World PREMIERE Production
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Forever in There or,
Fuck Around and Find Out
Written By Ashley Rose Wellman
Directed Spenser Davis
Opens: October 8, 2026
Closes: November 7, 2026
Two amateur conflict journalists who were kidnapped for ransom during an ill-advised trip to an active war zone are released after years of captivity. They struggle to adjust to “normal life” while navigating their complex feelings for each other, the enormous debts they owe their loved ones, and the weird ramifications of what happens after you fuck around and find out.
“Forever in There or, Fuck Around and Find Out is a genuinely ambitious piece that lingers in the mind after one leaves the theatre. Wellman allows both her characters and the themes of the piece to be messy, uncomfortable and difficult.. Recommended” Madison Mellon, Stage Raw
“(Wellman’s) latest, out-of-today’s-headlines play is called to find yourself glued to the edge of your seat…As compellingly as Forever in There or F*ck Around and Find Out reads on paper, it’s even more riveting as directed by Spenser Davis…Gripping…Gutzmerson and Torres deliver a pair of intensely powerful performances…O’Grady, Clark, and Cruz provide powerhouse support…with Trieu doing her own affecting work as “the other woman.” S. Stanley, StageSceneLA
“The cast of players are at their peak when their characters even question if all of this journalist work was worth its effort and to consider that this is the play’s focus…Directed by Spenser Davis, this play takes upon a hard focus of the after-the-facts of what real journalists may go through to deliver its news to those that seek it.”- Accessiblity Live Off-Line
Playwright Ashley Rose Wellman
A playwright/screenwriter based in Los Angeles, Ashley’s 2023 play Kill Shelter won five LADCC Awards, the Ted Schmitt Award for World Premiere of an Outstanding New Play, co-sponsored by The Black List. It was named a Distinguished Production at the Stage Raw Awards, won ten StageSceneLA Awards, and three LATheatreBites Awards. Ashley was awarded the Humanitas PLAY LA Award, was commissioned with a grant from the Humanitas Foundation, is a two-time Finalist and six-time Semi-Finalist for the O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, and was highlighted on the 2020 Kilroys List. Her work has been developed and/or produced at Pasadena Playhouse, The Blank Theatre, Antaeus Theatre Company, IAMA Theatre Company, The Echo Theater Company, Midnight Summit Ensemble, The University of Southern California, and the Valdez Theatre Conference. More info at ashleyrosewellman.com.
Forever in There or, Fuck Around and Find Out Cast
Bailey – Scout Gutzmerson
Noah – Armando Torres
Jax – Amberlee Clark
Mara – Kathleen O’Grady
Pete – Henry Cruz
Victoria – Elizabeth Trieu
Forever in There or, Fuck Around and Find Out Understudy Cast
Bailey Understudy – Chloe Madriaga
Noah Understudy – Raul Vega Martinez
Jax Understudy – Sigi Ravet
Mara Understudy – Julia Prud’homme
Pete Understudy – Gabriel Montoya
Victoria Understudy – Lillie Silva-Muir
Creative & Production Team
Playwright: Ashley Rose Wellman
Director: Spenser Davis
Stage Manager: Maya Gonzalez
Lighting Designer: Matt Richter
Sound Designer: Stephanie Yackovetsky
Set Designer: Mark Mendelson
Costume Designer: Shona Young
Poster Photography: Linsay Rousseau
Poster Designer: Alexis DeLaRosa
Production Photography: Andrew Ge
Producer: Bill Voorhees
Associate Producers: Tamika Katon-Donegal, J.T. Melaragno, Stephanie Yackovetsky
Press Representative: Ken Werther Publicity
AMC Liaison: Shey Lyn Zanotti
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