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Carnegie Mellon School of Drama

a dynamic, modern reworking of Shakespeare’s Richard II. Set in a community center deep in rural America, and inspired by 1970s psychedelica and southern ghost stories, the piece weaves together old and new text, political media archives, live music, dreamscapes, and drug trips to tell a story about what—and who—we choose to believe.

“Phenomenal… Ruthless… A sacred experience.” — The Tartan

Rodrigo y Gabriela: In Between Thoughts… A New World

National Rock Tour

GRAMMY® Award-winning artists Rodrigo y Gabriela’s latest album—IN BETWEEN THOUGHTS… A NEW WORLD—wordlessly leads the listener through a complex narrative complete with plot, emotional arcs, and plenty of dramatic tension. Rodrigo y Gabriela mark the arrival of the album with a robust international tour: highlights include performances at renowned venues such as Los Angeles’ YouTube Theatre, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater, Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, and Montreal’s Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Place des Arts.

“It is hard to put into words how powerful this performance was… If you were one of the attendees, count yourself among the lucky ones.” — Glide Magazine 

THE WAGGING CRAZE

ARS NOVA’S ANTFEST + PRAGUE FRINGE FESTIVAL

AN ABSURDIST OPERATIC RE-WRITING OF AMERICAN SOCIAL AND POLITICAL HISTORY IN THE 1960s,THE WAGGING CRAZE LEAPS DOWN A DIZZYING RABBIT HOLE OF MASCULINITY AND SPIRITUAL AWAKENING, RAISING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NATURE OF U.S. PUBLIC POLICY. USING MONOLOGUE, POP SONGS, AND DOCUMENTARY REPORTING, THE WORK TRACES THE HISTORY OF A MYSTERIOUS MALE BONDING RITUAL CALLED “WAGGING” AS IT ELECTRIFIES THE JOHNSON AND NIXON ADMINISTRATIONS, PLUNGING AMERICA INTO A FRENZY OF CHAOS AND DECADENCE.

“BELIEVE ME, IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THE WAGGING CRAZE YET, YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO.” — BARRY MICHAEL OKUN, GO OUT

HOUSE OF KAREN

Columbia University  x  Signature Theatre

Karen is forced out of the home in which she raised her son, and has lived for decades. When she learns that the house has been turned into a Airbnb, and now hosts a shifting group of transient wanderers, she decides to join them. With a cast ranging in age from 12 to early 70’s, House of Karen explores belonging, displacement, hope, and the way we shape modern communities.

“HOW”

MUSIC VIDEO, Color, 3:28. VISUAL STORYTELLING FOR ANASTAZIA’S LATEST SINGLE. 

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