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CHAISING THE TIDES
OR EXPOSURE
By Matlida Woods
Directed by Jessica Burr
Theaterlab’s Gallery Series Presents: A Blessed Unrest Production in collaboration with *Necessary Digression
December 9-18, 2022​​​​​​
ABOUT THE PLAY
In this solo show Maltida Woods combines text with psychical theater, eerie images mix with an interior life as she dives into a series of events swimming in the ever-shifting waters of memory. A woman, bound by conventions and expectations that befall her gender, navigates the fluctuating tides of exposure and concealment. Chasing the Tides, or Exposure is a Rorschach test of a play, guaranteed to evoke a strong response in everyone who ever struggled with secrets.
CREATIVE TEAM
HEATHER BENTON*
Performer
Heather is an actress and theatre maker who has performed internationally (Russia, Italy), nationally (two U.S. tours), in regional theatre, and downtown NYC theatre over the past eighteen years. Former company member of East River Commedia, collaborator with Theatre Trouve and Blessed Unrest, her work has been seen at P.S. 122, Collective: Unconscious, The Clemente, The Nuyorican in NYC and American Repertory Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre, Montana Repertory Theatre, Sierra Repertory Theatre, Village Theatre, North Carolina Shakespeare Festival, Luna Stage etc. MFA in Acting from ART/MXAT, member of Actor’s Equity and the Stage Directors and Choreographers’ Society.
Jessica Burr
Director
Jessica Burr has been honored with the 2019 Kennedy Center ACTF Commendation for Distinguished Leadership, First Prize at the 2016 Secondo Festival (Switzerland), the 2011 LPTW Lucille Lortel Award. Along with New York Innovative Theatre Awards including: Outstanding Production, Choreography/Movement, and Caffe Cino Fellowship Award among eight total nominations. Burr was a featured panelist in the 2016 Brave Summit, a forum of women leaders, experts, and scholars to drive cultural change.
The founding artistic director of Blessed Unrest with whom she has directed and choreographed over 20 productions (13 world premieres), she directs, choreographs and teaches at theaters and universities around the world.
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* appears courtesy of Actors Equity Association
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