Desdemona’s Child
Caridad Svich
Directed by Adil Mansoor

April 20-26

 
What you’re born into
Has a way of catching up with you.
Even if you know it’s a lie.

​

We know them by different names, but we remember their stories all the same. Fierce O, gone, loved too much. Beautiful D, haunting, loved against themselves. Bitter I, stuck, doesn’t taste love. D child knows them by these names, but doesn’t remember the story pumping through their own blood. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) dives into the ruin Othello left behind and the next generation struggling to keep afloat. Navigating a sunken past amidst a drowning present, D child seeks to reconcile truth with memory.

Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) exists in the eye of the storm, or our bated breath as we wait for the flood to wash over and drown us too. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) asks of us the same questions D child asks of themselves: How do we survive histories built on oppression? How do we contend with legacies we’re born into? How do we begin to heal when trauma’s inked into our being?

*This production is a developmental iteration of Desdemona’s Child and Mansoor’s MFA Thesis.

Blacktop Sky

Christina Anderson
Directed by NaTasha Thompson
April 22-24

People throw away things they don’t want. I catch it.- Klass

Blacktop Sky is the story of three young adults living under the gaze of the Hynn projects. An unexpected friendship causes a break in social structure and for a few immeasurable moments inverts the blacktop and the sky. This play tests the boundaries of relationships in the Hynn projects while asking us to reflect on our own social biases and how we address Klass—with a K.

Desdemona’s Child
Caridad Svich
Directed by Adil Mansoor

April 20-26

 
What you’re born into
Has a way of catching up with you.
Even if you know it’s a lie.

​

We know them by different names, but we remember their stories all the same. Fierce O, gone, loved too much. Beautiful D, haunting, loved against themselves. Bitter I, stuck, doesn’t taste love. D child knows them by these names, but doesn’t remember the story pumping through their own blood. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) dives into the ruin Othello left behind and the next generation struggling to keep afloat. Navigating a sunken past amidst a drowning present, D child seeks to reconcile truth with memory.

Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) exists in the eye of the storm, or our bated breath as we wait for the flood to wash over and drown us too. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) asks of us the same questions D child asks of themselves: How do we survive histories built on oppression? How do we contend with legacies we’re born into? How do we begin to heal when trauma’s inked into our being?

*This production is a developmental iteration of Desdemona’s Child and Mansoor’s MFA Thesis.

Blacktop Sky

Christina Anderson
Directed by NaTasha Thompson
April 22-24

People throw away things they don’t want. I catch it.- Klass

Blacktop Sky is the story of three young adults living under the gaze of the Hynn projects. An unexpected friendship causes a break in social structure and for a few immeasurable moments inverts the blacktop and the sky. This play tests the boundaries of relationships in the Hynn projects while asking us to reflect on our own social biases and how we address Klass—with a K.

Desdemona’s Child
Caridad Svich
Directed by Adil Mansoor

April 20-26

 
What you’re born into
Has a way of catching up with you.
Even if you know it’s a lie.

​

We know them by different names, but we remember their stories all the same. Fierce O, gone, loved too much. Beautiful D, haunting, loved against themselves. Bitter I, stuck, doesn’t taste love. D child knows them by these names, but doesn’t remember the story pumping through their own blood. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) dives into the ruin Othello left behind and the next generation struggling to keep afloat. Navigating a sunken past amidst a drowning present, D child seeks to reconcile truth with memory.

Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) exists in the eye of the storm, or our bated breath as we wait for the flood to wash over and drown us too. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) asks of us the same questions D child asks of themselves: How do we survive histories built on oppression? How do we contend with legacies we’re born into? How do we begin to heal when trauma’s inked into our being?

*This production is a developmental iteration of Desdemona’s Child and Mansoor’s MFA Thesis.

Blacktop Sky

Christina Anderson
Directed by NaTasha Thompson
April 22-24

People throw away things they don’t want. I catch it.- Klass

Blacktop Sky is the story of three young adults living under the gaze of the Hynn projects. An unexpected friendship causes a break in social structure and for a few immeasurable moments inverts the blacktop and the sky. This play tests the boundaries of relationships in the Hynn projects while asking us to reflect on our own social biases and how we address Klass—with a K.

Blacktop Sky

Christina Anderson
Directed by NaTasha Thompson
April 22-24

People throw away things they don’t want. I catch it.- Klass

Blacktop Sky is the story of three young adults living under the gaze of the Hynn projects. An unexpected friendship causes a break in social structure and for a few immeasurable moments inverts the blacktop and the sky. This play tests the boundaries of relationships in the Hynn projects while asking us to reflect on our own social biases and how we address Klass—with a K.

Desdemona’s Child
Caridad Svich
Directed by Adil Mansoor

April 20-26

 
What you’re born into
Has a way of catching up with you.
Even if you know it’s a lie.

​

We know them by different names, but we remember their stories all the same. Fierce O, gone, loved too much. Beautiful D, haunting, loved against themselves. Bitter I, stuck, doesn’t taste love. D child knows them by these names, but doesn’t remember the story pumping through their own blood. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) dives into the ruin Othello left behind and the next generation struggling to keep afloat. Navigating a sunken past amidst a drowning present, D child seeks to reconcile truth with memory.

Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) exists in the eye of the storm, or our bated breath as we wait for the flood to wash over and drown us too. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) asks of us the same questions D child asks of themselves: How do we survive histories built on oppression? How do we contend with legacies we’re born into? How do we begin to heal when trauma’s inked into our being?

*This production is a developmental iteration of Desdemona’s Child and Mansoor’s MFA Thesis.

Desdemona’s Child
Caridad Svich
Directed by Adil Mansoor

April 20-26

 
What you’re born into
Has a way of catching up with you.
Even if you know it’s a lie.

​

We know them by different names, but we remember their stories all the same. Fierce O, gone, loved too much. Beautiful D, haunting, loved against themselves. Bitter I, stuck, doesn’t taste love. D child knows them by these names, but doesn’t remember the story pumping through their own blood. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) dives into the ruin Othello left behind and the next generation struggling to keep afloat. Navigating a sunken past amidst a drowning present, D child seeks to reconcile truth with memory.

Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) exists in the eye of the storm, or our bated breath as we wait for the flood to wash over and drown us too. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) asks of us the same questions D child asks of themselves: How do we survive histories built on oppression? How do we contend with legacies we’re born into? How do we begin to heal when trauma’s inked into our being?

*This production is a developmental iteration of Desdemona’s Child and Mansoor’s MFA Thesis.

Desdemona’s Child
Caridad Svich
Directed by Adil Mansoor

April 20-26

 
What you’re born into
Has a way of catching up with you.
Even if you know it’s a lie.

​

We know them by different names, but we remember their stories all the same. Fierce O, gone, loved too much. Beautiful D, haunting, loved against themselves. Bitter I, stuck, doesn’t taste love. D child knows them by these names, but doesn’t remember the story pumping through their own blood. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) dives into the ruin Othello left behind and the next generation struggling to keep afloat. Navigating a sunken past amidst a drowning present, D child seeks to reconcile truth with memory.

Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) exists in the eye of the storm, or our bated breath as we wait for the flood to wash over and drown us too. Desdemona’s Child (blood cry) asks of us the same questions D child asks of themselves: How do we survive histories built on oppression? How do we contend with legacies we’re born into? How do we begin to heal when trauma’s inked into our being?

*This production is a developmental iteration of Desdemona’s Child and Mansoor’s MFA Thesis.