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LONG DISTANCE AFFAIR
Six Cities. One World. Make possible an impossible trip.
“Someone across the globe is reaching out just for you,” said Tanya Bravo, of Juggerknot Theatre Company. “What will be the result when you and a perfect stranger meet with only a computer screen between you? Join us, and make possible an impossible trip!”
Juggerknot Theatre Company producers of the critically acclaimed immersive show Miami Motel Stories (MMS) and PopUp Theatrics, the New York-based site specific immersive theatre company led by Tamilla Woodard (director, Miami Motel Stories: Little Havana) and Ana Margineau (director, MMS: North Beach), join forces once again to produce Long Distance Affair.
It has been nine unprecedented months since the first production of Long Distance Affair. Although borders across the world are still on lock down, Long Distance Affair can take audience members on a virtual globetrot across the globe. From the intimacy of one’s home, in real time, 18 theater artists from six cities around the world – Mumbai/India, Portland/USA, Mexico City/Mexico, Lagos/Nigeria, Beirut/Lebanon and Los Angeles/USA, have come together to create this one-of-a-kind virtual adventure.
"A silver lining of the pandemic is the ability to collaborate across boundaries, time zones and cultures in a seamless way, said playwright Dipti Bramhandkar of Mumbai. “Rather than looking at the limitations of online work, I like to see the many advantages that technology presents to us as we create work that is reflective of this historic time. Embracing all the amazing uncertainty of 'live' performances is still true in the online world. How we can create surprise and spontaneity on the screen is a wonderful challenge as a writer."
In intimate ten-minute theatrical encounters, audiences can drop in to three, cities or all six. Performances are limited to five audience members; audience members will be connected with small parties of other travelers for globe-trotting encounters to three of the six cities: Mumbai/Indian, Portland/USA, Mexico City/Mexico, Lagos/Nigeria, Beirut/Lebanon and Los Angeles/USA
“I grew up in Kuwait, Oman, Iraq, Canada, and the U.S., and have lived, worked, and traveled to 22 countries. Those experiences fuel my belief that the stories we tell, and how we tell them, have real impact on lives around the world,” said playwright Leila Buck of Beirut. “Collaborating with artists in other countries offers the opportunity to connect people, places and ideas that might not encounter each other otherwise; to explore both the uniqueness of our experiences and the relationships between them, and to experience how the distance between us and “them”, “here” and “there” is often shorter than we think.”
REVIEWS
“… dangerous, thrilling and a fascinating piece of psychological theatre. Go into Long Distance Affair willingly enough and the payoff is a satisfying artistic workout.”- Huffington Post, UK.
"Unique encounters strikingly illustrate how quickly connections can be felt with strangers, also movingly highlights how quickly one person can have an impact on another’s actions... an ambitious and deeply thought-provoking project- ★★★★ Three Weeks, Edinburgh
Mumbai
Playwright - Dipti Bramhandkar
Director - Tai Thompson
Actor – Neha Singh
Portland
Playwright - Michael John Garces
Director - Tracy Francis
Actor - Barbie Wu
LA
Playwright - France-Luce Benson
Director - Tai Thompson
Actor - Wendy Abraham
Beirut
Playwright - Leila Buck
Director - Tracy Francis
Actor - Pia Haddad
Mexico City
Playwright - Alfonso Cárcamo
Director - Henrik Cheng
Actor - Naomy Romo
Lagos
Playwright - Zaniabu Jallo
Director - Ana Margineanu
Actor - Segun Adefila
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