DEATH CRUISE 2020 OPENS FRIDAY, JUNE 6TH, AT CONVERGENCE-CONTINUUM
- Cory Molner
- May 4, 2025
- 1 min read
(CLEVELAND, OHIO – May 2025). Convergence-continuum continues its 2025 season with the world premiere of Death Cruise 2020 by Christopher Johnston.
Passengers aboard the cruise ship Halcyon Daze find themselves trapped at sea when the "unknown pneumonia" infecting the public is discovered to be a new virus called COVID-19. As it rapidly spreads, survivors find themselves either quarantined in their cabins, or free to roam the ship--at their own risk. To ease the rising tension, the ship's Captain orders one of its medical staff, Achebe, to form a grief group for passengers. Those who join include Ghost, a Vietnam veteran; Lorena, a woman trying to recover from personal trauma; Juanita, who wrestles with her faith; Ricky, a young man who is obsessed with 70's rock music; and Nick, a stand-up comic who also serves as the ship's Cruise Director. They don't know when they can escape the shipboard corona chaos that ensues, when they will ever set foot on dry land, and why they are all having intense dreams inhabited by scary puppets. But as they say, "Bon Voyage!"
Featuring Tamicka Scruggs, Katrice Monee Headd, Ben Blankenship, John Lynch, Monica Zach and Matthew Zitelli. Directed by Alison Garrigan
The Squirrels opens Friday, June 6 and runs Thu-Sat at 7:30 p.m., Sunday at 3 p.m. through June 28 at convergence-continuum’s Liminis Theater, 2438 Scranton Rd., Cleveland, OH 44113 in the historic Tremont neighborhood. Tickets are $23 general admission, $18 for seniors and $18 for students. Tickets and information are available at www.convergence-continuum.org and 216-687-0074.
planorial sounds like a really unique take on the pandemic experience. The idea of a grief group forming on a quarantined cruise ship is a compelling and dramatic setup. I'm especially curious to see how the character of Ghost, the Vietnam veteran, navigates this new kind of crisis.
The premise of planliva sounds really compelling, especially the part about the Captain ordering a grief group to ease tension on the ship. I'm curious to see how the different characters, like the veteran and the stand-up comedian, interact in that high-stress setting.
The premise of GLB to OBJ is really compelling, mixing a classic lockdown scenario with a pandemic on the high seas. I'm especially curious to see how the grief group dynamic plays out among such a diverse set of characters.
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The world premiere of Death Cruise 2020, which I just read about on Twitch emote resizer, has such a gripping premise with passengers trapped at sea during a COVID outbreak. I'm especially interested in how the grief group—including a Vietnam veteran and a woman recovering from personal trauma—will deal with rising tensions aboard the ship.