The School of Drama at The New School College of Performing Arts is proud to present the WORLD PREMIERE of GLASS ~n~ MIRRORS as part of the BFA production season, commissioned and written by alumni Jonathan Buckingham and Kenya Lewis, directed by Candis C. Jones*.

 
Jonathan and Kenya join on their first professional collaboration to adapt Lewis Carroll’s THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS. This world premiere is a modern spin on the classic tale that embodies the School of Drama's ongoing efforts toward inclusive and transparent season planning.

 
We all know Alice, but have you ever met them in college? Bad trips through a mirror. Unorthodox roommates…a subway from hell. College is supposed to be fun. Is this their worst nightmare or the first months of New York City life? 

Director: Candis C. Jones*

Scenic Designer: Teresa L. Williams+

Costume Designer: Cate Alston

Projection Designer: Michi Zaya

Lighting Designer:Daisy Long+

Sound Designer: DJ Potts

Hair & Makeup Designer: Anais J. McCaskie

Fight Choreographer: Jordan Laroya

Production Stage Manager: Kai Stanton**

Associate Stage Manager: Chelsea Janke**

*SDC Director

**AEA Member

+USA Designer

Ensemble: Lenaya Cave, Pinhsien Chen, Emma Griffith, Oriana Hurley, David Zhenqian Li, Sariya Sealey, Archi Patel

Open to the public and free with registration!

April 11, 12: 7:30pm

April 13: 2pm & 7:30pm

Bank Street Theater (151 Bank Street, New York, NY)

About Jonathan Buckingham
Jonathan Buckingham is an emerging multi-faceted artist and dedicated theater educator renowned for his interdisciplinary approach to theater and art creation. Hailing from the vibrant city of Houston, Texas, he earned his BFA in Dramatic Arts from the School of Drama in May 2021. His artistic endeavors continue to resonate, creating work that reflects the richness and diversity of the human experience. 

About Kenya Lewis:
Kenya Lewis is a lifelong student of the arts, overall having experience in directing, acting, choreography, devised theater and facilitation of workshops. She recently graduated from The New School College of Performing Arts in May of 2022 with a Master of Arts in Entrepreneurship and Arts Management. She has been able to hone in on her artistic mission to create boundary-pushing work, reflecting the underrepresented beauty of Black life and amplifying the voices of Black women and femmes through the performing arts.

CANDIS C. JONES* (Director) selected credits include: Blues For an Alabama Sky (Barrington Stage), Clyde's (Studio Theater); Cullud Wattah (The Public); shadow/land (The Public); Unf*kwithable (The Old Globe); School Girls… (Cincinnati Playhouse); My Name is Beatrice (Ojai Playwrights Fest, Atlantic Theater MixFest); Detroit ‘67 (D.C. Signature); The Black Radical Imagination (Williamstown); 53% Of  (Alliance Theater); B*tch (Page 73); Everybody (NYU); Trapt (Joe's Pub); House of the Negro Insane (Bay Area Playwrights Festival); Pipeline (Detroit Public Theater); Nike (A.C.T.); The Wolves (American Academy); Brother Rabbit (New Black Fest); Name Calling (Kennedy Center); Morning in America (Primary Stages); TEMBO! (Zanzibar International Film Fest). Upcoming: Fabulation (Chautauqua Theater Co.).  2016 Lilly Award winner, WP Theater Lab Alum, and Drama League Alum. www.candiscjones.com