A curated festival of intimate work that explores the elemental connection between performer, audience and our times presented in the bricks of New York Theatre Workshop.
Presented by NYTW & PlayCo
Written & Performed by Alaa Shehada
A Troupe Courage Production
North American Tour Produced by 55B Productions / Jenny Tibbels
Directed by Katrien van Beurden & Thomas van Ouwerkerk
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Combining storytelling, mask, and stand-up comedy, The Horse of Jenin is constructed from the fragments of Palestinian actor and comedian Alaa Shehada’s own memories and stands as an ode to the power of imagination and the resilience it brings.
Presented by NYTW & National Black Theatre
In association with Lena Waithe
Written and Performed by Liza Jessie Peterson
Directed by Talvin Wilks
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Inspired by her decades-long work with prison populations, including on the notorious Rikers Island, Liza Jessie Peterson’s timely and urgent one-person show unpacks the human impact of mass incarceration in America.
Written and Performed by Leslie Ayvazian
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Mention My Beauty is a one-woman performance piece by playwright and performer Leslie Ayvazian (Nine Armenians) who speaks candidly about navigating the anti-war movement, the women’s movement, and the sexual revolution.
Written and Performed by Chris Grace
Directed by Eric Michaud
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Sardines explores—with tremendous grace and humanity—the tragic, hilarious, and important questions of our time: Can we enjoy life if we know how it ends? Does making art actually help? And if Rihanna’s song is called “Don’t Stop the Music,” why does the music… stop?
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