In this provocative comic play by award winning writer, Dan Trujillo, a trio of performers tells the audience the remarkable story of an atheist trying to disprove God’s existence by stealing a baby Jesus from a nativity scene, unleashing a series of miracles that prove the existence of the Christian God he denies. But did any of this really happen? And do the actors even believe the story they're enacting?

Featuring Mole people, black market Viagra salesmen, speaking in tongues, tasteless caricatures three maybe-miracles, and more twists and turns than a roller coaster, The Honest-to-God True Story of the Atheist is a dark comedy that questions everything, including itself.

The Cast

Daryl Lathon*

Daryl Lathon (Daryl):  New York: Revenger’s Tragedy (Red Bull Theatre), The Pumpkin Pie Show: Le Petit Morte (NY Fringe), Romeo and Juliet and Much Ado About Nothing (Pearl Theatre) and several plays directed by Isaac Butler including George Hunka’s In Public, Clay McLeod Chapman’s volume of smoke and Dan Trujillo’s Talk of the Walk-Up.(Regional: Appeared in Henry V, Coriolanus, King Lear and Midsummer Nights Dream (Shakespeare Theater, Washington D.C.

WES MATTHEWS: (Keyboardist) Wes Matthews is a pianist and composer whose works have been performed by the Minnesota Orchestra and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project, among others.  A recent transplant to New York, he is currently working on forming his own group and continuing work with the East Coast Composers Ensemble.  Wes has taken part in residencies at the Wellesley Composers Conference, the Atlantic Center for the Arts, and Virginia Commonwealth University.

ISAAC BUTLER (Director/Producer) As a director: The world premieres of Dan Trujillo’s Talk of the Walk-Up, George Hunka’s Sustaining, All The Ships at Sea, In Public and In Private, Clay McLeod Chapman’s volume of smoke, redbird and positive i.d. the English Language premieres of Line Knutzon’s First You’re Born and Peretz Hischbein’s The Amulet. As a writer, he maintains the blog Parabasis and writes “The Enthusiast” a weekly column on cultural matters for Buzzine (http://www.buzzine.com). Love to Anne.

DAN TRUJILLO (Playwright)  2006-07 Dramatists Guild Fellow; production of JINGLE SPREE won Portland, OR’s Drammy Award for Outstanding Original Script; won the American College Theatre Festival/Playwrights Center award (Conference With the Bull); workshop of freestyle verse play TALK OF THE WALK-UP in NYC with Isaac Butler; received MFA in Dramatic Writing from New York University and the Harry Kondoleon Graduate Award in Playwriting; Member, The Dramatists Guild, and Playwrights Gallery (NYC). 

Julie Kinnett (Stage Manager) Julie Kinnett began performing as a singer, dancer, and musician at a young age and has discovered in more recent years that working behind the scenes is just as much fun and even more challenging. She is enjoying very much working on her first production with elsewhere.

Sabrina Braswell (Light Designer) Previous lighting design credits include Waterwell’s The Persians (Under St. Mark’s, Perry St. Theater), many different iterations of The Pumpkin Pie Show including Ringside Seats at The Belt and Junta High at PS 122, The Debate Society’s A Thought About Raya at The Red Room, and The Amulet, volume of smoke and In Public, directed by Isaac Butler. Thanks to Andy and Juan Valdez.

Sydney Maresca (Costume Designer) recently designed costumes for Volume of Smoke and The Amulet, both directed by Isaac Butler.  Other costuming credits include The Debate Society's The Eaten Heart, A Thought about Raya and The Snow Hen. Sydney is also part of the The Hazzards, New York 's baddest ukulele band.

David Hanlon (Composer) is a pianist and composer living in Houston. This past year, he served as principle coach for the world premiere of Chris Theofanidis's "The Refuge" at Houston Grand Opera, coaching a range of musicians including opera soloists, sitar players, and Nigerian choirs. This fall, he continues at HGO as a studio artist. David previously served as musical director of the Rapid Response Team in the summer of 2006.

JAIME GREEN (Associate Producer/Dramaturg) is the Literary Associate at MCC Theater, where she works as a dramaturg with the writers of MCC's Playwrights' Coalition, including Mark Schultz, Adam Bock, Itamar Moses, and Kathryn Walat.  She also is the dramaturg for MCC's Youth Company Playwrighting Lab, which is run by Lucy Thurber.  Outside of MCC, Jaime is Artistic Director of Temporary Theatre Company and a producer with the Old Vic/New Voices 24 Hour Plays. 

Anne Love (Co-Producer for elsewhere) is a producer/member of elsewhere. Over the past 5 years, Anne has served in various theatrical marketing, general management & producing capacities, most recently as the Associate General Manager at The Splinter Group, where she oversaw such projects as Christine Jorgensen Reveals (2006 Drama Desk Award Winner, Unique Theatrical Experience) and the National Alliance for Musical Theater's 17th Annual Festival of New Musicals. Anne is a proud graduate of Virginia Tech.