IHRAF Festival!
55 different performances,
12 performance blocks,
One magical week!
📢 Seventh Annual 📢
International Human Rights Art Festival
December 8th - 14th, 2025
The Tank
312 W 36th St., New York, NY 10018
Feel the Power of Art!
Now more than ever . . .
Tom Block, Producer
Costanza Bugiani, Assistant Producer
Jeff D’Ambrosio, Technical Director
Mel Hardy, Stage Manager
Inna Ivanovskaya, Videographer
Robin Michals, Photographer
Dalia Elmeddawi, On-Site Social Media Associate
Lina Restrepo Cardona, IHRAM Social Media Coordinator
Emily Owens PR, PR/Marketing
Aika Takeshima, Volunteer
Monday, December 8, 7:00 pm
TICKETS HERE
Ten Minute Play Festival
Extensions
Karen Campion
Three women’s lives intersect in a prison hairstyling program. Kasey, a young volunteer teacher, unknowingly connects Lou, an inmate one week from release, with Glo, a former prisoner now running her own salon. When a shocking confrontation reveals their hidden bond, all three must examine what they’re truly extending: skills, worth, or their capacity for human dignity. A story about connection, transformation, and discovering that the most meaningful extensions reach beyond bars and limitations.
Content Advisory: Contains references to domestic violence, incarceration, and substance abuse. Includes verbal descriptions and visible evidence of physical abuse.
Karen Campion (she/her) is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter whose work explores human connection and social barriers through theatre and film. KM Jones (she/her), Director, is a Theatre maker and arts advocate with a background in socially engaged performance and education. Website: KMJDirector.com and IG: @km.jones.52493 Raven Jeannette (she/her) is an award winning artist from the South. She is excited to bring Extensions to the main stage! She thanks her family and friends for their endless support!! Isaiah 54:17. Instagram: @ravenjeannette_ Jade Mason (she/her) is a dynamic Brooklyn-based artist and AUDELCO Award winner, shares her passion for storytelling through acting and writing, inspiring audiences with both her craft and her faith. Arlene A McGruder (she/her) is a Chicago born and bred, New York raised actress, comic, producer www.arlenemcgruder.com.
Making Football Great Again
Steven Gaynor
Two applicants for the position of head coach of a New York professional football team, Joseph Adams (40) and Peter Burr (35) sit in the office of Cynthia Ross (30), being interviewed for the job. Joseph was an ex-professional quarterback and has been involved in football his whole life. Burr seemingly knows nothing about football and has absolutely no experience in the field. As events evolve, Burr will begin to create doubt in Joseph's mind as to who really is the more qualified man for the position and convince Cynthia that it is he who should be hired and not Joseph. The play is a satire of the 2024 Presidential election in the United States.
Steven Gaynor (he/him/his) is a New York City based playwright and screenwriter who is honored to be having his second play produced at the International Human Rights Art Festival. Sophie Schulman (she/her) is an NYC-based actor and creative who received a BFA in acting from NYU Tisch and is passionate about making art that uplifts underrepresented voices and inspires other to so as well. Sebastian Zuniga (he/they) is a proud Mexican/Puerto Rican actor, creator and teaching Artist based in Brooklyn, New York. Randy Lindsay: Always honored to perform on the beautiful stages of New York City.
Pearls Don't Grow Perfect
When Natasha comes back from the dead, they are confronted with what their new future looks like and what to do with their new found time.
Nyomi Nee (they/them) is a disabled actor and performer based in Brooklyn, this is their second show working with Madz and they are so excited for more to come! Meilani Cisneros (she/they) is currently a junior musical theatre major at Pace and they are thrilled to be joining this cast! Law Fong (he/him) is an actor and multidisciplinary artist currently pursuing a dual degree in BFA Acting and BA Film and Screen Studies at Pace University. Mia Vongsavang (she/her) is an actor, model, and musician, who has performed in many stage and film productions on the east coast and loves working with her talented friends on their many wonderful projects. Madeleine Yu-Phelps (they/them) holds a B.A. in Writing for Diversity and Equity in Theater and Media and is a playwright and director who likes to write and engage with texts that dismantle false narratives and social constructs.
Na « Նա »
When the genderfluid Arsha tells the king and queen that they want to marry the princess, they send Arsha on challenges to prove their worth before consenting to the marriage. After completing three challenges, Arsha suspects the royal pair wants them to prove more than just their valor as a knight. The title for this piece comes from the fact that the Armenian language has one, non-gender-specific pronoun that is used for both he and she: նա, pronounced “na.”
Judy Streib (she/her) (Khordavorian) is an Armenian-Italian-American actor, singer and Libra based in Brooklyn, NY. Tess Greenhaw (they/them) (Arsha) is an actor, educator and strange creature based in New York. Isabelle Assaf (she/her/they/them) (Princess Anahit, Lulizar, The Serpent) is excited to be a part of Na, is on track to receive her BFA from AMDA in June, and loves everything theatre! Lilith Artinian (she/they) (Co-Writer, Director) is an interdisciplinary artist based in Boston, whose work includes themes of queer marginalization and social critique. Zareh Artinian, Jr. (he/him) (Co-Writer, Producer) is an award-winning playwright (Shattered! An American Fairy Tale) who believes theatre can be a transformative force that fosters empathy and prompts conversations about social justice.
Cain's Garden
Grayson May
Peter walks into his backyard to find his gardener, Miko, digging. What's unearthed cannot be reburied.
Grayson May (they/them) is the co-founder and company playwright of Floor Thirteen Theatrical Laboratory, whose one-act, "21 Love Pogroms", was produced in July 2025 for HOT Fest, the longest running inclusive LGBTQ+ festival in the world; they are very excited to be a part of IHRAF for the first time! Will R Penrose (he/him) is an event producer, director and theatre artist in the greater New York Area, who holds an MFA from Actors Studio Drama School and works regularly with the Actors Studio Playwright Directors Workshop. Reza Mirjalili is an Iranian multidisciplinary artist and founder of Cineclipse, based in New York City, with an MFA in Acting from the Actors Studio Drama School and a BA in Film Directing from Tehran University of Art. Sean Whittaker is an actor, musician and filmmaker from Baltimore, Maryland.
A Call To Arms
Donna Sisco
How far would go you for the cause?
Donna Sisco/she/her/hers (Author) is a NYC based playwright with stage, virtual video plays and publishing crédits. Nathaniel Blake Johnson who plays the role of IVAN is a New York based artist with roots in Phoenix and Dallas who continually strives to push the black narrative for those voices – ancestral, modern and forthcoming and appeared in works by theatre companies including, Cut Edge Collective, Fresh Ground Pepper, Drama League and Third Rail Rep. Samuel James Pygatt, who plays the role of DAVID, gives thanks to all that are in support of journey and upon graduation from the Actors Studio Drama School. Instagram: @samueljamespygatt
The Reenactment
Jesser Horowitz
The Reenactment follows lesbian comedian Sarah James Kohl on the night of her first performance after a naked pictures of her were leaked online by an ex-girlfriend. The play touches on themes of trauma, celebrity, and the healing power (or lack thereof) of performance.
Trigger Warnings: references to suicidal ideation, revenge pornography, homophobia.
Jesser Horowitz (he/him) is a playwright and law clerk living in New York City. Emilie Bienne (Sarah James Kohl) is an actress with experience in theater, award-winning film, and music, including performances at Lincoln Center and Tokyo Disney; as a multi-instrumentalist and graduate of Boston Conservatory, she is currently involved in various artistic projects, including a melodic metal collaboration with Bloodfate. Victoria Smith (Elaine) is a tap dancer and actress in New York City who is so grateful to return to performing again. Yair-Stein (Charlie) is a New York-based actor, writer, and singer, currently training at The Studio/New York, and he is excited to be returning to the IHRAF for the second time.
Tuesday, December 9, 7:00 pm
TICKETS HERE
Celebration of Women’s Power
Desire Path
Valkyrie Yao | Residual Altar (VIA)
Desire Path takes the historical practice of foot binding among Chinese women as an entry point to interrogate the objectification of women across time. Through the symbolic use of water sleeves from traditional Chinese attire, the work reveals how the “male gaze” shapes and restricts women’s roles, much like desire paths, those worn shortcuts created by repeated passage, that enforce convenience over autonomy. This performance asks how women can resist the weight of inherited expectations and carve new routes toward agency, resilience, and self-definition.
Trigger Warning: Contains references to gender-based oppression and historical bodily harm.
Valkyrie Yao is a multidisciplinary artist, scholar, and educator working across movement, installation, and moving image, their work dissects humanity, reimagines the body as a site of metaphor and cultivation, and proposes aesthetic languages that decenter anthropocentric worldviews. Miaotian Sun is a choreographer and interdisciplinary artist whose work explores cultural exchange, embodied storytelling, and the body as a medium for breaking social and disciplinary boundaries. Ruotong Lin (she/her) is a design student and dancer at Parsons and a highly trained amateur Chinese Classical & Folk dancer with multiple performance experiences across major stages in China and the U.S.
Father, I'm Not a Sinner
Alyssa Borelli
When 15-year-old Laurie sings a solo at her church’s Sunday mass, she’s suddenly visited by her own Devil and Angel. As the two clash over her past sins, Laurie is compelled to confront her faith and reconsider her relationship with religion.
Trigger Warnings: Mentions of Sexual Assault and Abortion.
Alyssa Borelli (she/her) is an emerging playwright from Connecticut passionate about feminist issues and is so excited to showcase her work with IHRAF! Abby Collins (she/her) is a student at Marist University who has been an active participant in the theatrical world from a young age. Megan Metivier (she/her) is an aspiring actress, currently completing her B.A. in English: Theatre at Marist University, and is incredibly excited to be a part of Father, I'm Not a Sinner! El Raiford (they/he/she) is an emerging actor currently studying English Literature with minors in Film and Theatre at Marist University and is immensely grateful to be a part of this production. Mario Borelli (he/him) is a lawyer, amateur actor, and incredibly proud father of the playwright.
Sundara Natarajam
Arohi Dandawate and the Kritya Ensemble
Sundara Natarajam is a Kuchipudi piece choreographed by Yamini Kalluri and the Kritya Ensemble, on a reflection of women’s lived experiences today. The piece begins with the Hindu Lord Shiva’s ecstatic dance, where his beauty in divine frenzy is revealed through movement. From there, the focus shifts to Shakthi, his consort, who attempts meditation but is drawn instead into a profound awareness of her love for Shiva. Her distraction is not weakness, but instead it is recognition that true yoga lies in union, in a love that transcends even the deepest meditation. Through this journey, Sundara Natarajam challenges the narrative that women must sacrifice ambition for love, or independence for companionship. Instead, it envisions a world where women can embrace both power and intimacy, thriving in ambition and partnership without compromise of self. Ultimately, the piece is a celebration of universal love, feminine strength, and the freedom to live fully as both lover and leader.
Arohi Dandawate is a Kuchipudi and Odissi dancer and classical pianist based out of New Haven, Connecticut.
The Women Among Us
Three Sad Greek Women walk into a pond. One says it’s too cold and jumps out - and gets turned into an apple. Another says it’s too hot and leaves - then gets sucked into hell. The other says it’s just right - but transforms into a swan. Will it ever be enough?
Content disclosure : language about sexual assault.
Molly Shayna Cohen (she/they) is a director/producer whose work centers on moments of transformation and the ephemerality in all things. Upcoming : https://www.tickettailor.com/events/radicantproductions1/1889992. Arielle Shiri (she/her), a native Montrealer, is a Brooklyn based actor interested in making work that spans the continuum of girlhood to womanhood, which delves into the surreal and absurd, and that surprises and challenges form. Recent credits include; Busy Signals, Three Sisters, Dance Nation, Prayer for the French Republic. Film: Bike City, Saccharine, Perfect Marks, The Gardener. MFA Brooklyn College. arielleshiri.com
Wednesday, December 10, 7:00 pm
TICKETS HERE
Celebration of LGBTQIA+
By Chance
Vincent Marano
At a long-term care facility, two former lovers find each other again. After all the compromises, pain and loss, are there still any sparks left in the ashes of their grief.
Joe Cronin (Serge-He/Him) received his MFA in acting from the Catholic University of America in 1994 and has worked with many theatre companies primarily in the Washington-Baltimore region since that time. Tod Engle (Victor- He/Him) A versatile muse and game artistic partner, more on Tod as an actor can be found on his IMDB page. Email todengle@aol.com Lauren Arneson (Asst. Director- She/Her)) who finds joy working as the tech wizard for Awkward Teenage Years at UNDER St. Mark's, met Vinnie at FringeNYC in 2002 and has been following him around festivals ever since. Vincent Marano (Playwright/Director- He/Him) is a proud Indie Theater playwright, director and dramaturg, a published poet, aspiring novelist and member of the Workshop Theater, Episcopal Actor’s Guild and the Actors’ Studio PD Unit.
Het Crimes
Leif Larson
After committing a serious crime, Dave finds himself at the mercy of an old school friend.
Trigger warning: this play deals with themes of sexual assault.
Leif Larson (he/him) is a gay playwright based in the NYC. Matthew Pezzulich (Director – he/him) is a Queer director and designer from Queens, NY. He has directed works produced by Voyage Theater Company, The Tank, RE/VENUE NYC, Emerging Artists Theater, FRIGID NY, and the Downtown Urban Arts Festival. Matthew is the Assistant Production Manager at Lincoln Center Theater. www.matthewpezzulich.com. Joey Massa (Intimacy Director – they/them) is a Brooklyn-based intimacy coordinator/director with a background in sexual violence education and crisis counseling in NYC hospitals. Kurt Phelan * (Barrett – he/him) Kurt Phelan, an Australian actor, choreographer, director, and playwright based in NYC. He has led major musicals such as Dirty Dancing, Rent, She Loves Me, and American Idiot, and classics such as Tender Napalm, Twelfth Night, The Pillow Man, The Importance Of Being Earnest and Julius Caesar. A founding member of ‘Monday's in the Club’ at Club Cumming, Kurt is also a guest artist at Green Room 42, Pangea, the Tank and has directed at Joe’s Pub @ The Public. He directed Broadway in the Park in Mexico City and as creative director for Tommy Hilfiger’s 2019 Holiday season. Writing credits include the smash hit A Nightmare on Love Street, Ponytales (Little Island) and The Bitter End. As well as touring his acclaimed cabaret shows Cheaper than Chips, Louder than Words and Phelan Groovy; which toured internationally to rave reviews. Kurt is currently developing two plays: Spiderman//Hamlet(Orchard Project) and How to Disappear (Left Hand). Yann Toullec (Dave – he/him), is so excited to be part of this amazing team for the premiere of Het Crimes! A theater nerd from Brittany, France, he moved to America 16 years ago and never looked back. He recently trained with the incredible Monaco at the William Esper Studio and is always on the lookout for fellow creatives to collaborate with. www.yannde5a7.me
*Equity Member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this Off-Off Broadway production.
Permission
Margaux Pernin
Margaux Pernin presents a contemporary fusion dance piece titled “Permission”. I've created a piece that tells a diverse story of moments that queer people have experienced that allowed them permission to exist authentically as themselves. You will watch a few of the different experiences that shape the LGBTQ+ journey of radical self-acceptance within ourselves and community. Then witness how that permission creates a ripple effect to the people who get to experience our joy, normalizing the LGBTQ+ experience for future generations to grow up knowing their community is there for them. We don't need anyone's permission to exist as ourselves. We give ourselves permission to exist daily, by showing up for ourselves we give the rest of society permission to be their most authentic self.
Haylei Libran (They/them) Haylei is a Jersey City based dancer, and they want to thank Margaux for this wonderful and meaningful opportunity. Jessica Kohl (she/her) Jessica is a New York City based performer and dancer. She is honored to be in this piece with these wonderful artists. Phoebe Amory (she/they) Phoebe is a NYC-based dancer and choreographer, most recently seen in Fagtasia’s WICKEDt and Kitchen Sink Theatre Company’s Rocky Horror Picture Show. Kelsey Kushnir (she/her) Kelsey is a dancer, choreographer, and artist currently based in NYC. She is thrilled to be dancing alongside this talented group of creatives and sharing Margaux’s lovely message! Annie Mallamaci (she/her) Annie is a NYC-based creative who works in the theatre industry and is honored to tell this story with Margaux and this talented group of people! Indigo Coar (They/Them) Indigo is a recent Chicago transplant thrilled to make their NYC dance debut with such a talented group of humans. Lo Abel (They/She) Lo is a theatre artist and drag performer with a background in gymnastics and aerial arts. They are honored to work with Margaux and company to share this important message. Joye Giuffre (they them) Joye is a storytelling electric eel with training in acrobatics. Their movement is a dive into personal catalogue, which includes unfolding the layers of their queerness, and they are grateful to expand that with other queers. Margaux Pernin (They/them ) Choreographer and dancer, Margaux is finding a way to use their voice to showcase the importance of LGBTQ+ experiences as their way of fighting for equality.
The Body of Christ
Jo Ratnik & Colleen Morgen
Lily and Lena are two young nuns in training (as well as closeted lesbians) who have snuck into the chapel at night to practice their audition for the nativity play. Lena is anxious to win the part of Mary to impress the intimidating Mother Superior, and Lily has discovered that she quite enjoys embodying the male characters. The Body of Christ is an energetic and physical comedic piece inspired by drag, lesbian comedians and Catholicism.
Colleen Morgen (They, She) - Colleen Morgen is a director based in NYC who is currently pursuing their MFA in Directing at Brooklyn College. Jo Ratnik (Any Pronouns) - Jo Ratnik is an Australian actor and writer, and a proud genderqueer dyke. Arissa Collymore (Any Pronouns) - Arissa Collymore is a queer sneior BFA actor, born and raised in Brooklyn, New York! Bennie Trela (She, Her) - Bennie Trela is a Brooklyn-based actor, singer, and mover with a passion for new plays and messy stories.
Wednesday, December 10, 8:30 pm
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We Wear The Sky. Curated Event by WADE DANCE INC.
We Wear the Sky is a vibrant celebration of boundless identity, personal freedom, and collective pride. It features choreographic works that explore the limitless spectrum of self-expression, where every individual is invited to wear their identity like the sky—expansive, beautiful, and deeply personal. As the sky connects us all, so too does this evening of movement invite us to honor our truth, stand in community, and reflect the radiant diversity of who we are and who we are becoming.
Curated by WADE Artistic Director Giada Matteini, the program features choreographic works by: jay beardsley, Dylan Richmond, Maggie Joy + Corinne Lohner and Rylan Joenk.
WADE is a women-led performing arts company that operates at the intersection of art and social justice. We amplify the voices of women, nonbinary artists, and historically underrepresented communities, using art as a form of activism to confront gender-based violence, champion LGBTQIA+ rights, and drive systemic change.
And please join us for an after-party in the lobby after the show!
Thursday, December 11, 7:00 pm
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Celebration of Immigration
In the Same World
A tense night unravels in a Los Angeles garage when Carlos attempts to stop his undocumented brother from joining a new self-deportation program. As they unearth old wounds of privilege and belonging, their confrontation reveals how immigration policy fractures not only nations, but families, while questioning the moral comfort of inaction.
Trigger Warning: Includes a brief moment of staged physical conflict.
Gaston Leguizamon (He/Him): Argentinian-born Actor, Playwright and Producer, graduate of NYC’S William Esper Studio, recently seen on “The Neighborhood Laundromat” (New York Theater Festival) and “The Last Visit” (Gene Frankel Theater Festival). - Matthew B. Cullen (He/Him/They/Them): Born in Bogota, Colombia and then adopted, Matthew is a theater director and creative producer, a Lin-Manuel Miranda Family Artistic and General Management Fellow and a SDC Associate Member with recent credits on Broadway: Buena Vista Social Club, and Off-Broadway: Nothing can take you from the hand of god (Playwright Horizons). - Agustina Garcia Ramirez (She/Her): Buenos Aires-based Argentinian Entertainment Producer and Marketing Strategist, with a background in leading Argentinian production companies like DK Group, Artear, TV Publica, PakaPaka, Cris Morena Group and Telefe.
Excavating My Family
Excavating My Family is a work-in-progress that explores identity, legacy, and resilience through the lens of Trinidadian history and ancestral DNA research. This project is deeply personal and continues to evolve with each step of its development.
Malini Singh McDonald (she/her) is an Indo-Caribbean native New Yorker with roots in Trinidad and Tobago, an award-winning director, producer, and arts advocate with degrees in theatre and public administration, who champions independent artists through her work with Theatre Beyond Broadway. Nick Radu-Blackburn (Director) is an Ohio-born actor, writer, director, teaching artist and all-around-collaborator living in Queens, NY. Nick has been busy teaching acting and playwriting to students from the ages of eight to eighteen in schools and studio classes with Speranza Theatre Company, for which he is also the Education Coordinator. Speranza produced a successful run of his play, Princess Pals, in the summer of 2025, which he also directed. He is currently working on his musical, Lonely Moon, and is hard at work on his board game, Nekérwin's Revenge. Nick will always jump at the chance to work with Malini - his dear friend, collaborator, and kindred spirit.
Token
Dacyl Acevedo
A gifted young poet struggles to fit in as the "token" minority, scholarship student at an elite private school and is ready to throw it all away, but a tyrannical English Teacher and former token, won't let them throw it all away.
Dacyl Acevedo is a New York based, Dominican American playwright and actor, a recent graduate of Columbia University’s Theatre MFA Playwriting program and her play, Lia Del Mar is being developed @ Premiere Stages. Kanika Asavari Vaish is an NYC-based theater artist who spent her middle and high school years in Mumbai. Recent directing credits include: MEMNON (Assistant Director, Classical Theatre of Harlem); The XIXth (Assistant Director, The Old Globe), Oil on Canvas (Columbia University), Three Sisters, Four Women (SoHo Shakespeare Company at The Flea Theater), and Let Me Speak (Wellesley College). MFA: Columbia University. Tai Ortiz is an NYC based actor and recent graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse. She is most passionate about grounded, character- driven storytelling both on stage and on screen. Lina Sarrello is an actress, writer, and director who has been working in film, TV, and Theater in NYC for the past 25 years. Credits include Inside Amy Schumer, Russian Doll, Bill, and her upcoming feature film, All of My Dreams. INSTA: @AllofMyDreamsFilm.
Split Roots
Groove with Me is a non-profit that utilizes FREE after-school and summer dance classes to promote and encourage positive youth development among girls, ages 5-18. The piece that will be presented at IHRAF has been created in collaboration with the students to begin developing their choreographic and performer journeys. With themes specific to the experience of having an immigrant background in the midst of our current political environment, and the fears associated with being a youth without power.
The group representing Groove With Me is a group of young girls ages 8-14. They are all selected through an audition program for students that want to develop stronger technique. Aracely Isidoro - Dancer, co-choreographer; Ariana Arriaga - Dancer, co-choreographer; Halimah Carela - Dancer, co-choreographer; Inspire Wells - Dancer, co-choreographer; Juliette Castillo- Dancer, co-choreographer; Madison Rivera - Dancer, co-choreographer; Malaika Holder - Co-choreographer; Melanie Umana Galeana - Dancer, co-choreographer; Mia Rodriguez - Dancer, co-choreographer; Nana Kone - Dancer, co-choreographer.
Thursday, December 11, 8:30 pm
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Beneath the Baobab: Seeds of Sankofa. Curated event by Taiwo Aloba
“Beneath the Baobab: Seeds of Sankofa” unites four acts in a celebration of heritage and defiance. The curtain rises on “Jaja of Opobo” a sweeping theatrical saga of King Jaja of Opobo’s fiery resistance against colonial forces, Congo’s rhythm follows as Jean Loubaki and their troupe erupts into "Sound of Whirlwind" (Dance of Congo), their bodies a blur of hypnotic footwork and polyrhythmic mastery. South Africa’s musical virtuoso, PitsiRa YaMabala, then electrifies the air with his settlor-tinged ballads. Finally, Beninois poet Justin Lokossou mesmerizes with "Mother Tongue", a searing ode to linguistic reclamation, his words resurrecting silenced histories. Together, they gather beneath the Baobab's ancient shade; a testament to Africa’s enduring boldness and brilliance, where art is both memory and revolution.
Taiwo Aloba (She/Her) is a multifaceted artist committed to mapping the blueprint for Africa's next chapter. Andoche Loubaki & the Mfouambila Kongo Dance Company promote Central African culture through dialogue, theater, and history. PitsiRa YaMabala (He/Him) is a son of Alkebulan (Afrika) rooted in Limpopo's northern Azania (South Africa), celebrating Pedi cultural traditions through music. Justin Lokossou (He/Him) is the author of a book of poems, titled JANUS, which can be found in digital format on Amazon or Gumroad.
Friday, December 12, 7:00 pm
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Climate Change Action
Pando (excerpt)
Contemporary dance exploring the connection between beings, and how it affects our ability to thrive on Earth. Pando is Latin for spread out, and also is a clonal colony of a single male quaking aspen. An intricate kaleidoscope, using the dancers bodies and timing as a never ending thread based on the quaking aspen forest being a single living organism connected by one massive underground root system. The environment is reaching a point of no return but... we are all one connected entity. Using the means of contemporary athletic and technical movement set to beautiful music we want to bring awareness to the environment and how our actions have a direct effect on us as we are all one system.
DoubleTake Dance Co-Directors Vanessa and Ashley have performed worldwide and have achieved recognition for their choreography nationally and overseas (NYC SummerStage Festival, Battery Dance Festival, Carnival Choreographers Ball, Baltimore Invitational, Webster Hall, New York Fashion Week, Fuse TV, The NY Jazz Choreography Project, NYC Half Marathon, as well as several films, music videos, commercials and industrials). They teach open classes at BAE and Ballet Hispánico in NYC.
High Water Line
Victoria Z Daily/ Lorenza Bernasconi
A Fantasy/absurdist comedy where teenage Abby and her mother Elise — stuck in a room together after the ice caps have melted — must either escape or drown. A short climate-change apocalyptic black comedy, maybe impossible to stage. Or maybe not.
Actor: Lorenza Bernasconi is an Immigrant artist, Peruvian actress, based in NYC with a focus on new works and Experimental Theatre. Writer: Victoria Z Daily , EMMY-winning playwright, screenwriter, producer, story consultant and theater educator.
Plastick
Henry Alper & Din Klein
A dance with plastic.
Henry Alper (he/him) is an actor, theatermaker and musician based in Brooklyn. Dina Klein (she/they) is a queer actor, dancer and performance artist from Chicago.
Nature's Secret
Nature’s Secret is a song cycle exploring serenity, loss, and the cost of corruption on the natural world. The work imagines a future rooted in restorative justice, one where environmental revitalization is intertwined with social healing and a just energy transition. Through Marieke de Koker (voice) and Lamis Shams (piano), with Nature’s Secret, composer Ongama Mhlontlo evokes the beauty of nature and the resilience of communities seeking healing and environmental justice.
Ongama Mhlontlo (he/him) is a versatile tenor, composer, and music educator who bridges classical and contemporary expression. A graduate of the Manhattan School of Music (2021) and the University of Cape Town (2019), his highlights include his recent solo debut at Carnegie Hall, serving as a choral scholar with the Oratorio Society of New York. Alongside composing acclaimed works such as Struggles and Hope (2023), The Truth Above All Things (2023), and Coldest Winter (2018); he was named among the Mail & Guardian 200 Young South Africans of 2023. Marieke de Koker (she/her) is a multi-genre performer from South Africa whose work explores environmental sustainability and social justice. Notable performances with Bronx Opera, Overtone Industries, La Mama, WQXR Radio, Brooklyn Theatre TV, Gauteng Philharmonic, Garden State Opera, among others. Past workshops and residencies include Artichoke Dance Company's Eco-arts Ambassadors, White Snake Projects's Sing Out Strong, the International Contemporary Ensemble's Ensemble Evolution and the Windybrow Arts Center's Aluta Continuaseries. Marieke launched www.akojopo.org - a nonprofit publishing platform for Pan-African art music, and currently serves as a founding board member of Opéra Queens and studio manager at EMC Holistic Arts. Egyptian pianist Lamis Shams began her studies at the Cairo Conservatoire at age ten and has since performed as a soloist and collaborative pianist at major venues across Europe and the Middle East, including the Cairo Opera House. She has won several national and international competitions and appeared as a soloist with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra in 2022. Lamis holds degrees from the Cairo Conservatoire and completed advanced studies in the U.S., earning her Master’s in Piano Performance and a Professional Studies diploma from Manhattan School of Music—becoming the first Egyptian woman to study there. She is currently a doctoral candidate at Rutgers University, where she also teaches and lectures. Passionate about music’s transformative power, she has served on the faculties of the Cairo and Alexandria Conservatories.uplift communities and has served on the faculty at both Cairo and Alexandria Conservatories.
Friday, December 12, 8:30 pm
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Conjuring Mythologies. Curated event by ArteEast
Conjuring Mythologies is the third program of performances within ArteEast’s HIKAYAT series, presented in collaboration with IHRAF. The show brings together artists Niki Afsar, Shiraz Fazli, Levon Kafafian, Amy Rose Khoshbin, Hind Shoufany and Timothy Cleary with performances rooted in conjuring mythologies of historical, contemporary, and speculative figures from the SWANA region. In times of uncertainty and struggle, humanity has often sought recourse from spiritual and moral beings, ultimately immortalizing them for future generations. Similarly, in these performances, the artists channel the spirit of myth, folklore and social justice to find purpose and solace within the current state of the world. Afsar’s baraye nika, is a sound piece dedicated to Nika Shakarami, in solidarity with the people of Iran and revolutionaries around the globe. Fazli’s Zindabad Kharistan is an ode to the wisdom and humor of Mullah Nasruddin, a beloved character in Muslim folklore. In Ծովէնի Մայր [mother of the sea], Kafafian will embody a spirit being from their ongoing speculative world building project, Azadistan. Anahita’s Lump, by Khoshbin is a work-in-progress performance invoking the ancient Persian goddess of fertility and healing. Through shared acts of release with the audience, the swollen heaviness she/we carry transmutes into something softer, stranger, and liberating. Shoufani and Cleary’s hybrid performance, Like Wind With An H, is a reflection on the horrific story of Hind Rajab and commemorates the lives of all Palestinian children lost to the violence imposed upon them.
Niki Afsar (they/she) is a nonbinary/femme, Iranian-American interdisciplinary artist based in Washington DC - @neekeejoon. Shiraz Fazli (she/her) is an Afghan interdisciplinary artist born and based in Brooklyn, NY. She is a grantee of the Afghanistan Cultural Fund and an MFA candidate at Hunter College - @shirazophobia. Based in Detroit, MI, Levon Kafafian (they/she) is a weaver working the narrative threads of costume, artifact, ritual and installation into stories about possible worlds and potential futures - @visionsoftransition. Amy Rose Khoshbin (she/her) is an Iranian-American artist based in New York and Los Angeles. Blurring the boundaries of installation, performance, social practice, sculpture, and collage, she creates participatory worlds where sensory experiences open the way toward liberatory futures - @tinyscissors. Hind Shoufani (she/her) is a Palestinian filmmaker, writer, and poet. She's a graduate of NYU’s Filmmaking MFA, a Fulbright scholarship awardee, and a recipient of the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa - @gonewiththehind. Timothy Cleary (he/him) is an artist and composer living in Brooklyn, NY - @timothycleary_.
Saturday, December 13, 3:00 pm
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MARE NOSTRUM ELEMENTS (MNE) Proudly Presents Gender, Sexuality, and Queerness through the Dancing Body
This performance features three diverse works by choreographers Emory Ferra Campbell, Heather Dutton, and Ke'Ron Wilson. All three artists are alumni of MNE's Emerging Choreographer Series (ECS) program which provides funding, rehearsal space, mentorship, professional development, and presentation opportunities to up-and-coming dance makers in NYC. Join us for a visceral and thought-provoking exploration of gender expression, sexuality, and queerness. The performance will be followed by a short Q&A with the artists and a reception celebrating MNE's upcoming 25th Anniversary.
In preparation for its 25th Anniversary in 2026, MNE proudly returns to the IHRAF continuing its mission to strengthen and nurture the NYC dance community.
Velvet Pistol
Emily Tarrier and Emory Ferra Campbell
"Velvet Pistol" is a sapphic high femme duet drawing from the Classic American Western. We use cinematic imagery to illustrate the push and pull longing of two women and their forbidden love, as they navigate sex, death, revenge, victimhood, antagonism, and the power of their femininity.
Emily Tarrier (she/her) creates work that blends acting and deconstructed ballet techniques, and is influenced by cinema, womanhood, and voyeurism. Emory Ferra Campbell (she/her) specializes in character based explorations of queerness and performative femininity, through a contemporary ballet aesthetic. "Velvet Pistol" is Emily+Emory’s second collaboration- combining their passions for cinematic character work and femme forward narratives.
I'm Not Wrong & Neither Am I
Heather Dutton, Middle Child Dance Theatre
I'm not wrong & neither am I is a dance theatre piece that explores themes of gender performance, fluidity, conflict and liberation in the context of gender-queer identities. The work is informed by comedic and theatrical practices, and underscores the tension between public and private queer experiences. How do gender-queer individuals learn to hide inside of our bodies? How do we learn to fully inhabit them - and what might that look like?
Heather Dutton (she/they) is a queer, Brooklyn based dance artist and founder of Middle Child Dance Theatre. Their work is informed by their background in comedy & theatre and explores themes of identity & intimacy. Abigail Linnemeyer (she/they) is a Brooklyn based performer who is invested in her improvisation practice and drawn to works that call on partnering, comedy, and athleticism.
in small steps (with courage)
Ke'ron J. Wilson
“in small steps (with courage)” is an abstract manifestation of the underlying suspense felt from being transfeminine in public and the effects of that suspense on the body and the psyche. It is an attempt to show how the anticipation of ridicule and/or violence for being trans in public stifles self-expression and encourages trans (and gender queer folx) to disappear themselves. In the same vein, it is also a piece about the courage it takes to examine and then dispose of the opinions we trans people are given about ourselves and our identity. In small steps (with courage) seeks to reconcile the trans capacity for courage with our very real need for safety.
Ke'ron J. Wilson is a healing‑centered trans woman movement artist, choreographer, model, actor, musician, and poet based in Brooklyn, NY.
Plus discussion with Nicola Iervasi (MNE Founder & Artistic Executive Director) and the choreographers about the Mare Nostrum Elements program, and reception celebrating their 25th anniversary!
Saturday, December 13, 7:00 pm
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Celebration of Human Rights
Tales & Tunes of Tamazgha
Nora Gharyéni
"Tales & Tunes of Tamazgha" takes audiences on a soulful journey through North Africa, celebrating the spirit and resilience of the Amazigh people through music and storytelling. The performance honors indigenous voices while inviting reflection and dialogue on cultural preservation, human dignity, and cross-cultural understanding.
Nora Gharyéni (she/her) is a Tunisian and Tamazight singer-songwriter devoted to preserving Amazigh language and heritage. Her music blends traditional North African sounds with contemporary influences to highlight stories of identity, resilience, and freedom, spark dialogue and social awareness, and celebrate cultural diversity and cross-cultural exchange.
Femme Eco
"Let me latté myself / Out of responsibility./ I am a latté, / And I have no responsibility.” Femme Eco dives into the climate—ah, the climate!—unfolding a world of layered soundscapes, immersive lights, and costumes with a life of their own. Audiences move from textured darkness into a poetic, strange, and joyous journey where dark humor turns catastrophe into song, and physical theatre collides with sonic experimentation. Urgent, theatrical, and at times absurd, Femme Eco transforms the ecological crisis into a visceral, communal experience, opening the door to collective action.
Emmanuelle Zagoria (she/her) (Writer/ Composer/ Performer) is a French-Australian composer, writer, performer, and classically trained vocalist whose internationally presented, genre-blending works—including Out of Your Mind, Climate Changes, and What’s in the Handbag—use acerbic wit, physical theatre, and musical invention to explore gender-based violence, climate change, and trauma, creating experimental, experiential performances that viscerally engage and expand audiences’ ways of thinking. @emmanuellezagoria. Mike Steele (he/him) (Director) is a Brooklyn-based generative director, performer, and co-founder of CAROL performance group with whom he recently premiered Disaster Theater (The Brick; Cannonball Festival) and To Bridge Ten Millennia (Exponential Festival) in addition to collaborations with Theater for One (NYC), Teatr Witkacy (Poland), UT Austin, and Trap Door Theatre (Chicago), to name a few. More at www.steelemike.com.
Good Women
Abortion-rights activists in graduate school, Tracie and Louise have not seen each other in decades. Tracie raised kids; Louise works in international development. They meet before Louise’s controversial speech on women’s health care at the UN and discover the current crisis may bring these two "Good Women" back together.
Kelly O'Donnell (she, her) is a free-lance director, teacher, nad co-founder of Flux Theatre Ensemble (kellyod.com). Kim Yancey (she, her) is a New York born and based actor who appeared at IHRAF (The Tank) in 2023 in Cate Wiley's "Viable." Cate Wiley (she, her) is pleased to return to IHRAF for her third new play, as she continues to write about social justice issues affecting us all. Laura Fois is an actor, singer, writer and producer whose work has been seen in NYC at UP Theater Company, Emerging Artists Theater, The Cell, Theater for a New Audience and The Tank.
Black In The First Degree
Black in the first degree is a provocative look at police violence and racial identity. How quickly a cop can flip from a public servant to a murderer just because of the race of the “perp.” This play also explores the “Magic Negro” syndrome whereby the Officer claims his life was in danger even though he has a gun, taser, stick, baton, and pepper spray. Somehow the “Magic Negro” is still going to overcome the Officer and take his gun and kill the Officer with it. The audience is left to decide what is the real truth in this situation.
REGINALD T. JACKSON (He/Him/His) is a Black, Gay and HIV+ activist actor, director, performance poet and playwright. KUBBI (She/Her) received certification in directing from YALE University in 2021 and she is a working Actress/Singer. ANTHONY WILLS JR * (He/Him/His) lives in NYC but is from CHICAGO and is a performer, choreographer, director and all round creative. BRIAN PATTERSON * (He/His/Him) has a MFA in Acting from Columbia University and a BFA Acting from Marymount Manhattan College. MIRIAM KULICK * (She/Her) is a Actor's Equity Actress who is grateful to be part of the BLACK IN THE FIRST DEGREE family.
*These actors are members of Actors’ Equity and appear in this Equity-approved Showcase courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association.
In Exile, Exile
Sepehr Pirasteh & Giancarlo Latta
“In Exile, Exile” is an interdisciplinary performance that explores the cyclical trauma of exile through the intersecting lenses of a queer artist and an immigrant artist. Merging the intensity of a concert with the intimacy of a theatrical experience, the piece uses live violin performance, electronic sounds, lighting, and visuals to champion freedom of expression in an era of rising authoritarianism.
Fiercely committed to the music of our time, violinist, composer, and writer Giancarlo Latta (he/him) is interested in the intersection and convergence of music old and new. Sepehr Pirasteh (he/they) is a composer, conductor, and interdisciplinary artist whose compositions draw on Persian classical and folk traditions, as well as contemporary classical music vocabularies, to express his deep concerns and fears about the political and social realities of the world we live in.
Sunday, December 14, 3:00 pm
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Protest, Passion and Power
Pause
Owen Valentine/Ayana Wild
“Pause” Songs, Dances, and Poetry of Social Consciousness by Vocalist/ Violinist Owen Valentine and Songstress/Dancer Ayana Wild.
Owen Valentine -Sings and plays Bluesy -Soul inflected Violin for the purpose of moving the global heart toward healing. Ayana Wild- Indigenous creative whose vocals and movements bring light to Emotional Issues of today.
Alala & The Scarman
Vick Liu/ Silma Sierra Berrada
Alala & The Scarman follows a student activist and her immortal lover as protest politics collide with intimacy, asking how trauma and desire shape what it means to survive and love in a hostile world.
Trigger warnings: references to racialized violence and lynching, frank sexual language (including masturbation and pornography), protest-related danger, drug use, and strong language.
Silma Sierra Berrada (she/her) is an African American and Moroccan playwright, poet, and visual artist whose work explores the rupture between the personal and the political through haunting, memory, and survival. Emilio Maxwell Cerci: Directing MFA Candidate at Columbia University, Producer, and Lighting Designer based in New York City. He currently resides at The Space at Irondale Center as a Resident Designer and the Production Manager. (Subject to change) Vick Liu (he/him) is a Chinese-born, world-traveling theater producer and theatremaker.
A Troubling State
Theatrical Social Justice Spoken Word Poetry Performed In Thirteen Different Characters.
Award-winning author/poet/playwright/filmmaker/actor.
Say Something
Bompart Productions
In a near-future world where surveillance drones police “Civic Harmony” and even emotion is regulated, five ordinary people find themselves tangled in a web of loyalty, resistance, and silence. When a fugitive activist seeks refuge in a civil servant’s apartment, old friendships collide with new fears, exposing the thin line between safety and conscience. Blending poetic realism and political tension, "Say Something" explores how truth survives in an age where speaking out can erase who you are...and where saying nothing might cost even more.
Trigger warnings: Themes of authoritarian surveillance, state violence, psychological manipulation, and oppression. Contains scenes of emotional distress, implied detention, and moral betrayal.
Nick Bompart: Multi-hyphenate artist from New York; grateful for the opportunity! @Bompart Productions. Chole Pellicano(stage-manager): Chole is honored to be in this festival! Look out, world! Marco Lando (photographer): This and a very exciting chapter in Marco Lando's work is influenced by his New York theatre background. Lorenza Bernasconi (Rae): Lorenza Bernasconi is an Immigrant artist, Peruvian actress, based in NYC with a focus on new works and Experimental Theatre. Zavier Barnhart (James): is an actor who brings depth and authenticity to every role in both film and theater, and he’s thrilled to be part of this production. Instagram: @zavier.aujaybarnhart. Rick Reid (Carl): A New York actor always looking forward to the next project. Mindy Skates (Mara): I’m so grateful to be a part of this production, theatre has always had my heart even as I pursue a Fashion Media degree at LIM College! Deborah Gerofsky is an NYC-born performer trained in acting, dancing, and singing since childhood, and she’s grateful to be part of this with you. Instagram: @deb.g.702
Precious Bodily Fluids: "Ode to Eno Peeing in Duchamps Urinal," and "Licking the Wound."
Screaming Mimes Theater Company
Screaming Mime Theater Company's production of PRECIOUS BODILY FLUIDS consists of two short performance pieces with music, "Ode to Eno Peeing in Duchamp's Urinal," and "Licking the Wound." These two works are ekphrasis collaborations---each text is based on a visual image created by two international artists that are displayed on stage. Come take a quick plunge into a Liquid Life of intimate secrets and secretions.
Mark Blickley, he/him, is a proud member of the Dramatists Guild, PEN American Center, and Veterans For Responsible Leadership. Joe John Battista, he/him, is former Artistic Director of the 13th Street Rep Theater, and Founder, Artistic Director of Screaming Mimes Theater Company. Claudio Paciocco, he/him, is an acclaimed Italian classical concert guitarist based in New York City. Alex Notkin, he/him, is a Russian born actor/musician who trained at The Russian State Institute of Performing Arts, now based in New York City where he works as a professional actor in theater, film, and television. Alexandra Laliberte is a New York-based artist, producer, actor, and writer.
Jesus and George Michael
Poppy Louise Miller
The piece is born out of a response to the political erasure and fragmentation of one's national identity. It is about how being from somewhere can become a liability. How the state can shrink your voice into something barely audible. How resistance can take many forms—subtle, chaotic, ritualistic—and still remain unanswered.
Trigger Warnings: Blood, Noise.
Poppy, a 2025 BFA Dance graduate from CalArts and recipient of the Duke/Surdna Grant, has performed works by Trisha Brown, Merce Cunningham, Marco Goecke, and others, and is currently interning with Gallim Dance Co. while freelancing with Donofrio Dance Co. and Laja Field Danse Theatre. Canadian-born dancer and choreographer Madison Moser, a CalArts BFA graduate and So You Think You Can Dance season 17 alum, has performed works by Trisha Brown, Merce Cunningham, Omar Román de Jesús, and more, and continues to merge classical, contemporary, and street forms into a bold artistic voice.
Sunday, December 14, 7:00 pm
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Short Performance Festival
I Am Ophelia
I Am Ophelia (Psychiatry, Shakespeare and an Actor's Journey), a solo play by Shyla Idris. Inspired by Shakespeare, this show combines classical and contemporary language to tell an autobiographical multi-character story of mental health and a life in the arts.
Trigger Warnings: Profanity, Mental Illness, Suicide, Immigration, Gun Violence, Sexual abuse, AI (artificial intelligence), Holocaust, Politics, Healthcare, Race and Culture Wars.
Shyla Idris (she/her) is a multidisciplinary artist who also makes hand-sewn dolls of icons and Shakespeare characters that can be found at Fountain House Gallery.
Live Birth in the Cactus Farm: Featuring Nicholas Cage
Trans Agenda Presents
Live Birth in the Cactus Farm: Featuring Nicholas Cage follows a spiraling trans girl as she tries to find solace from her troubles by talking to a cactus that wants to consume her flesh so it can re-transform into renowned actor Nicholas Cage.
Aviva Pearl Ocean Creation (she/her) is a writer, actress, and stand up comedienne based in Queens. Feliz Felix (they/them) is an Internet multimedia critic and stand up comedian darling based in New Jersey. Eka Savajol (they/he) is an award-winning playwright, actor, and magazine editor based in Brooklyn.
These Words
Liv Butowsky and Laura Coe
How can we address issues of civil and human rights without the words to describe what we’re experiencing? In March 2025 the New York Times published “These Words Are Disappearing in the New Trump Administration,” a compiled list of 198 words the authors found the new administration had consistently deleted across government websites. In six months we’ve witnessed the dissolution of major laws protecting civil and human rights connected with many of the words that were erased. Our duet for dance and spoken word invites viewers to reflect on the relationship between language (loss) and power through current U.S. politics. Our piece is not primarily a protest, but rather a celebration of these words/people, their continuing diversity and self-expression, and the power of movement as a resource to continue speaking.
LIV BUTOWSKY is a multidisciplinary performance artist from New Paltz, NY, adjunct faculty at Skidmore College, and dancer for Ellen Sinopoli Dance Company, whose recent collaborators in movement, poetry, and research include Dirt Picture Studios, Laura Coe, Hana van der Kolk, Bibiana Med, Angella Beallor, Erika Pujic, CapCity Slam, Edith Wharton's The Mount. LAURA COE (Chickasaw) is a New York based dancer and choreographer representing Harvard Breakers Crew and Double Yolk Collective, focused on site-specific and community engaged work exploring indigenous perspectives of relationality and collaboration through contemporary and hip hop movement languages.
Saturday's Child
Brynn Hambley
Three workers toil at pointless busywork under the threat of death-- until tragedy strikes, and they must decide if complacency is worth the cost of someone's life.
Content warnings for: discussions of death, discussions of burn out, depictions/discussions of wrist injury.
Brynn Hambley (she/they): Brynn Hambley is a playwright and educator with an MFA in Theatre from Sarah Lawrence College and current Public Theatre Emerging Writers Program fellow whose recent credits include a Semifinalist nod from the Wild Imaginings: Epiphanies Festival and publications with The Ponder Review and Mini Plays Magazine-Thank you for attending! Anne Karyna Bakan (she/her): Anne Karyna Bakan is a director and dramaturg based in NYC whose work centers queer femme and disabled voices. Kayla Kaszycki-Martin (she/her): Kayla Kaszycki-Martin is a painter and graphic designer originally from the Bronx who loves contributing to the theatrical community! Molly Babos (she/her): Molly Kate Babos is an actor/writer based in Brooklyn (but forever a Jersey Girl at heart). Sasha Aronson (she/her): Sasha Aronson is an actor fresh out of the Atlantic Acting School’s conservatory program who is preparing for a teaching career and fascinated by “growth narratives”: how do we not only observe ourselves and continue on, but continue better? Addy Jenkins (they/them): Addy Paul Jenkins (they/them) is an actor and fight director based in Manhattan who is living their dream by making theatre and art with wonderful people!
Love Life
Gabriella Arianna
Love Life is a comedy about Florence, a recently deceased New York socialite looking forward to reuniting with the love of her life. There’s only one problem: five men claim to be Florence’s soulmate, all of whom have been patiently waiting on the other side for her to join them for eternity. There’s Billy, Florence’s high school sweetheart who was drafted and killed in WWII; Donatello, Florence’s secret Italian lover; Maximilian, Florence’s first husband who died unexpectedly of a heart-attack; Bobby, Florence’s second husband killed by the mob; and Clifton, Florence's patient. As Florence and her lovers reminisce on the lusts of their past lives, the question becomes why God/the universe has allowed this fluke in the system—if there is to be only one true love?
Trigger Warnings: Depictions of death or terminal illness, physical violence or abuse, LGBTQ+ discrimination.
Gabriella Arianna (she/her) is an NYC based feminist writer and artist from the Jersey Shore. Mattie Parker (they/them) is a creative —director/actor/writer— with roots in the midwest. Peyton Strong (she/her) is a playwright, director, and actress based out of Brooklyn. Chase Erwin (he/him) is a New York actor originally from Indiana. Rachel Muñoz (she/her) an actor, poet and jazz cabaret artist based in Brooklyn. Sebastian Kim is an actor and filmmaker based in NYC. Lucas Gust * (he/him) is a California Kid turned Brooklyn Brat and is ecstatic to be part of this production.
*Equity Member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this Off-Off Broadway production.
Singing Through Space
Redshirts Musical Improv
Based on a suggestion from the audience, we create a musical comedy version of an imagined Star Trek episode. The entire performance, including the songs, is made up on the spot--never before seen and never to be seen again!
Redshirts is the only all-women, Star Trek based musical improv team in the known universe. Improvisers: Susan O'Doherty, Julia Lunetta, Melissa Parker Caron, Sarah Mucek, all she/her. Accompanist: Avery Bargar.
