of purposes have already been submitted.
The play will run as DC takes middle stage for WorldPride 2025. “We perceive the local weather that we’re in proper now, and simply with the ability to have fun love at a time like that is actually essential and impactful to the group,” says Fulson. “Not solely that, however the play is lifting up a queer love story throughout WorldPride, which I feel can also be a very thrilling second for Enviornment Stage and for our group.”
