THE TANK EXTENDS ZIMMERMAN'S SUICIDE AWARENESS PLAY "RIGHT BEFORE I GO." THROUGH SEPTEMBER 22
NEW YORK, Aug. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to popular demand, The Tank has added two more performances of Stan Zimmerman's acclaimed suicide awareness play, Right before I go. Seth Rudetsky (Disaster) will take over the role of "Narrator", previous played by playwright Zimmerman (Golden Girls, Gilmore Girls). Joining Rudetsky will be Nik Dodani (Atypical), Ward Horton (The Gilded Age), Juliana Joel (Raven's Home) and Christine Taylor (The Brady Bunch Movie). The show incorporates real suicide notes from well-known people to war veterans, LGBTQ+ members and kids that were bullied, but ultimately ending on a message of hope. The Tank's Artistic Director Meghan Finn directs this now six performance production which will run Sunday and Monday nights @7pm September 7-22 at The Tank theatre in NYC during Suicide Prevention Month. Tickets/info: https://thetanknyc.org/calendar-1/rightbeforeigo
Week 1 cast (September 7 & 8) includes Wendie Malick (Hot in Cleveland, Shrinking), Patrick Page (The Gilded Age, Hadestown), Maulik Pancholy (30 Rock), Peppermint (RuPaul's Drag Race) and Zimmerman as the "Narrator". The cast for Week 2 (September 14 & 15) is Hill Harper (The Good Doctor), Emily Kuroda (Gilmore Girls), Pooya Mohseni (English), Danny Pintauro (Who's the Boss?) and Zimmerman as the "Narrator".
Following the one-hour performance will be a moderated Talk Back with a local mental health professional. The play benefits SL24 Unlocke the Light, a foundation dedicated to empowering young people by providing them with tools, education, and resources needed to understand mental health.
Tickets are $20 (General Admission) and $50 (VIP, which includes Reserved Seating and beverage). The Tank is located at 312 W. 36th St. NYC, NY 10018. (212) 563-6269. www.thetanknyc.org
The play originated at the 2015 Hollywood Fringe Festival. In 2017, Michael Wilson directed an All-Star benefit reading at NYC's Town Hall with a cast that included Judith Light, Ellen Burstyn, Amber Tamblyn, and many more. Stan re-wrote the play, adding a "Narrator" character, and has been performing in it around the U.S. with high school and college students, and also established actors such as Vanessa Williams, Blair Underwood, Wilson Cruz, Virginia Madsen, etc. This will be Stan's Off-Broadway debut as playwright and actor with Right before I go.
RIGHT BEFORE I GO is presented through special arrangement by TRWSHOWS.
For more info: Stan Zimmerman, [email protected] OR Andrea Kiliany Thatcher, [email protected]
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