About the Show

Deep into her 3rd (and final) act of being a person, Kathryn Grody investigates an eclectic, devastating, and hilarious potpourri of shocking discoveries as she finds herself — at 78 — becoming not quite old, but elder. Another Boomer that didn’t think the aging process would apply to her, Grody enters elderhood with equal parts empowerment and bewilderment. Marching onward through crumbling democracy, a boiling planet, and an increasingly dead roster of friends and colleagues, she is buoyed by discovering parts of herself she didn’t know were in hiding, waiting for this period to bloom. Mother, artist, wife, grandmother, friend, and accidental social media influencer, Kathryn Grody is astonished with her life, your life, and the stunning, deeply-felt, heartbreaking impermanence of it all.

About the Artists

Kathryn Grody was born in Los Angeles, a cosmic error which she corrected almost 50 years ago. She found a home at The Public Theatre, and mentors for life in Joe Papp and his wife, Gail Merrifield Papp. She performed in various productions there, including her 3-character solo show, A Mom’s Life, which was nominated for a Drama Desk Award. She received Obie Awards for Marriage of Bette and Boo and Top Girls, also at The Public. Pre-pandemic: A Model Apartment at 59thE59th, 20th Century Blues at The Signature, The Great Moment at Seattle Rep. During pandemic filmed a pilot for Showtime, called Seasoned. Recently shot a short called Wolly Bully and performed in Geoff Sobel’s Home at the Luminata Festival in Toronto. FILM: Harry and Walter Go To New York, My Bodyguard, The Lemon Sisters, Another Woman, Reds, Men With Guns, Limbo. TV: The Sunset Gang (with Uta Hagen) Execution of Private Slovak (with Martin Sheen). She is on the board of Dances for a Variable Population, Downtown Women for Change, is a Usual Suspect with New York Theatre Workshop, and works with The International Rescue Committee and American Jewish World Service.

Timothy Near is an award-winning freelance director, three-time artistic director and Obie Award-winning actress.  She has directed over 80 plays and musicals at theatres across the U.S. including La Jolla Playhouse, New York Public Theatre, The Guthrie, Berkeley Rep, Center REP, and the Mark Taper Forum.  She was the first woman to direct at the Alliance Theatre and at the Repertory Theatre of St. Louis.  In her 21 year tenure as artistic director of San Jose Rep, she produced over 120 plays and 20 world premieres.  Twice as artistic director, she contributed to the campaign, design and completion of two mid-sized theatres.  In addition to an Obie Award for her performance in Still Life at the American Place Theatre in New York, she was a regular guest on “Sesame Street.”  Timothy directed the World Premiere of Kathryn Grody’s play, A Mom’s Life at the Public Theatre in N.Y.C. and at The Tiffany Theater in L.A.    She is so happy to be working with her again. www.timothynear.com

About the Producers

Mechanical Raven Productions was founded by Megan E Carter in 2024. Megan has produced dozens of Off-Broadway shows and international collaborations in her 20+ years in the theatre, including crooked by Catherine Trieschmann starring Cristin Milioti, Bethany by Laura Marks starring America Ferrera, and SITI Company’s The Medium directed by Anne Bogart at BAM, and Nightwalk in the Chinese Garden by Stan Lai in the Huntington Gardens. Most recently, she led the world-renowned, award-winning SITI Company through their legacy plan and celebrated final season. Previously, Megan was the Producing Director of CalArts Center for New Performance in Los Angeles, where she worked with internationally recognized directors at REDCAT, the Under the Radar Festival at the Public, the Wuzhen Theatre Festival, and Singapore Festival of the Arts. Megan was Associate Artistic Director of WP Theater for 7 years where she produced the New York and world premieres of over 25 new plays Off-Broadway. She has worked with Ripe Time, SITI Company, the Rude Mechanicals, Classic Stage Company, and TerraNova Collective. Megan served as dramaturg on the American Premiere of Jackie by Elfriede Jelinek, directed by Tea Alagic and has edited the English translations of Jelinek’s plays Rechnitz and The Charges (The Supplicants).

Heather Moosnick is a seasoned entertainment industry leader with over 25 years of experience in driving content strategy, business development, and partner management for global platforms and major content companies. Previously, she was the founding President of The WONDER Project, an independent studio founded by Jon Erwin and led by Kelly Merryman Hoogstraten. During her tenure, Heather helped secure over $75M in Series A funding in collaboration with NextGen Capital and Moelis. Heather’s extensive background includes key executive roles at Hulu, YouTube, WMG, CBS, and Viacom, where she played a pivotal role in the digital transformation of the media and music industries. She was instrumental in launching YouTube TV, YouTube Premium, and YouTube Music, and led content acquisition for Hulu and Hulu Live during Disney's takeover. Known for building world-class products that create value for content creators, consumers, and investors, Heather has been recognized as one of the most influential women in streaming and music through various industry awards. Heather currently serves as a board director of Spotter and previously served on the boards of Mediawan/Leonine, The 24 Hour Plays, and the Vineyard Theatre. She is now expanding her career into theater producing, driven by her deep passion for theater and lifelong love of the stage and storytelling.

Andrea Kuchlewska is a playwright-turned-producer whose plays have been produced Off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally. Kathryn Grody has been one of Andrea's greatest muses since they met over a decade ago, when Megan Carter cast Kathryn in a reading of Andrea's play at WP Theater. A huge believer in Kathryn's message and the bright, bright light Kathryn brings to the world, Andrea is thrilled to be producing The Unexpected 3rd Off-Broadway in 2025.