THE D PROJECT (aka "The Democracy Project")

At present, our country finds itself in the midst of a deeply divisive political climate and highly polarized reporting in the mass media. WaxFactory’s current project-in-development explores these topical issues through the lens of drama from Ancient Greece, the birthplace of democracy. Inspired by Sophocles' Women of Trachis, THE D PROJECT concerns a decorated Army general sequestered in a foreign land, who finds himself involved in a controversy, having been accused of committing war crimes motivated by personal gain. Meanwhile, his wife faces the contentious landscape of her husband’s media coverage, navigating her way through bias and "alternative facts" in her fight to discover the truth. Following an intensive developmental residency, this workshop presentation will deploy’s WaxFactory’s trademark cross-media approach: choreographed on a set resembling a TV soundstage, a video screen suspended above the set will broadcast cinematic close-ups of live actors, edited and projected in real time.

Concept, design and direction: Ivan Talijancic

Video: Moti Margolin

Starring: Gillian Chadsey, with Subin Kara Ahn, Amanda Boekelheide, Kiebpoli Calnek, Sandie Luna, Neysha Merced, Patrice Miller and Olivia Ray.

Production Associate: Theodor Gabriel

The development of this work was made possible through generous support from the Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation and the New York State Council on the Arts.

This event is a free public showing, a workshop presentation of this work. The presentations will take at Wallabout Oyster East, a private art studio warehouse in Brooklyn's Crown Heights, and you will receive the exact address once your tickets have been confirmed.

Please note that this is an intimate performance and the seating is extremely limited, we therefore ask that you book your tickets when you are confident that you are able to attend, so that we can accommodate as many interested performance-goers as we can. Thank you in advance for your kind consideration!

Showings:

Wednesday, May 17 + Thursday, May 18

Doors will open at 8.30pm and the showing will begin shortly afterwards. We are unable to accommodate latecomers, so please plan your trip accordingly.