MOONBODIES is an erotic horror play set in a nightmarish near-future New York City, where Shelley, a vibrant nightclub performer battling lifelong body dysmorphia and eating disorders, enrolls in an experimental drug trial that slowly transforms her into a werewolf. The catch: the drug only works if she eats. Using the trial to reconnect with Rumi, a chef and former lover struggling with his changing body, Shelley proposes a secret arrangement of sex, caretaking, feeding, and kink that spirals into a volatile romance as they both transform. Blending visceral body horror and surreal puppetry, MOONBODIES interrogates shame, body politics, and being fully seen.
A Play Reading By Adrian Costa Directed by Irvin Mason Jr.
August 27th @ 3PM & 7PM
STRIVING follows our protagonist Student as they set out on a journey led by W.E.B DuBois, the father of contemporary black political thought, to join the ranks of notable black figures folded into the coveted group that DuBois historically coined as the ‘Talented Tenth’. This hero’s journey quickly dissolves into a tale confronting the consequences of education, legacy, and the crippling anxiety of attaining black exceptionalism in a world that expects nothing less.
