Nov 15, 16 & 17 (3 nights only)

7:30pm seating
8pm performance
313 E 58th Street
(bet 2nd & 3rd Ave)

THE PLAY: A famous first lady wants to become something more. She awaits her turn in front of a celebrity-maker’s lens. A studio transforms into a reflection of its own history. Mary Becoming (or Mrs. President) is a mesmerizing kaleidoscope of media, movement, sound and language. A vibrant, colorful look at how much of oneself can be unleashed in a flash.

THE PLAYWRIGHT: John Ransom Phillips is a painter and writer living in New York City whose works have been exhibited both nationally and internationally. He holds a PhD from the University of Chicago in the History of Culture. His published works include Ransoming Mathew Brady (Hudson Hills, 2010), Contemporary Book of the Dead (Hudson Hills, 2009), and Bed as Autobiography (University of Chicago, 2004). Mary Becoming is his first venture in writing for performance.

THE DIRECTOR: Charlotte Brathwaite’s work has been presented in theaters in the U.S., Mexico, the Netherlands, India, Germany, Austria, Trinidad and Croatia. Recent works include The Coming… at the Living Theater; Kleopatra: The Dead Don’t Bite with Naturaleza Humana and the Aarshi Theater Company in Kolkata, India; and American Schemes by Radha Blank at New York City Summerstage. She was a 2010 Princess Grace Award recipient and holds an M.F.A. in directing from the Yale School of Drama.

DRAMATURGE: Anne Davison
LIGHTING DESIGN: Yi Zhao
COSTUME DESIGN: Elizabeth Barret Groth
MEDIA DESIGN: Grant McDonald
COMPOSER: Samuel Adams
CHOREOGRAPHER: Jennifer Newman