Please Don't Slow Me Down @ Space 1308 [Oakland]

Schedule

Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm to Sat, 15 Nov, 2025 at 09:00 pm

UTC-08:00

Location

1308 Broadway | Oakland, CA

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a world premiere play + live music
About this Event

Doors 7pm | Music @ 7:30 | Play @ 8:15

Please Don't Slow Me Down -- a world premiere play by Melina Cohen-Bramwell

  • Benji Tullman, a bipolar, Bay-Area-born millennial—and the physical embodiment of his cyclical moods—are having one last, manic hurrah. Over the course of one wild night, they wind up at a rave on the site of his former elementary school, Chaverim Jewish Day School, and at a crossroads that will determine the course of Benji’s future. (It’s a comedy!)

with Musical Performances by

  • 11/14 Jas Stade
  • 11/15 Tristan Marcelle + afterparty with DJ 80085

Cast and Creative:

written by -- Melina Cohen-Bramwell

directed by -- Lana Richards

stage manager -- Jenna Stein-Corman

set design -- Jenna Lauren Carroll

sound design -- Michael Kelly

lighting design -- Riley Richardson

costumes -- Marie Morley

graphics -- Libby Anderson

actor, Benji -- Dom Refuerzo

actor, Mania -- Elenor Irene Paul

actor, Ensemble -- Michelle Zheng

actor, Ensemble -- Peter Malmquist

actor, Ensemble -- Ling Ling Lee

actor, Ensemble and u/s -- Myles Bell

Please Don't Slow Me Down is produced by Emily Anderson, Melina Cohen-Bramwell, and Lana Richards


Music begins promptly at 7:30, followed by a short break w/drinks and concessions, then an original theatre piece.

NOTAFLOF: if cost is a barrier, email [email protected] for pay-what-you-can tickets. no one turned away for lack of funds.

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Where is it happening?

1308 Broadway, 1308 Broadway, Oakland, United States

Event Location & Nearby Stays:

Tickets

USD 12.51 to USD 55.20

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