The Outer Space

Ethan Lipton

Ethan Lipton (No Place to Go, Red-Handed Otter) brings a new adventure in bittersweet and hilariously off-kilter storytelling. With music composed and performed by Lipton, Vito Dieterle, Eben Levy, and Ian Riggs, The Outer Space tells the story of a couple who buys an old spaceship, leaving the noise, pollution, and overpriced rents of Earth for the vast beauty and treacherous terrain of the final frontier. But can they survive the mission?

Leigh Silverman (No Place to Go, Well, Violet) directs this out-of-this-world musical about the sacrifices we make for sustainable living and love. The New York Times calls Obie-winning playwright and songwriter Ethan Lipton an “expert at keeping music, jokes and personal narrative tightly knitted together into one consistent human package.”

Concert Premiere: December 1 – 3, 2016 

Book and Lyrics by Ethan Lipton
Music composed and performed by Ethan Lipton, Vito Dieterle, Eben Levy and Ian Riggs
Directed by Leigh Silverman
Lighting Design by Thom Weaver
Stage Manager, Melody Wong