Theatre

Nov 04—20, 2022

Theatre for OneWe Are Here (Nairobi Edition)

Artistic Director Christine Jones and Octopus Theatricals / Kenya

“At this moment in our history, the inequities and lethal acts of violence make it imperative that we as humans and as artists manifest a new narrative, with our language, with our anger, and with our love.”

— Christine Jones, Artistic Director

A complete theatrical experience, just for you.

The vision of New York-based artistic director Christine Jones, Theatre for One: We Are Here (Nairobi Edition) is a virtual theatrical experience that showcases six micro-plays by female writers/performers from Kenya. All of their stories find a way to question the link between ancestry and civilization, the real and the surreal, the inner being, and our external existence. In We Are Here, one performer and one audience member will journey together in search of the answers through these deeply personal works that unfold in an intimate, shared moment.

Info

Venue

Virtual Event

Dates

Nov 04, 2022 - Nov 20, 2022

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Details

20-25 minutes

FREE

Ages 18+

Content of micro-plays may contain strong language and references to sexual violence and domestic abuse.

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Artists

Artistic Director and Creator:

Christine Jones

Performing artists and writers:

Sitawa Namwalie, Anne Moraa, Mercy Mutisya, Laura Ekumbo, Aleya Kassam, Mūmbi Kaigwa

Directors:

SRĐA and Kholoud Sawaf

Associate Directors:

Nyokabi Macharia and Esther Kamba

Resident Director:

SRĐA

Platform Programming and Design:

OpenEndedGroup – Marc Downie and Paul Kaiser

Produced by

Octopus Theatricals – Mara Isaacs, Executive/Creative Producer

Production Supervisor:

Bryan Hunt

Technical Consultants:

Cherie B. Tay and Saori Yokoo

Business Manager:

Michael Francis

Creative Producer:

Karishma Bhagani

Production Stage Manager:

Henry Wamai

Marketing Associate (Kenya):

Vikash Pattni

Production Assistant:

Sarah Mutegi

Gallery

Buzz

“Moments of gently heightened language took me out of, then put me right back into, the action of the play—and made me feel its artifice while being convinced of its deeper reality, all at once.”

— Vinson Cunningham, The New Yorker

“You sit up straight and lean in and listen hard….like tensing a muscle we might not get to fully use again until sometime next year.”

— Helen Shaw, New York Magazine/Vulture.com

“Enhanced by terrific acting, you feel seen in a way that has been too often absent these six months — and maybe longer. Intimacy in the live theater is always touch-and-go. On display alone in our homes, we are much more seen than usual.”