The original production of I AM NOBODY was cut cruelly short by the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. We managed 3 previews and three performances, closing before reviews could be published. They would’ve been good uns! Thanks to those everyone who caught those previews and performances, and to the hardworking performers and crew.
In absence of a New York Times review, we offer this endorsement from an anonymous audience member who attended what ended up being our final performance and sent this lovely message to The Tank:
I saw I AM NOBODY on Thursday night and I am so grateful that I saw it – thank you for the beautiful production. I brought a friend who didn’t know anything about the show and I asked her what she thought afterwards – “Oh!”, she exclaimed,”It was wild and beautiful!!” I completely agree with her and I know that everyone who watched the show last night would agree too. It felt so good to be in the theatre, seeing a new piece full of music, love, humour, fighting, driving, and singing with images of the desert, cows kissing, and stars in the night sky. I fell in love with the actors – it was so joyful to see them radiating their light, doing their thing, and bringing their hearts and humanity to us. It was a reminder for me of why I love theatre and why I moved to this city a million years ago 🙂
I AM NOBODY (2020) photos by Skye Morse-Hodgson
With: Sarah Coffey (lead singer, Stolen Jars) Emilio Christopher Cuesta (Homeland) Ayun Halliday (Fawnbook, NURSE!) Patrick McCartney (Sinister Kid) & Inney Prakash (Yes Weed Can! The Musical)
Director: Meghan Finn
Producer- Katie Walenta
Set Design- Christopher & Justin Swader (The Bacchae, Classical Theatre of Harlem; A$SAP Rocky’s Lab Rat)
Costume Design- Ayun Halliday (Lunchtime / Zamboni Godot)
Lighting Design- Anthony Dean (Cartography at The New Victory/The Kennedy Center)
Orchestrations, Vocal Arrangements & Music Direction- Michael Cassedy (HALF-LIFE)
Video & Sound Design- David Pym (The Making of King Kong)
Fight Choreographer- Zelda Gay
Stage Manager- Sarah Zerod