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We are pleased to invite you to the Fall 2023 Lang College Theater Production staging of We Are Pussy Riot or Everything is P.R. 

FREEDOM! JUSTICE! WE ARE ALL PUSSY RIOT!

In 2012, on the eve of Putin becoming president again a small group of activists had an idea to create “Pussy Riot”, an anonymous punk feminist protest performance group.  They dress up in bright colors and balaclavas and perform punk songs encouraging attention to be paid to Putin’s crimes. 

 Anyone can be part of Pussy Riot, even you !!! 

Come join us for a play by Barbara Hammond that explores the young feminist activists, who call themselves Pussy Riot.  They offered up a punk prayer in Moscow’s Orthodox Cathedral. They played and shouted for exactly 48 seconds before being dragged out of the church by security guards. That night they uploaded a video of their performance to YouTube becoming enemies of both the Church and the State. 

The girls were arrested and put on trial. Through the internet and mass media the word got out the world hold of the story and turned Pussy Riot into the greatest piece of performance art in Russian history. This is their story.

FREEDOM, JUSTICE! 

VIRGIN MARY, CHASE PUTIN AWAY! 

WE ARE ALL PUSSY RIOT!

In February 2012 just before Putin’s re-election, a few young feminist activists entered the Russian Orthodox Church in the center of Moscow, protest-singing Russia’s lack of separation of church and state. By standing up for their truth, they raised worldwide attention to their cause.

Register for Night 1 - November 16, 7:30 PM EST
Register for Night 2 - November 17, 7:30 PM EST
Register for Night 3 - November 18, 7:30 PM EST
Register for Matinee - November 19, 2:00 PM EST

All performances will be staged at 122CC, 2nd Floor Theater (150 First Avenue, New York, NY 10009).

Cast

Yurodivy (“Holy Fools”): Amalia Guimaraes, Dash Kaur, Nanka Gelashvili, Lio Connelly, Becca Ericksen, Esme Jacques, Lily Donovan-Wirth, Emma Griffith, May Chen

Defense: Amalia Guimaraes

Prosecutor: Dash Kaur

Judge: Nanka Gelashvili

Nadya:  Lily James Roberts

Masha: Isabella Graziadei

Katya: Sienna Wayman 

Security: Vritika Phulwani, Will Brown

Doctor/Russian Language Prof: Emma Griffith 

Anna Politkovskaya: Lily Donovan-Wirth

Devout Woman: Stella Zuniga 

Lieutenant: Vritika Phulwani

Reporters/World Press Corps:  Becca Ericksen, Malgorzata Jasiniak, Esme Jacques, May Chen

Sergei: Stefan Pallotta

Guard: Richard Jang

Putin: Will Brown

Patriarch/Peytr: Nyhjee Harmon

Madonna: Lio Connelly 

British Feminist Prof: Esme Jacques

*(Other roles to be distributed amongst the Yurodivy)

Dramaturgs: Anna Nakoussov, Maddy Burger, Ellie Aslanian, Ani Georgiades and Juliannie Mateo

Creative Team

Director: Mahayana Landowne

Stage Manager: Ariana Guerra

Production Manager: Dmitri Barcomi

Assistant Stage Managers: Taz Ahmad Zamri, Isabel Hall, and Riya Kachroo

Crew/Production Assistants: Ani Georgiades, Indie Oleson, and Majorca Espinosa 

Lighting Designer: Vittoria Orlando

Set Designer: Mahayana Landowne

Sound Designer: Alex Roe

Costume Designer: Sydney Gallas

Projection Designer: James Schaffer 

Stage Combat Coordinator: Stefan Pallotta

Dramaturg Mentor: Victoria Abrash

Photo credit: Ariana Guerra

Masks are optional though encouraged when moving throughout the building.

Advance registration is strongly encouraged.