The Nether Jennifer Haley
June 8th - 30th, 2018
Mosesian Center for the Arts
  • General Admission: $25*
  • Student: $12.50*†
* Includes MCA Facilities Fee
† Student ID Required

Tickets

  • General Admission: $25*
  • Student: $12.50*†
* Includes MCA Facilities Fee
† Student ID Required
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The Nether is an immersive online wonderland where anything is possible. The mysterious “Papa” holds court in his virtual garden, a sensory utopia where patrons may indulge their darkest fantasies under digital anonymity and without real-world consequences. But when Detective Morris investigates Papa’s dealings, she uncovers a series of darkly unsettling acts which throw morality, the law, and human nature itself into question. Hailed by The Independent as “a gripping and deeply disconcerting look at the Internet and its role in one of the most disturbing issues of our time,” Jennifer Haley’s science fiction crime drama The Nether tackles the impact of technology on human relationships, identity, and desire.

 
 

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Mosesian Center for the Arts

321 Arsenal Street
Watertown, MA

Know Before You Go

Content Warning
The Nether contains adult themes, language, and imagery. Parental discretion advised.

Cast

Staff

Media & Links

  • Press Kit (1872kB)
  • Program (662kB)
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  • Review: Boston and Beyond "But the bottom line…it is a fascinating, totally engaging, at times..edge of your seat science-fiction story that is performed by a talented cast in a clever set that crosses both worlds..." -Susan Mulford
  • The Ticket: The Boston Globe "A first-rate production of Jennifer Haley’s powerfully disturbing drama... Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz, with exceptionally compelling performances by Bob Mussett, Regine Vital, Julia Talbot, Jeff Gill, and Arthur Gomez." -Don Aucoin
  • Review: Arts Fuse "Gomez stands out as Woodnut, a man who initially has no interest in the Hideaway’s illusions, but whose temptation grows the more time he spends there. Talbot, a graduating senior at Medford High School, is also excellent, convincingly pulling off the role of an adult who is pretending to be a child." -David Cruz
  • Review: Rabbit Reviews Boston "Don’t look up what it’s about, just go. It’s a wonderfully intoxicating evening of theater to experience. ... Of course, no matter how good the script is, it’s all in the execution and here Flat Earth Theatre shines, capping off a terrific season of theater." -James Wilkinson
  • Review: Theater Mirror "The ensemble is terrific, with Vital submitting her best performance to date as the no-nonsense but vulnerable Detective Morris, while Mussett masterfully conveys the matter-of-fact sociopathic thinking of his character, particularly when it is clear that his feelings for Iris have more to do with control than love." -Mike Hoban
  • Review: On Boston Stages "The Flat Earth Theatre’s production of “The Nether” ... is a fresh, original, complex look at the issues surrounding our on-line and off-line lives. ... Director Sarah Gazdowicz employs brisk pacing in steadily ratcheting up the tension as the characters move between the two worlds, as the lines between them become blurred." -Rich Fahey
  • Review: EDGE, Boston "Director Sarah Gazdowicz paints the future for us but keeps the material grounded in the eternal moment of human nature. ... We shift from one kind of reality into the next without difficulty, partly because of the skills of the writer, director, designers, and cast... but also because we are, or are becoming, digital natives." -Kilian Melloy
  • Review: Boston Arts Review "Director Sarah Gazdowicz has a first rate cast, led by Regine Vital as the sharp detective who dogs Papa and his customers. Bob Mussett is frighteningly creepy as the cold, elegant, Victorian Papa who glibly confesses he is cursed with 'both an obsession and insight.'" -Beverly Creasey
  • Review: Joyce's Choices "DO NOT MISS THE NETHER a deeply absorbing, perfectly executed production that puts our looming 21st century moral dilemmas on the hotseat. I was simultaneously glued to every second—even as my frame of reference came unglued." -Joyce Kulhawik
  • Rabbit Reviews Boston: Best of 2018 "Flat Earth’s production was impeccably directed, superbly acted and beautiful to look at. One of those shows where the creative team is firing on all fronts. It hooked you in with the mystery and held you by your throat." -James Wilkinson
  • 23rd Annual IRNE Nominations • Nomination for Best Supporting Actress, Fringe: Julia Talbot
    • Nomination for Best Supporting Actor, Fringe: Bob Mussett
    • Nomination for Best Play, Fringe: The Nether
  • 23rd Annual IRNE Winners • Winner for Best Supporting Actor, Fringe: Bob Mussett