I'll Be with You Shortly

Welcome to the afterlife. Take a number.

Carrie has been in a car accident. Becoming aware of her immediate surroundings, she concludes that she’s probably dead. She’s not in Heaven, and she’s not in Hell. She’s in some kind of waiting area. When she inquires, she’s told that it’s “Reception.” While she waits, an assortment of individuals parades ahead of her. Some are directed to a Heavenly paradise. Others will go straight to some level of the Inferno.

Has Carrie been a good person or a bad person? She’ll learn her ultimate fate and destination. She’ll be in for two big surprises that neither she nor the theatre audience can expect.

Michael Merton is the playwright.

Carol Becker directs. Presented by Neo Ensemble Theatre.