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WEEK 1: March 26 – March 28, 2020

PHASES OF THE MOON

By Bryna Turner
Directed by Rebecca Martínez
Produced by Stephanie Rolland
Scenic design by Jean Kim, Costumes by Soule Golden, Lights by Christina Watanabe, Sound by Caroline Eng

Before she mastered the art of losing, the poet Elizabeth Bishop was a socialist vegetarian in a peacoat at Vassar College during the Great Depression. Following “Bishie” and her friends over a single lunar cycle during their senior year, Phases of the Moon begins with a ritual gone awry and asks us to consider what’s real under all the pretending.

Read an excerpt of the play here.
Watch the highlights from the Instagram takeover here.

WEEK 2: April 2 – April 4, 2020

SANDBLASTED

By Charly Evon Simpson
Directed by Victoria Collado
Produced by Ilana Becker
Scenic design by Anna Driftmier, Costumes by Sabrina Bianca Guillan, Lights by Cha See, Sound by Caroline Eng

Angela and Odessa are struggling for survival in a dark present that’s being overtaken by an epidemic affecting only black women. A fabulous wellness celebrity emerges as one who could guide them—if only they trust her and follow her into the shifting sands. Will they find a cure? Can a cure even be found? sandblasted is by turns poetic and absurd; a story of waiting and hoping, and of the meaning of touch.

Read an excerpt of the play here.
Watch the highlights from the Instagram takeover here.

 

WEEK 3: April 9 – April 11, 2020

TOBIAS: A NOVEL IN PERFORMANCE

By Christina Quintana (CQ)
Directed by Arpita Mukherjee
Produced by Marie Cisco
Scenic design by Jean Kim, Costumes by Rodrigo Muñoz, Lights by Christina Watanabe, Sound by Emily Auciello

Tobias was a real person; far more than just a footnote in one of North America’s earliest-known scandals. TOBIAS: A Novel in Performance is a hybrid theatrical experience, melding the forms of narrative-fiction and playwriting to explore a distinct connection across three backgrounds: Mohawk, African, and Dutch. Tobias, as narrator, leads the audience though a gripping examination of the often-complicated lines between power, sex, and love: both then and now.

Read an excerpt from the play here.
Watch the highlights from the Instagram takeover here.

WEEK 4: April 16 – April 18, 2020

GRACE, SPONSORED BY MONTEVERDE

By Vanessa Garcia
Directed by Sarah Hughes
Produced by Alyssa Simmons
Scenic design by Anna Driftmier, Costumes by Peiyi Wong, Lights by Cha See, Sound by Caroline Eng

Catherine is searching for something authentic. Frustrated by her life’s direction and haunted by her annoying ex-husband, she embarks with her f*ckbuddy, Lewis, on a Lewis-and-Clark-esque trip across America sponsored by Monteverde Moonshine. But as Catherine travels the country, posting photos and interviews of people she meets—an immigrant worker, a wayward nun, a queer homeschooled teen—she inadvertently raises more questions than answers: about “the real America,” about her own identity, and about what “authenticity” even means anymore. #ManifestYourDestiny #GraceSponsoredByMonteverde #DrinkandRideResponsibly

Read an excerpt from the play here.
Watch the highlights from the Instagram takeover here.

WEEK 5: April 23 – April 25, 2020

MY BABY

By Sukari Jones
Directed by Candis C. Jones
Produced by Lucy Jackson
Scenic design by Meredith Ries, Costumes by Dominique Fawn Hill, Lights by Miriam Crowe, Sound by Twi McCallum

Estelle discovers she cannot be a bone marrow donor for her mother Gladys, who has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. Meanwhile, Tinesha is tirelessly searching the universe for her stolen baby. A complicated family drama about mothers, daughters, and the cosmic quests we undertake for the ones we love.

Watch the highlights from the Instagram takeover here.