“Whatever you are, be a good one”
The Investigation
Whatever You Are, Be A Good One is a verbatim documentary theatre event that pulls 50 excerpts from interviews conducted across the geographical United States about political polarization ahead of the 2020 presidential election. Whatever You Are, Be A Good One was performed as the fall mainstage for the Program in Educational Theatre and was simultaneously live-streamed by NYU-TV.
Digital Program
Portraits Series Channel
Whatever You Are, Be A Good One: Portraits is 50 individually filmed excerpts from the Portraits US: Polarization project, with curated playlists by topic and geographic region of the United States.
Performance Credits
Acting Ensemble:
Averil Carr
Beth Weiss
Daniel Teutul
Devin Joyner
Jessamyn Fitzpatrick
Kayla Matters
Michael Roberts
Noah Jackson
Ran Zhu
Topaz Gao
Created by:
Joe Salvatore & Keith R. Huff
Director:
Keith R. Huff
Dramaturg:
Sarah Bellantoni
Lighting Designer:
Daryl Embry
Actor Coaching:
Lauren Gorelov
Ryan Howland
Tammie L. Swopes
Costume Coordinator:
Márion Talán
de la Rosa
Production SM:
Alicia Cabrera
Video Designer:
Adam J. Thompson
Sound Designer: Ernesto Valenzuela
NYU Production Team
Technical Director:
Willie Bruno
Technical Director:
Kevin Gannon
Assistant Director:
Nora Lambert
NYU-TV Video Production Coordinator:
Patricia C Martínez
Live Webcast Technician:
Jamie Morris
NYU-TV Technical Manager:
s.o. O’Brien
Multi-Cam Operator:
Olivia Tarcov
Broadcast Producer; Director, NYU-TV:
Toni Urbano
Audience Engagement
