suicide.chat.room*
January 28 – February 13, 2010
[Pay-What-You-Can Previews January 26 & 27 at 8 p.m.]
Wednesdays through
Saturdays at 8 p.m.
Saturdays & Sundays at 3 p.m.
    Music by Chad Clark of Beauty Pill
    Directed by Marcus Kyd
    Choreography by Paulina
        Guerrero

Tickets $10 at the door. Cash preferred. For reservations, call 202.261.6612 or email tix@taffetypunk.com

The long-awaited premiere of suicide.chat.room: a new piece that weaves actual text from Japanese and American suicide usenet groups, music by Beauty Pill, and choreography by Paulina Guerrero into an elaborate Punk Dance Theatre Concert.

Paige In Full*
May 11 – May 29, 2010
[Pay-What-You-Can Previews May 11 & 12 at 8 p.m.]
Thursdays at 8 p.m.
Fridays at 8 p.m. and 10 p.m.
Saturdays at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Sundays at 3 p.m.
    Written and Performed by
        Paige Hernandez
    Beats by Nick the 1da
    Directed by Danielle A. Drakes
    Produced by theHegira

Tickets $20

A visual mix-tape that blends dance,
poetry, and live music to create a fresh new voice. This sibling
collaboration delivers a story and
sound that resonates with our
multifaceted Hip-Hop generation.

Press Release
[PDF, 196 KB]

Separated at Birth*
(A clown show set in a train station.)
August 11 – 29, 2010
Wednesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.
Sundays at 3 p.m.
    Devised by Wyckham Avery & Lorraine Ressegger
    Designed by HannaH J Crowell & Andrew Cissna
       & featuring the artistry of Rachel Grossman &
      Catherine Tripp
Produced by dog & pony dc

Separated at Birth is the story of personal connections missed and made in a bustling city’s subway station. Pairs and trios of clowns explore commuter archetypes instantly recognizable to Washingtonians familiar with the daily drudge of public transportation.

The production was created with a wide range of ages in mind and is appropriate for children ages 10 and older.

Press Release
[PDF, 136 KB]

Tickets $15

* Part of the 2009 – 2010 Mead Theatre Lab Program.