SAT, APR 27 - SUN, MAY 11
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“Nik Duggan and Timothy Kim, who play Anzor and Teddy respectively, are as skilled in creating the worlds of these 11 year olds as their characters are in creating a story of hope.”
“Densely and dynamically written, the play could have been as easily set in an historical setting as easily as it has been in our fictional future.”
– Nicole Jesson, Theatre Beyond Broadway
Leviathan Lab & Roly Poly Productions
In association with Mixed Asian Media & Theater Resources Unlimited’s TRU Diversity, presents
MARIANAS TRENCH
PART ONE OF THE SECOND WORLD TRILOGY
A New Play by Scott C. Sickles
Direction and Projection Design by Janet Bentley
Featuring Nik Duggan* Timothy Kim, Jinn S. Kim*, Chad Anthony Miller*, Jon Okabayashi*, Christine Verleny, Perri Yaniv*, and Morgan Zipf-Meister.
*Appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
ABOUT THE PLAY
Teddy Passanante and Anzor Khasanov are eleven-year-old pen pals. Teddy is a half-Korean nerd enduring constant prejudice despite living in a liberal U.S. made up of what used to be the Blue States. Anzor is the child of Muslim refugees trapped in the militant right-wing Christian theocracy that used to be the Red States. The boys know their correspondence is mandated and monitored by Anzor’s government. THE SECOND WORLD TRILOGY, which also features the plays PANGEA and THE KNOWN UNIVERSE, chronicles Teddy and Anzor’s love story from the alternate 2020 of MARIANAS TRENCH all the way to the literal end of the world.
PRODUCTION TEAM
Jayda Jones, Assistant Director & Producer; Props Manager & Costume Designer
Andy Evan Cohen, Technical Director
Crys Clemente, Lighting Designer
The Roly Polys (Andy Evan Cohen & Janet Bentley), Sound Design
Sabrina Morabito, Production Stage Manager
Pradanya Subramanyan, Producer
Ariel Estrada, Lead Producer
COVID SAFETY
Please note, for the safety of our company and guests, Leviathan Lab encourages, but does not mandate, full vaccinations against COVID-19 and the wearing of a well-fitted, high-filtration mask (such as a K95, KN95, KF94, or well-fitted surgical mask) at all times while at Alchemical Studios.
MONDAY, APRIL 29 @ 6:00 p.m.
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SINGULARITY
By Minh-Anh Day
Directed by Grace Goheen
Struggling to secure investments for a start-up that promises eternal life in the cloud, a young founder rekindles his connection with an old college friend, whose latest breakthrough research gives him the credibility he needs. But when their AI assistant lies during a pitch meeting with big-time investors, they become entangled in a string of deceptions as their company scrambles to deliver on the promises they made before their time and money run out.
FEATURING
Jae Shin, Fiona Maguire, Amanda Yuan, Tim Connell, Lillian Bornstein, and Grace Goheen.
SUNDAY, MAY 5 @ 6:00 p.m.
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PANGEA
PART TWO OF THE SECOND WORLD TRILOGY
By Scott C. Sickles
Directed by Janet Bentley
Palmer Research Station, Antarctica: New Year’s Day, 2046. Twenty-six years after the events of MARIANAS TRENCH, Teddy and Aznor meet for the first time as adults. When they were children, the Red States became the New Confederate States of America .Now, the New Confederacy is collapsing, the climate is reaching another catastrophic tipping point, and two men who have loved each other all their lives must confront an intimately and globally uncertain future.
FEATURING
Chad Anthony Miller, Jon Okabayashi, Chino Ramos, Kari Swenson Riely, Morgan Zipf-Meister, and Perri Yaniv.
SUNDAY, MAY 12 @ 4:00 p.m.
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PANGEA
PART THREE OF THE SECOND WORLD TRILOGY
By Scott C. Sickles
Directed by Janet Bentley
2067. The Earth is entering a new ice age and nothing on the surface will survive. Astronaut Anzor "Andy" Khasanov-Manners is in a space station, in orbit, assisting with evacuation efforts… which have just been abandoned. His husband, Teddy, and their family were supposed to have been on the next flight up. As the temperature plummets and the planet becomes uninhabitable, Anzor and his family bid each other a long farewell.
FEATURING
Lissa Brennan, Joe Burby, Nik Duggan, Jon Okabayashi, Chino Ramos Kari Swenson Riley, Sam Tanabe, and Perri Yaniv.
Leviathan Lab’s 2024 activities, are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.