Spring 2016
You Are Now the Owner of This Suitcase
by Mando Alvarado, Jenny Lyn Bader, Barbara Cassidy, Les Hunter,
Joy Tomasko, Gary Winter, and Stefanie Zadravec.
Conceived & Directed by Ari Laura Kreith
April 9-May 1 at the West End Theatre
May 6 at P.S. 149Q in Jackson Heights
You Are Now the Owner of This Suitcase
by Mando Alvarado, Jenny Lyn Bader, Barbara Cassidy, Les Hunter,
Joy Tomasko, Gary Winter, and Stefanie Zadravec.
Conceived & Directed by Ari Laura Kreith
April 9-May 1 at the West End Theatre
May 6 at P.S. 149Q in Jackson Heights
A young woman arriving in New York from Ecuador accidentally switches suitcases with a mysterious stranger. Her quest to recover this missing suitcase leads her to encounter lovers, dreamers, fighters, a magical cell phone, books that come to life, and the best guitar player in the world. Created by seven authors and combining magic realism with urban grit, You Are Now the Owner of This Suitcase melds a multiplicity of styles into one voice.
Created by seven authors and combining magic realism with urban grit, You Are Now the Owner of This Suitcase melds multiple styles into one voice. Inspired by stories gathered on the streets of the world's most diverse neighborhood.
Created by seven authors and combining magic realism with urban grit, You Are Now the Owner of This Suitcase melds multiple styles into one voice. Inspired by stories gathered on the streets of the world's most diverse neighborhood.
Praise for You Are Now the Owner of This Suitcase:
"Splendid performances... this geographical and magical journey transported the audience with imaginative staging, colors and a story line that reaches out and touches the heart. Perfect for all ages...”
—BroadwayWorld
“Wonderful theatre... full of humor, heart, and imagination... with highly inventive writing.” --NYTheatre
"a magical realist tale of hope, love, diversity, and community... a fresh, fun, lively vision that will appeal to lifelong residents, the newest of arrivals, and the other 7 million people in the City"
—Culture Catch
“Completely local, totally meta, quietly groundbreaking” —Create Culture
"An irreverent imaginative collage of contemporary folk tales and bumpy real life”—Brooklyn Rail
"Not to be missed"—OnVerge
"A work of constantly shifting light, always moving, transforming, reinventing itself."—Hard Sparks blog
A Time Out NY “good odds pick”
Manhattan run: at the West End Theatre, Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew 263 West 86th St., 2nd floor
Queens performances: P.S. 149 Q
Featuring
Mariana Cardenas*, Tori Ernst, Nathaniel Gotbaum, Nic Grelli*, John D. Haggerty*, Kevis Hillocks, Michael Markham*, Pooya Mohseni, Elodie Morss, Mauricio Pita, Derick James Sherrier Jr.
performances:
Fridays at 7
Saturdays at 8
Sundays at 3 & 7
(no performance 4/22)
Special Jackson Heights Performance Friday May 6 at 7pm
Scenic Design by Jen Price Fick
Lighting Design by Jason Fok
Costumes by Jessa-Raye Court
Sound by Andy Evan Cohen
Projections by Arthur Vincie
Props by Rachael Bardnell
Stage Manager:
Danielle Thomsen*
"Splendid performances... this geographical and magical journey transported the audience with imaginative staging, colors and a story line that reaches out and touches the heart. Perfect for all ages...”
—BroadwayWorld
“Wonderful theatre... full of humor, heart, and imagination... with highly inventive writing.” --NYTheatre
"a magical realist tale of hope, love, diversity, and community... a fresh, fun, lively vision that will appeal to lifelong residents, the newest of arrivals, and the other 7 million people in the City"
—Culture Catch
“Completely local, totally meta, quietly groundbreaking” —Create Culture
"An irreverent imaginative collage of contemporary folk tales and bumpy real life”—Brooklyn Rail
"Not to be missed"—OnVerge
"A work of constantly shifting light, always moving, transforming, reinventing itself."—Hard Sparks blog
A Time Out NY “good odds pick”
Manhattan run: at the West End Theatre, Church of St. Paul & St. Andrew 263 West 86th St., 2nd floor
Queens performances: P.S. 149 Q
Featuring
Mariana Cardenas*, Tori Ernst, Nathaniel Gotbaum, Nic Grelli*, John D. Haggerty*, Kevis Hillocks, Michael Markham*, Pooya Mohseni, Elodie Morss, Mauricio Pita, Derick James Sherrier Jr.
performances:
Fridays at 7
Saturdays at 8
Sundays at 3 & 7
(no performance 4/22)
Special Jackson Heights Performance Friday May 6 at 7pm
Scenic Design by Jen Price Fick
Lighting Design by Jason Fok
Costumes by Jessa-Raye Court
Sound by Andy Evan Cohen
Projections by Arthur Vincie
Props by Rachael Bardnell
Stage Manager:
Danielle Thomsen*