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DC Premiere

What Became of Us

Jun 16 – Jul 26, 2026
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Black silhouettes of a young girl and a younger boy, with the boy holding a toy airplane. The background is a silhouette of a city near a body of water, the sky is colored in gradients of orange, pink, and blue, and the colors are reflected in the water below.

A beautiful and moving play about two siblings striving for connection over the course of a lifetime.

A sister and brother, the elder born in The Old Country and the younger born in This Country, share both big and small moments and memories from childhood through teenage rebellion, career successes, parenthood, and growing old. Their disparate perspectives lead to both fractures and forgiveness as they witness each other's stories.

Played on alternating nights by two different casts, each from a different diasporic background, this intimate and tender journey across continents and time redefines home through the eyes of life's longest relationship.

“A soaring, poetic play you’ll want to see twice” – Observer  

By Shayan Lotfi
Directed by Ethan Heard

Performance Information

Seating Chart

Seating Chart
  • Running Time

    Running time is approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, with no intermission.

  • Content Warnings

    This show contains adult themes and mild language.

  • Age Recommendation

    Appropriate for ages 10+, best enjoyed by adults. Signature does not admit anyone under 6.

  • Cast Schedule

    This production will be performed by two different casts on alternating nights. Click the link below to see the full schedule.

    VIEW CAST SCHEDULE

Specialty Performances

Discussion Nights

July 15 at 7:30PM & July 21 at 7:30PM

Go behind the scenes with an exclusive post-show discussion following select Tuesday and Wednesday performances.

Pride Nights

July 17 at 8PM & July 24 at 8PM

A special Friday event for members of the LGBTQ community, family and friends with a lively post-show reception.

Accessibility

Signature Theatre offers several accessibility options to ensure our Theatre is welcoming to everyone.

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Accessible Performances

Masks Required

July 19 at 2PM

Closed Captions via the GalaPro app

All performances

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Digital Program

View the digital program for What Became of Us

Purple Cast

Alma Cuervo

Alma Cuervo

Q

BROADWAY: On Your Feet, Beauty and the Beast (Mrs. Potts), Cabaret (Schneider), Titanic (original Ida Straus), The Heidi Chronicles, Ghetto, Quilters; Is There Life After High School?, Censored Scenes From King Kong, Bedroom Farce, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. NATIONAL TOURS: Wicked (Morrible), My Fair Lady, Cabaret, M. Butterfly. OFF-BROADWAY: The Baker’s Wife, Sondheim and Weidman's Road Show (directed by John Doyle). REGIONAL: Cincinnati: The Three Sisters (Sarah Ruhl's adaptation); Northern Stage: The Year of Magical Thinking. AWARDS: OBIE for Uncommon Women and Others; Barrymore for The Beauty Queen of Leenane (PTC); PHOEBE for Wit (Theatre Virginia). TV: Norman Lear's a.k.a. Pablo (series co-star). EDUCATION: BA from Tulane; MFA from Yale Drama.

Michael DeLorenzo

Michael DeLorenzo

Z

BROADWAY: West Side Story. REGIONAL: Center Theatre Group: A Standup Tragedy. FILM: Fast Forward (dir. Sidney Poitier), A Few Good Men (dir. Rob Reiner), Alive (dir. Frank Marshall). TV: FOX: New York Undercover (Detective Eddie Torres); Showtime: Resurrection Blvd. (Carlos Santiago); NBC: Fame; ABC: When We Rise, Head of the Class; CBS: Blue Bloods. MUSIC VIDEOS: “Beat It” (Michael Jackson), “Ballerina Girl” (Lionel Ritchie). OTHER: National Ballet of Canada (with Rudolph Nureyev), American Ballet Theatre (with Mikhail Baryshnikov), Ballet Hispanico (Tina Ramirez). EDUCATION: High School of the Performing Arts, School of American Ballet, Joffrey Ballet, New York School of Ballet. IG: @AKA_DELO

Green Cast

Stan Kang

Stan Kang

Z

DC AREA: Olney Theatre: Kim’s Convenience; Theater J: Yellow Face; Studio Theatre 2ndstage:  A Language Of Their Own, Sincerity Forever; Shakespeare Theatre Company: A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Winter’s Tale, The Comedy of Errors; Kennedy Center Theatre Lab: Invisible Room; Horizons Theater: Dear Esther. TV/FILM: Peacock Original: Dr Death; Universal TV:  FBI’s Most Wanted; Knight Takes King: House of Cards; Universal Pictures: 12 Monkeys; Warner Brothers: Fallen; Gama Entertainment: Jamesy Boy; ELProductions: Sally Pacholok; A Make/Films: Brave the Dark; NBC TV: Homicide: Life in the Streets; CBS Entertainment: Murderous Intent; Lifetime: Stolen by a Serial Killer

Jo Yang

Jo Yang

Q

NEW YORK: New York Theatre Workshop: Endlings (Sook Ja); Ensemble Studio Theatre: 1st BIPOC Marathon of One Acts: Younger Battles the Possible Ghost (Elder); Roundabout Underground: Chinese Republicans (Phyllis, pre-Broadway Staged Reading); Urban Stages: Comfort Women (Bohki Lee); The Tank: Cannibal Galaxy; NAATCO:  Ah Wilderness! (Lily). REGIONAL:  American Repertory Theater:  Endlings (World Premiere); Williamstown Theatre Festival: Three Sisters; Eugene O’Neill Festival: Endlings; Seattle Rep: M. Butterfly; Florida Rep: Heartsong; Seattle Group Theatre: The Boys Next Door; Odyssey Theatre Ensemble: Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks. RECENT FILM: Influenced, Treasure of the Lost Reel, Daddy (Short). TV: Awkwafina—Nora from Queens, The Equalizer, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Affair, You, among others.

Creative Team

Ethan Heard

Directed by

he/him SIGNATURE: Associate Artistic Director. Director: Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Soft Power, The Bridges of Madison County, Pacific Overtures, Which Way to the Stage. NEW YORK: Co-Founder of Heartbeat Opera: Fidelio (NYTimes Critic’s Pick), Butterfly, Breathing Free (Drama League Nominee), Lady M, Dido & Aeneas, Kafka-Fragments, and eight drag extravaganzas; Inner Voices: The Other Room; Experiments in Opera: Sisyphus. REGIONAL: Glimmerglass Festival: Sunday in the Park with George (International Opera Award for Best Musical); Opera Philadelphia: Madame Butterfly; Berkshire Theatre Festival: A Little Night Music, Bells Are Ringing, Little Shop of Horrors; Williamstown: Pullman, WA; Curtis: Empty the House; Princeton: Into the Woods, Next to Normal, The Producers; Carnegie Mellon: A Little Night Music; Yale: Merrily We Roll Along, Julius Caesar, Yale School of Drag. DC AREA: The Kennedy Center: La Susanna. INTERNATIONAL: Broadway Asia: The Secret (Resident Director). EDUCATION: Yale: BA and MFA. TEACHING: Yale, Princeton, O’Neill Theater Center. ethanheard.com. @ethanjheard  

Press Reviews

An affecting portrait of family and belonging

DC Theater Arts

Heartwrenchingly touching

BroadwayWorld

Elegantly structured, intimately staged

Metro Weekly

Deeply contemplative and moving

DC Digest

A tender portrait of family, memory, and the ties that survive distance and time

Stage and Cinema

All four performances are expertly mighty

BroadwayWorld

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