“extraordinary, astonishing, near-perfect masterpiece.” — Culturebot

“Compelling…Harrowing…Great theater.” — The New York Times

“A smart, beautiful, and touching production that is unpretentious and fun… Do not miss this show, and once you see it, tell everyone you know.” — NYtheatre.com

“airy…lovely…graceful… must not unwatch’d go.” — Time Out New York

“…a brilliant exploration of suspension–in time, in space, between words, and between bodies.” –Obscene Jester

“a riveting experience that succeeds because of its incredible imagery and its ability to access raw emotional territory.” –Back Stage

HERE Art Center and knife inc. present

 

oph3lia

Written & directed by

Aya Ogawa

 

An immigrant woman embarks on a mysterious journey through New York where she discovers that she can go through life without ever uttering a word.

In a Christian international school in China, where the students have formed their own hierarchies within the school walls, the arrival of a new teacher and a transfer student sends the fragile microcosm spinning.

Cultures clash in a theatre producer’s office: in the maddening mix of languages in the world of entertainment production, compromises of artistic integrity punctuate the struggle in the creation of ‘art,’ and the interpreter bears the brunt.

Dreams and reality converge in oph3lia, as Shakespeare’s Hamlet inspires a haunting collision of cultures, exploring different facets of Ophelia in contemporary contexts, interweaving three distinct stories that center on themes of isolation and disconnection.

Set and costume design

Clint Ramos

Lighting and video design

Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew

Sound design

Rich Kim

Music

Andy Gillis

Assistant Director

Joan Jubett

featuring:

Laura Butler, Drae Campbell, Dawn Eshelman, Connie Hall*, Ikuko Ikari,

Hana Kalinski, Eunjee Lee*, Mark Lindberg, Alanna Medlock, Jy Murphy*,

Jorge Alberto Rubio, Magin Schantz, Maureen Sebastian*

Stage Manager

Stacey Haggin*

*AEA member. Equity Approved Showcase.

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Remaining Showtimes

Mon. June 30@ 7:30pm

Tues. July 1 @ 7:30pm

Wed. July 2 @ 7:30pm

Post-show Discussions

June 26: Immigration - Stranger in a Strange Land

Directions

At HERE Arts Center – 145 6th Ave.

(between Spring & Broome, enter on Dominick)

Google Map

Tickets

www.here.org

212-352-3101

$18 / $15 with student ID

Links

* Listen to Director Aya Ogawa talk about the show on youtube!

* Interview with Aya on WPS1 Art Radio!