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2023-24 SEASON:
BEYOND BORDERS "Phillip Howze’s Frontiéres Sans Frontiéres, with its clever play on words, inspired me to think about borders more broadly, to ask: what are the territories of the mind and heart that we guard the most fervently? This season explores the lines we draw, not just between countries or cultures, but between belief systems, aesthetics, identities. Our season celebrates the power of theater to dissolve artificial boundaries through empathy and imagination, and to build bridges instead." -- Elizabeth Dinkova, Artistic Director |
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AGRESTE (DRYLANDS)
by Newton Moreno Directed and translated by Danilo Gambini October 26-November 19, 2023 CAST: Raghad Almakhlouf, Irene Hamilton, Kate Kenworthy, Miss Kitty In the drylands of northeast Brazil, a kingdom of sand and thirst, Maria and Etevaldo fall in love across a fence. After living together as husband and wife for 22 years, the sanctity of their union gets invaded by the gossip and gibes of a conservative community. Four storytellers breathe life into this tale of love and loss, desire and death, ignorance and illumination. Based on real events, Newton Moreno’s stunning narrative shows that love can bloom even in the harshest climate. TICKETS ON SALE STARTING OCTOBER 1 |
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FRONTIÉRES SANS FRONTIÉRES
by Phillip Howze Directed by Elizabeth Dinkova April 25-May 19, 2024 At a landfill in a country that feels familiar and foreign, three stateless youth have cobbled together a scrappy living: learning Engaleash, raising ruckus, dreaming big while getting by with little. Soon a whirlwind of tourists, social media influencers, foreign investors, and do-gooders invade their home with promises of assistance and civilization – but at what cost? Howze’s “brightly colored, comic fantasia on cultural imperialism” (The New York Times) dazzles with its blistering satire and asks, who wins and who loses in a war to hold on to the people and places we love? |
NEW WORKS IN ACTION
CRACKING ZEUS by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Reginald L. Douglas
DEVELOPMENTAL WORKSHOP
February 2024
Hera, a goddess with a grudge to settle, has found her husband Zeus’s newest illegitimate child. On the outside, Baniaha is a pillar of his community: he helps his mother run her church while mentoring orphaned youth. On the inside, he is lost: the mystery of his paternity leaves him yearning for answers. When Hera arrives to exact her revenge with the help of Rufus, a homeless crack addict she thinks she can exploit, relationships are strained and faith is put to the test. This wildly inventive dark comedy is a present-day myth about religion, dependency, and redemption. Part of The Kennedy Center's Local Theatre Residency
BEYOND BORDERS - SPECIAL EVENT SERIES
Dates TBD
Spooky Action Theater invites local playwrights and generative artists to submit proposals for unique one-night-only events that cross borders - across countries, cultures, aesthetics, forms, and belief systems. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected].
CRACKING ZEUS by Christopher Hampton
Directed by Reginald L. Douglas
DEVELOPMENTAL WORKSHOP
February 2024
Hera, a goddess with a grudge to settle, has found her husband Zeus’s newest illegitimate child. On the outside, Baniaha is a pillar of his community: he helps his mother run her church while mentoring orphaned youth. On the inside, he is lost: the mystery of his paternity leaves him yearning for answers. When Hera arrives to exact her revenge with the help of Rufus, a homeless crack addict she thinks she can exploit, relationships are strained and faith is put to the test. This wildly inventive dark comedy is a present-day myth about religion, dependency, and redemption. Part of The Kennedy Center's Local Theatre Residency
BEYOND BORDERS - SPECIAL EVENT SERIES
Dates TBD
Spooky Action Theater invites local playwrights and generative artists to submit proposals for unique one-night-only events that cross borders - across countries, cultures, aesthetics, forms, and belief systems. Please direct all inquiries to [email protected].
