"Not Working" grew out of a conversation among the artistic directors of three different theater companies at the onset of COVID-19 as all were facing the uncertainty of the pandemic.
Annabelle Ramos plays Anqa, a young American-born woman who returns to America for the first time after her parents were deported 12 years prior. Upon Anqa’s return, the pandemic hits. "It's not something that you get to incorporate much in theater," Ramos said."A lot of the times it's ... the director telling the actor, 'do this, do that.' So getting to be involved in also creating what we're performing, it gives you a new sense of creative freedom that I think makes you more invested in the story and offers another piece of your soul for the audience to see.