InterAct Theatre Company Presents ‘ Rift, Or White Lies’

Is it possible to love someone whose beliefs you hate?

InterAct Theatre Company presents the National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere of RIFT, OR WHITE LIES, a gripping new drama by award-winning playwright Gabriel Jason Dean, running from April 4 – 27, 2025. Directed by Seth Rozin, this provocative play explores the deep and painful fractures within a family, the weight of shared trauma, and the search for reconciliation in an era of extreme ideological division.

Starring Barrymore Award-winning actors Matteo Scammell and Jered McLenigan, RIFT, OR WHITE LIES follows two estranged brothers—one a progressive novelist, the other a convicted murderer and high-ranking member of a white supremacist prison gang—who must confront their turbulent past and their irreconcilable differences. Each night, Scammell and McLenigan will alternate roles, offering audiences a chance to experience the play from two unique perspectives. Patrons who see one performance will have the opportunity to return for a special $12 ticket to witness the reversed casting.

We are thrilled to bring this powerful and urgent story to the stage. In a time when ideological divides seem wider than ever, RIFT, OR WHITE LIES asks: Can love bridge the chasm between us? Can we truly see one another beyond our beliefs? This production invites audiences to grapple with these complex questions through a deeply human lens. – Director Seth Rozin

If You Go

Performances of RIFT, OR WHITE LIES will take place at the Proscenium Theatre at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks Street, from April 4 – 27, 2025 (press opening April 10). Tickets are available at www.interacttheatre.org/rift-or-white-lies. Special $12 tickets are available for patrons who return to see the reversed casting. RIFT, OR WHITE LIES is also part of Philly Theatre Week, and a limited number of Pay What You Can tickets are available for performances April 4 – 13.

As a company dedicated to civic discourse, InterAct hosts discussions for audience members almost every day of the week after non-preview performances. Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays are facilitated by Artistic Director Seth Rozin. Saturdays  are artist talkbacks with literary manager, Chaz T. Martin, and special guests including South Philly native, Frank Meeink (Author of “Autobiography of a Recovering Skinhead”).