Name: Saya Jenks Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Where I’m from: Menlo Park, CA Program at NYU: I’m pursuing an MA in Educational Theatre at NYU Steinhardt. Before NYU… I was teaching at a progressive PreK-12 school in the Bay Area called The Nueva School. Before that,…
The Democratic Field goes to Iowa
NYU’s Verbatim Performance Lab, in conjunction with the Artists Literacies Institute (NYC) and Mirror Box Theatre (Cedar Rapids), presented a public performance of The Democratic Field on February 2, 2020, just one day prior to the Iowa Caucus. The performance…
The Democratic Field 3: Warren Wins, Steyer Surprises, and Republicans Represent
On Thursday, November 14, the Verbatim Performance Lab successfully collaborated with Artists’ Literacies Institute and the Centre for Social Innovation for the third edition of The Democratic Field. The Democratic Field, held in advance of the Democratic primary debates, is…
Intern Spotlight: Lilly Stannard
Name: Lilly Stannard Pronouns: She/Her/Hers Where I’m from: Baltimore, Maryland Major & school at NYU: Educational Theatre at Steinhardt Why did you want to get involved with VPL? Throughout my time at NYU I have been exploring the ways in…
Intern Spotlight: Sudaraka Ariyaratne
Name: Sudaraka Ariyaratne Pronouns: He/Him/His Where I’m from: Colombo, Sri Lanka Major & school at NYU: NYU Abu Dhabi How & why did you decide to get involved with VPL? I first heard about VPL in 2017 when Her Opponent went…
VPL visits History Classes at The Chapin School
On Thursday, October 24, VPL’s Associate Director Keith R. Huff began a residency in partnership with The Chapin School, an all-girls independent day school located in New York City’s Upper East Side neighborhood in Manhattan. In collaboration with Chapin history…
VPL at the United Nations International School
On September 27, VPL Director Joe Salvatore and Education and Outreach intern Lilly Stannard visited the United Nations International School (UNIS) for a workshop with students in Jack Dod’s 7th grade drama class. Jack has worked with VPL as an…
NYU Celebrates Constitution Day with Performance of The Kavanaugh Files
On Thursday, September 19, NYU Steinhardt’s Verbatim Performance Lab (VPL) collaborated with the NYU Brademas Center and NYU Government Affairs to present a performance of The Kavanaugh Files to mark Constitution Day. The Kavanaugh Files is a gender-flipped verbatim reenactment…
‘The Democratic Field 2’: Substance Beneath the Primary Spectacle
On Monday, September 9, NYU Steinhardt’s Verbatim Performance Lab (VPL) presented ‘The Democratic Field 2’, in collaboration with the Artists’ Literacies Institute (ALI) and the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI). The theatrical experiment, where actors performed anonymized policy statements on…
VPL presents at American Alliance for Theatre and Education conference in NYC
Members of the Verbatim Performance Lab presented at the American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) conference on Sunday, August 4, in New York City. In a panel discussion entitled “The Kavanaugh Files: Investigating Gender Through Verbatim Performance,” VPL Associate…