Body: Anatomies of Being
Photo by Jong Clemente
April 30 – May 21, 2016
New Ohio Theatre
154 Christopher St, NYC
Conceived and directed by
Jessica Burr
Created by
The Ensemble
With text by
Matt Opatrny
A trauma surgeon works to repair her patient’s internal organs, a painter seeks to expose the raw humanity of his nude model, and a woman journeys back to Chernobyl as she strives to understand the body that is now only partially hers. Body digs into the flesh, organs, bones, systems, and movement of the human body as art and as machine.
The New Ohio and IRT theatres have commissioned Blessed Unrest to create this original piece during a two-year Archive Residency, which will culminate in a month-long run at the New Ohio opening in April 2016.
Assistant director
Jessica Ranville
Sound design
Beth Lake
Costume design
Sydney Maresca
Production stage management
Darielle Shandler
Lighting design
Jay Ryan
Set design
Matt Opatrny
Assistant stage management
& production design
Annelise Nussbacher
& Maddey Lemmon
Press rep
David Gibbs/DARR Publicity
The Ensemble
Natalia Ivana Escobar, Catherine Gowl, Tatyana Kot, Poppy Liu, Sevrin Anne Mason, Darrell Stokes, Sonia Villani, Nathan Richard Wagner, Joshua Wynter
Photos by Alan Roche
"At its best, independent theater is inventive, emotional, inspiring and has the ability to transform the atmosphere in a room full of people. In the several years I have been attending shows by Blessed Unrest, they have never ceased to amaze."
~ Amber Gallery, NY Theatre Now
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Our work is made possible by support from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature; SHS Foundation; the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs; The Interart Theatre Development Series; and the generosity of our individual donors. Blessed Unrest is in residence at the Interart Theatre, 500 West 52nd Street, New York City.