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ARTIST TALKS
Please join us for these unique post show discussions between Theater Mitu’s Founding Artistic Director, Rubén Polendo, and a selection of remarkable guest artists as they respond to the work, to process, and to the role of artists in these unprecedented times.
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Conceived and Created by Theater Mitu
Directed by Rubén Polendo
Authored by: Kayla Asbell, Denis Butkus, Alex Hawthorn, Michael Littig, Justin Nestor, Rubén Polendo, Xiao Quan, Attilio Rigotti, Scott Spahr, Corey Sullivan, Ada Westfall
DIGITAL CONTENT DESIGN: Justin Nestor, Ada Westfall, Alex Hawthorn
WEBSITE ARCHITECTURE AND BUILDOUT: Alex Reeves & Moonpool
PERFORMED BY: Kayla Asbell, Denis Butkus, Alex Hawthorn, Michael Littig,
Justin Nestor, Attilio Rigotti, Isabella Uzcategui, Corey Sullivan, Ada Westfall
LEAD SOUND DESIGN: Alex Hawthorn
LEAD MUSIC & ORCHESTRATION: Ada Westfall
ORIGINAL SONGS:
“The Shadow” written by Kayla Asbell, backing track performed by The Othermen
“Cinder Song” written by Ada Westfall
“”The First Question” written and produced by Ada Westfall
“Milk Song” written and produced by Ada Westfall
“Wind Song” written and produced by Ada Westfall
ABOUT THEATER MITU:
Driven by a commitment to innovation, Theater Mitu expands the definition of theater through methodical experimentation with its form. The permanent company of artists builds bridges across ideas, cultures and communities. Using art-making as a mode of research and inquiry, Theater Mitu shares knowledge, sparks dialogue, and strengthens community through cultivating radical ways of reimagining our world. This is embodied by way of our productions; trans-global research initiatives; artist support opportunities; and education programs galvanizing the next generation of artists.
Learn more about Theater Mitu and other upcoming projects at theatermitu.org.
THEATER MITU WOULD LIKE TO THANK: Dima Matta, Michael McElroy, Victor Cazares, Cornell Reserve Officer Training Corp, The Military Resilience Foundation, Jase and Matthew Daniels, Brittany Nestor, Florencia Schlamp, Adam Dolan, Walid Saliba, Allyson Green, Joe McGowan, Hiba Sleiman, Elaine Bogal-Calix, Luis Calix and family, The Othermen, Abbotsford Road Coffee Specialists, Alex Reeves and Moonpool, Professor Patricia Ybarra, Brown University’s Department of Theatre Arts and Performance Studies and The Brown Arts Initiative, Jim Nicola, Linda Chapman, and everyone at New York Theatre Workshop.
ORIGINAL CREATIVE TEAM FOR IN-PERSON PRODUCTION:
DIRECTED BY: Rubén Polendo
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR: Scott Spahr
ARCHITECTURE BY: Alex Hawthorn, Justin Nestor, Rubén Polendo, Scott Spahr
LIGHTING DESIGN: Alex Hawthorn, Rubén Polendo, Attilio Rigotti, Scott Spahr
SOUND DESIGN: Alex Hawthorn
TECHNOLOGY DESIGN: Alex Hawthorn, Justin Nestor, Attilio Rigotti
VIDEO DESIGN: Justin Nestor, Attilio Rigotti, Corey Sullivan
ADDITIONAL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ARCHIVE COLLABORATORS:
Gaar Adams, Dima Matta, Michael McElroy, Alec Squires, Jimmy Walden
PRODUCTION APPRENTICES: Archita Arun, Ashley Brown, Aya Stolp, Isabella Uzcategui
ADDITIONAL SONG SAMPLES:
“Army Dreamers” written by Kate Bush, from her album Never for Ever (1980), arranged by Michael McElroy and Ada Westfall
“He Washed My Eyes With Tears” written by Ira Stanphill (1955), performed by Mary Carter (2015)
“The Star-Spangled Banner” music by John Stafford Smith (1773), lyrics by Francis Scott Key (1814), performed by Jimi Hendrix at The Woodstock Music and Art Fair (1969)
This project was made possible with funding from The MAP Fund, Howard Gilman Foundation, New York State Council of the Arts with support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature, CEC Artslink, The National Endowment for the Arts, New York City’s Cultural Development Fund, The NYU Abu Dhabi Institute, and New England Foundation for the Arts.
While we find ourselves right now in the digital space reaching far beyond the brick walls of New York Theatre Workshop, our theater lives on the island of Manhattan. Manhattan has always been a gathering and trading place for many Indigenous peoples, where Nations intersected from all four directions since time immemorial. It was a place to gather and sometimes to seek refuge during times of conflict and struggle.
The staff and trustees of New York Theatre Workshop pay respect to all of their ancestors past, present, to their future generations. We acknowledge that our theater and our work is situated on the island of Manhattan (Menohhannet – On the Island) traditional lands of the Munsee Lenape, the Canarsie, Unkechaug, Matinecock, Shinnecock, Reckgawanc and the Haudenosaunee Confederacy.
In full support and alignment with New York Theatre Workshop’s values, Theater Mitu acknowledges that our Brooklyn multi-use art space, MITU580, sits on traditional Munsee Lanape and Canarsie Land.
We respect that many Indigenous people continue to live and work on these lands and acknowledge their ongoing contributions to this area. We encourage each of you to honor the Indigenous communities that first inhabited the land on which you’re now standing, along with us honoring the communities of Manhattan and Brooklyn.
New York Theatre Workshop would like to thank Safe Harbors Indigenous Collective for contributing to this statement.
