Ma-Yi Theater Company and 2g Productions are presenting a reading of my Lehrstück Bags as part of a culmination of my residency with Ma-Yi through CRNY’s Artist Employment Program. Food will be provided and the event will feature a panel with grassroots organizers from across NYC.
This play is a circle. When federal funding for food banks can only provide blocks of fortified cheese, Diana Song and Lanie set out against all the odds to feed their neighborhood. Part Lehrstück and part raucous comedy, Bags explores the dishearteningly cyclical nature of organizing and teaches about the importance of continued engagement & the power of mutual aid.
Directed by Chongren Fan. With Sonnie Brown, Katie May Porter, Jillian Sun.