Cost Of Living
Boston, MA
“Fonseca and Leviashvili are funny and feisty together and generate palpable chemistry. What happens next I did not see coming.” Joyce Kulhawik
Gina Fonseca & Sean Leviashvili/ Photo Nile Scott Studios
Actor Sean Leviashvili Finds Authenticity in SpeakEasy’s ‘Cost of Living’
Gina Fonseca and Sean Leviashvili in rehearsal for the SpeakEasy Stage's production of "Cost of Living"
Source: Nile Scott Studios
SpeakEasy Stage Company presents a deeply moving COST OF LIVING
‘Cost of Living’ advocates for disability justice on, off stage
Sean and his Cost of Living co-star, Stephanie Gould, appeared on The Culture Show hosted by Jared Bowen for GBH News. Take a listen.
Director Alex Lonati (right) speaks with actors Sean Leviashvili and Gina Fonseca during a rehearsal for "Cost of Living" at SpeakEasy Stage Company. NILE SCOTT STUDIOS
Caring and courage propel SpeakEasy's tender 'Cost of Living'
To ensure the full authenticity of the care-giving and the individual quests for real living and connection, playwright Majok specifically asks that John and Ani be played by actors with disabilities—a request richly carried out by SpeakEasy Stage. Sean Leviashvili, a gay New Yorker born with cerebral palsy, captures John's vocal tension and his demanding stance in initially interviewing Jess and making sure his needs are fulfilled. – Bay Windows
“Cost of Living” — A Powerful Drama About Our Longing to Connect
Sean Leviashvili (left) and Gina Fonseca in the SpeakEasy Stage production of Cost of Living. Photo: Nile Scott Studios
“Witnessing Jess’s lack of patience and overall tension when learning how to interact with John is unsettling when put in contrast with John, who seems to know how to deal with these situations — perhaps because he has done so before. That upsetting feeling is a result of Leviashvili and Fonseca’s electric dynamic: The actors confidently bring these bold characters to life and then starkly express their different personalities and ways of life through their interactions.” – The Harvard Crimson
Sean Leviashvili and Gina Fonseca in "Cost of Living." By Courtesy of Nile Scott Studios
“Fonseca and Leviashvili are funny and feisty together and generate palpable chemistry. What happens next I did not see coming.” Joyce Kulhawik
Gina Fonseca & Sean Leviashvili/ Photo Nile Scott Studios
Actor Sean Leviashvili Finds Authenticity in SpeakEasy’s ‘Cost of Living’
Gina Fonseca and Sean Leviashvili in rehearsal for the SpeakEasy Stage's production of "Cost of Living"
Source: Nile Scott Studios
SpeakEasy Stage Company presents a deeply moving COST OF LIVING
‘Cost of Living’ advocates for disability justice on, off stage
Sean and his Cost of Living co-star, Stephanie Gould, appeared on The Culture Show hosted by Jared Bowen for GBH News. Take a listen.
Director Alex Lonati (right) speaks with actors Sean Leviashvili and Gina Fonseca during a rehearsal for "Cost of Living" at SpeakEasy Stage Company. NILE SCOTT STUDIOS
Caring and courage propel SpeakEasy's tender 'Cost of Living'
To ensure the full authenticity of the care-giving and the individual quests for real living and connection, playwright Majok specifically asks that John and Ani be played by actors with disabilities—a request richly carried out by SpeakEasy Stage. Sean Leviashvili, a gay New Yorker born with cerebral palsy, captures John's vocal tension and his demanding stance in initially interviewing Jess and making sure his needs are fulfilled. – Bay Windows
“Cost of Living” — A Powerful Drama About Our Longing to Connect
Sean Leviashvili (left) and Gina Fonseca in the SpeakEasy Stage production of Cost of Living. Photo: Nile Scott Studios
“Witnessing Jess’s lack of patience and overall tension when learning how to interact with John is unsettling when put in contrast with John, who seems to know how to deal with these situations — perhaps because he has done so before. That upsetting feeling is a result of Leviashvili and Fonseca’s electric dynamic: The actors confidently bring these bold characters to life and then starkly express their different personalities and ways of life through their interactions.” – The Harvard Crimson
Sean Leviashvili and Gina Fonseca in "Cost of Living." By Courtesy of Nile Scott Studios