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Et Alia Theater presents a limited engagement of Blood Orange, a dark drama by Abigail Duclos. 

Grief and abandonment take on many forms … some of them not human

Et Alia Theater

presents a limited engagement of

Blood Orange

a dark drama by Abigail Duclos

The Jeffrey & Paula Gural Theatre of A.R.T./New York

502 West 53rd Street, New York City

ADA accessible

Previews begin: 11 September

(Invitation Only)

Opening: 13 September

Closing: 27 September

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Blood Orange, by Abigail Duclos and produced by Et Alia Theater, tells the story of Faye, a teenage girl who — feeling abandoned by God and her mother in the wake of her father’s violent death — turns to a nightmarish roadkill creature for salvation. Faye then draws her awkward friend, Eden, into a strange religion filled with prayer, blood, and budding love.

The play delves deeply into grief and depicts it as an ugly, intricate, and biting experience, examining the complexities of modern teenage girlhood and sexuality. The play asks, “how do young women navigate a culture that hypersexualizes them while demonizing their desires?” “What happens when the hunt for pleasure intertwines with pain?”

The cast features: Luísa Galatti as Faye, Ana Moioli as Eden, Maria Müller as Georgia (performing September 11, 13, 19, 21, 22, 27); Luísa Galatti as Faye, Ana Moioli as Eden, Giorgia Valenti as Georgia (performing on September 13 matinee, and September 14, 18, 20 matinee, and September 26, September 27 matinee); and Maria Müller as Faye, Ana Moioli as Eden, Giorgia Valenti as Georgia (performing on September 12, 15, 20, and 25). Doreen Oliver as Mariah for every performance.

Production Directed by Vernice Miller with Amelia Estrada as Associate Director/Choreographer; Scenic and Property Design by Ningning Yang; Costumes Designed & Associate Props Design by Whitney Fabre; Sound Designed by Laura Pereira; Lighting Designed by Hayley Garcia Parnell; and Fight and Intimacy Direction by Leana Gardella.

For Et Alia Theater: Production and Box Office Management by Covi Loveridge Brannan; Stage Management by Isabel Criado; Deck Management by Thais Fernandes. 

The play runs about 90 minutes with no intermission.

CONTENT WARNING: explicit scenes of violence and of self harm.