ABANDON ALL HOPE Philadelphia Premiere of Off-Broadway Play by Philly Playwright

Peter Fenton’s dark comedy/drama play, ABANDON ALL HOPE, will premiere in Philly following sold-out World Premiere Off-Broadway.

85 minutes. No intermission. Appropriate for ages 14 and up.  When three college freshmen (a scrappy feminist, a naïve evangelical, and a cocky analyst) meet in Hell—which appears as a dorm room—they are forced to play a game with astronomical stakes, which draws out each one’s fatal flaws in their interactions with each other and a fun-loving demon. The winner will go to Heaven at the cost of the other two’s eternal torture. Inspired by THE GOOD PLACE, KNIVES OUT, and NO EXIT, playwright Peter Fenton’s Off-Broadway debut explores ethics, organized religion, identity, and redemption.

Abandon All Hope served as the Off-Broadway debut for gay Philadelphia playwright Peter Fenton, as well as the Off-Broadway debut for the entire cast (Avery Kellington, Jonathan P. Chen, Yuliana Sleme, Michael De Los Angeles).

The play will be staged for its Philadelphia premiere at Beacon Church, which is an actively LGBTQ-affirming, feminist, and anti-racist congregation associated with Presbyterian Church USA and is located in Olde Kensington.

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