EXTRAO1DINARY ALIENS!

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BETTERFLY Productions, Leviathan Lab, and JACK, in association with 
The Hearth and The Sống Collective present

EXTRAO1DINARY ALIENS!

Written by Carolina Ðỗ
Directed by Vas Eli

Saturday, March 7 — Saturday, March 14, 2026
JACK | 20 Putnam Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11238 | MAP

Corneliu is an immigrant from Romania who is in love with Kay, a U.S. Citizen. Linh is Kay's best friend who might have let her student visa lapse?! David has dreams of opening up his restaurant with his cousin Enoc. ExtraO1dinary Aliens! is a love story centered on immigrants and the ones who love them. How can love defy the dehumanizing machinations of the US Immigration system? What makes someone leave everything they've ever known to journey to a foreign land? What makes someone stay despite the hostile environment? What is the promise of the American dream and can it ever be a reality?

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PRODUCTION TEAM

Maria Müller, Co-Producer
Federica Borlenghi, Line Producer
Isabel Criado, Assistant Director & Production Stage Manager

CAST

Corneliu - Vas Eli
Kay - Julie Tran*
Alien - Maria Müller
Linh - Belle Le
David - Marlon Xavier
Voice - Matthew Zimmerman*

*Equity Member appearing with permission of Actors’ Equity Association without benefit of an Equity contract in this Indie Theater (Off-Off Broadway) production. EXTRAO1DINARY ALIENS! is an Equity-approved showcase production.

Performance Dates & Times
Saturday, March 7 at 7pm
Sunday, March 8 at 7pm
Monday, March 9 at 7pm

Wednesday, March 11 at 7pm
Thursday, March 12 at 7pm
Friday, March 13 at 7pm
Saturday, March 14 at 7pm

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SPECIAL EVENTS

  • Romanian and Vietnamese Night | Sunday, March 8

  • Community Safety Workshop with ICE WATCH
    Tuesday, March 10 | 4:30 - 6:00PM

    Learn your rights and how to create a safety plan for yourself and your loved ones. Having a plan keeps you connected and makes it easier for others to quickly find and support you. Admission is FREE.

  • Financial Literacy and Investment Workshop
    with Out of the Mattress
    Tuesday, March 10 | 6:30 - 8:00PM

    Out of the Mattress works to ensure equal access to the U.S. financial system for immigrants. Their mission is rooted in the belief that everyone deserves the knowledge and tools to build financial stability and peace of mind. Financial guidance for immigrants, by immigrants.

    This workshop is free with an EXTRAO1DINARY ALIENS ticket or a $5 suggested donation at the door. Donations help subsidize tickets for community members.

    Food and childcare will be provided.

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MEET THE ARTISTS

Carolina Đỗ

Carolina Đỗ is a theatre maker, doer, and proud descendant of Vietnamese freedom fighters and refugees. An alum of the Soho Rep Writer-Director Lab, Fresh Ground Pepper Playground Playgroup, and Orchard Project Greenhouse Lab, Carolina’s writing has also been supported by residencies/fellowships at MacDowell, JACK, The Hearth, Fault Line Theatre, Piper Theater, and Naked Angels. Carolina’s works have also been finalists for the Sokhary Chau Fellowship, Leah Ryan Fund, BricLab, and Bushwick Starr; and semifinalists for Playwrights Realm, Space on Ryder, and Princess Grace. Co-Founding Producing Artistic Leader — The Sống Collective. Creative Director — Mai House Studio. Associate Director for Community Engagement — PlayCo. BFA: Brooklyn College. https://carolinado.com | IG: carolinakaydo

Vas Eli

Vas Eli is an award-winning actor based in NYC. A multidisciplinary artist, he is also a director, writer, producer, dialect coach, educator and painter. He is the founder of BETTERFLY Productions (The Pir, Zoom With Me, Far, Lemonking, The Sketchy Eastern European Show, When & Where). Theater: The Sketchy Eastern European Show (The Players Theater) Tamburlaine (TFANA), Jericho (Attic Theatre), Unearthly Visitants (Triskelion Arts), Island of Dr. Moreau (Piper Theatre), Splitfoot (Edinburgh Fringe), Lincoln Dress (Albany NY, Bucharest) TV: Night Agent, The Endgame, For Life, WeCrashed, The Deuce, The Blacklist; Film: Snakeeater, Varlet, Delenda, Hell House 2, Kidnapping of A Fish, The Naked Woman, Dominant Species, Far From Here.
https://vaseli.org/ | IG: vaseli_vaseli

THANK YOU TO OUR EXTRAO1DINARY ALIENS! SUPPORTERS!

 
 
 
 

Leviathan Lab's 2025 activities are presented with generous support, in part, from the New York State Council on the Arts with the support Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; the 2024-25 NYS AAPI Community Development Fund administered by CACF: Coalition for Asian American Children & Families; and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.

EXTRAO1DINARY ALIENS! is presented, in part, with generous support from the Venturous Theater Fund, a program of Broad Reach Foundation. Venturous Theater Fund supports ambitious new work for the stage and the writers who create it. We make grants to fund the production of audacious, irreverent new plays that are “venturous”—ambitious in scale, epic in scope, challenging in form, controversial in subject matter, experimental in concept, and/or unabashed in their theatricality. The fund also supports artist-driven initiatives that embrace agency for playwrights at all stages of their careers, and that champion creative growth and financial security for dramatists. https://venturoustheaterfund.org/