Cost of Living

by Martyna Majok

Directed by Shá Cage

Assistant Director Quinci Bachman

October 10-18, 2025

at 825 Arts

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Play Guide & Advisories

About Cost of Living

Cost of Living by Martyna Majok is a Pulitzer Prize winning play that explores the deeply human longing for connection across lines of disability, socioeconomic status, race, gender, and other intersectional differences. In tenderly intimate, heartbreakingly awkward, and delicate encounters, four characters traverse the space that keeps them isolated, hoping for companionship and love. Full Circle will tour the production to 3 community sites over the course of one week in addition to a two week run at 825 Arts in St. Paul. Tickets will be available online .

Performance and Ticketing Information

Dates

Cost of Living runs for three weekends. Week one is in community with private performances at community sites.

Weeks two and three are at 825 Arts, where tickets may be purchased.

Please note that there are no Sunday performances. Instead we have an added accessibility matinee on Saturdays at 1pm.

October 10-18

Preview: Friday October 10

Opening performances: Saturday October 11 at 1pm & 7pm
Wednesday-Saturday performances: October 15 - 18 at 7:00 p.m.
Saturday matinees at 1 p.m.

Cost of Living is recommended for general audiences (PG-13). The running time is approximately an hour and 50 minutes with one 10 minute break between acts. This piece explores themes such as death, mentions of sexual content, strong language.

Accessibility for All Bodies

Full Circle Theater creates theater for all bodies

We welcome everyone to utilize our accessibility accommodations.

While offering accessible accommodations for everyone is

not revolutionary, the foundational principle of providing reasonable

accommodations is a long-standing standard to

ensure equal access and opportunity.

• Open Captions (every show/ available to everyone)

• Large Print Playbill (every show/ available to everyone)

• Program (every show/ available to everyone)

• Play Guide (every show/ available to everyone)

• Advisory Guide (every show/ available to everyone)

• Sliding Scale Prices (every show/ available to everyone)

• Sensory Touch Tour (Thur. Oct. 16th, 6:00-6:30pm)

• Audio Description (Oct. 16-18 available to everyone)

• ASL (Oct. 17-18 available to everyone)

• Post Play Discussion (Sat. Oct 11th, 3:00pm)

• Pre Play Discussion (Fri. Oct 17th, 6:15pm)

• Wheelchair (front row seating every show)

• Location on the bus line

Opportunities to Dig in Deeper

Join us for these exciting additional opportunities to dig in

Sat. Oct. 11th - Post play discussion w/ the creative team (3:45pm)

Sat. Oct. 11th - Opening Night Reception w/ Cake

Wed. Oct. 15th: Pre play Theater Accessibility Forum w/ featured artist Taja Will, industry professionals & community

(4:30-6:30pm)

Wed. Oct. 15th: Post play Accessibility Open Mic (8:45pm)

Thurs. Oct. 16th: Pre play touch tour (6:00pm)

Fri. Oct 17th: Pre play discussion w/ Director Shá Cage (5:30-6:30pm)

Pricing

Every performance is Pay as You Are Able in accordance with our Mission and Core Values.

Those who are able, are asked to pay the fair market price of $35-45 per ticket. All patrons are able to pick a sliding ticket price from $15 - $55.

A select number of all access complimentary $0-14 tickets are available for community members who need them most.

No one turned away. Email us at fullcircletheater.org to request this ticket two days prior to your visit.
For those who are able to pay above the market price, your additional dollars will support the ticket price of those who need it most.

Seating is General Admission. Doors open 30 minutes prior to curtain.
For box office questions email: fullcircletheatertickets@gmail.com

Covid-19 Policy

Audience Vaccination policy
It is no longer required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative test results to attend performances.

Audience Mask Policy

Masks are required for all Saturday matinee performances of Cost of Living.

Audience Responsibility

We ask that guests stay home if they are sick or exposed to COVID-19. Please contact the box office to transfer your tickets to another performance, donate your tickets, or request a refund. Contact the ticket office at fullcircletheatermn.org

We will continue to update this page as we gather new information and will share pertinent updates through email and social media. Please check back as the details and requirements may change.

Thank you for your support and adaptability and we look forward to seeing you at the theatre!

Venue Information

Cost of Living will be performed at 825, located at 825 University Ave W, St Paul, MN 55104.

Parking: Lot parking is available at Ryan Plumbing on the corner of Avon and University. Street parking is available on the surrounding blocks. Parking is available on University Avenue after 6PM. Accessible parking drop off is available at our neighbor, Demera.

Meet the Playwright & Director

Playwright

Martyna Majok

Martyna Majok was born in Bytom, Poland and raised in Jersey and Chicago. She was awarded the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her Broadway debut play, Cost of Living, which was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play. Other plays include Sanctuary City, Queens, and Ironbound, which have been produced across American and international stages, and the libretto for Gatsby: An American Myth, with music by Florence Welch and Thomas Bartlett.

Director

Shá Cage (she/her)

Shá Cage is the Artistic Director of Full Circle Theater Company. She is a renaissance artist who directs, acts, and writes in theater and film. She has been called a change-maker and one of the leading artists of her generation. Her work has taken her across the U.S. to Japan, Africa, England, Bosnia, Canada, France, Sweden, Germany and more. Her recent directing credits include Inda Craig-Galván’s A Jumping Off Point at The Jungle Theater, Lynn Nottage's Intimate Apparel and Jacklyn Backus' Men on Boats at the Pittsburgh Playhouse, Lorraine Hansberry's Raisin in the Sun (Rochester Rep Co-Directed w/ EG Bailey), Michael Garces’ 36 Yesses (Cornerstone Theater/LA), Clare Baron’s Dance Nation (Guthrie/UMN), Joselyn Bioh’s School Girls (Arkansas Rep) and Michael Bobbit’s adaptation of Three Little Birds (The Children’s Theater). She is a member of the Playwrights’ Center, the Dramatist Guild, Actor’s Equity, SAG, and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC).