"Bow down to the Overlord."
Lauded as "theater at its best and most essential," learn more about the NY Times Critic's Pick KRISTINA WONG, SWEATSHOP OVERLORD directly from writer and performer Kristina Wong herself. The hilarious production sews on at New York Theatre Workshop from October 25 through November 21, 2021 only!
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On Day 3 of the COVID-19 pandemic, NYTW Usual Suspect Kristina Wong began sewing masks out of old bedsheets and bra straps on her Hello Kitty sewing machine. Before long, she was leading the Auntie Sewing Squad, a work-from-home sweatshop of hundreds of volunteers-including children and her own mother-to fix the U.S. public health care system while in quarantine. It was a feminist care utopia forming in the midst of crisis. Or was it a mutual aid doomsday cult?
As the demand for masks abates and we begin to return safely to space, Kristina is beginning to put her life together post-pandemic cult leadership. With hilarity and boundless generosity, she invites the audience in on her work building community in isolation, while reflecting on what we’ve been through and imagining what we want to become. NYTW Usual Suspect Chay Yew (The Architecture of Loss, Oedipus El Rey) directs.
Scenic Design: Junghyun Georgia Lee
Costume Design: Linda Cho
Lighting Design: Amith Chandrashaker
Sound Design: Mikhail Fiksel
Projection Design: Caite Hevner
Stage Manager: Katie Ailinger
For more information, please visit:
www.nytw.org/show/kristina-wo...
10 ноя 2021
