A World Premiere

by Christopher Chen
directed by Rick Shiomi

CAST

Ames Adamson Bob
Jessica DalCanton Joyce
Justin Jain Lin Bo
Bi Jean Ngo Wang Min
Christie Parker Curator

PRODUCTION TEAM

Elizabeth Atkinson Sound Design
Rachel Coon Costume Design
Mellie Katakalos Set Design
Bill Ng Visual Designer
Kittson O’Neill Dramaturg
Erin Washburn Assistant Dramaturg
Peter Whinnery Lighting Design

Chinese artist Lin Bo's harrowing tale of imprisonment has the world standing at attention--but when cracks appear in his story and accusations fly, his claims transform into a labyrinthine exploration of truth, art, appropriation, and justice where nothing is what it seems.

Winner: 2015 Independence Foundation Barrymore Award for Outstanding New Play

An InterAct World Premiere

by Jen Silverman
directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh

CAST

Eric Berryman Marcel
Ross Beschler Gregory
Akeem Davis Sicelo
Lynnette R. Freeman Pretty Mbane
Aimé Donna Kelly Noxolo

PRODUCTION TEAM

Katherine Fritz Costume Design
Carolyn Mraz Set Design
Dan Perelstein Sound Design
Maria Shaplin Lighting Design

In this beautiful and haunting play, South African soccer phenomenon Noxolo has found safety and freedom in England--but when her activist lover Pretty Mbane goes missing during the world Cup, Noxolo’s search brings her face to face with the demons of her past and her country’s blind eye towards violence against women. 

Commissioned by InterAct in 2011
Winner: 2014 Kennedy Center Paula Vogel Award in Playwriting
Winner: 2015 Virginia Brown Martin Philadelphia Award

A World Premiere

by Thomas Gibbons
directed by Seth Rozin

CAST

Sally Mercer Claire
Frank X Julian

PRODUCTION TEAM

Christopher Colucci Sound Design
Nick Embree Set Design
Susan Smythe Costume Design
Peter Whinnery Lighting Design

From the ingenious mind behind Permanent Collection comes the story of Julian, the newest advancement in artificial intelligence, and Claire, the woman tasked with teaching him how to be human. 

A World Premiere

Written by Seth Rozin
Directed by Seth Rozin & Kittson O’Neill

CAST

Judith Lightfoot Clarke Three
Akeem Davis Two
Dan Hodge One
Leah Walton Dr. Posner

PRODUCTION TEAM

Katherine Fritz Costume Design
Rob Kaplowitz Sound Design
Colin McIlvaine Set Design
Shannon Zura Lighting Design

In this absurdist comedy of ideas, Dr. Posner, a neurotic, atheist Jewish psychiatrist, is visited by three people claiming to be Jesus Christ, each convinced they need to make their case as the Messiah to save Dr. P's soul--or at least avoid the loony bin.