Investigations & Projects


THAT’S NOT A PARTISAN FEELING, THAT’S PATRIOTIC

A new interview-based project aimed at better understanding what people living and working in the United States want and expect from a President ahead of the upcoming election.

BERTOLT BRECHT AND 21-ST CENTURY VERFREMDUNG

An exploration of Verfremdung (“defamiliarization”) using 21st-century examples from politics and culture alongside Brecht’s testimony before the House Un-American Activities Committee in 1947.

WE’RE NOT THERE YET

An exploration of moments from the confirmation hearings of Judge Clarence Thomas in conversation with the 50th anniversary of Title IX and ongoing conversations of issues of sexual violence on college and university campuses.

THAT’S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HAPPENING

This live participatory event was built using interviews conducted with New Yorkers about their experiences finding housing, securing it, and problems they encountered while living in it. 

WHATEVER YOU ARE, BE A GOOD ONE:
A Portraits US Town Hall

This live performance brings together 50 voices from interviews collected across the geographical United States and political affiliation about political polarization in the US.

Suzy Jane Hunt performing in The Kavanaugh Files.

THE KAVANAUGH FILES

An investigation of six key moments from the confirmation hearings of Justice Brett Kavanaugh with gender reversed casting.

IF JUST THE RIGHTS OF PEOPLE WERE CONSIDERED

Puts excerpts from the Portraits US: Polarization data set in conversation with a moderated discussion on the 14th amendment. Commissioned for NYU Constitution Day 2022

HARRIS / PENCE FLIP

A gender and race flipped investigation of Senator Kamala Harris’ viral moment “Mr. Vice President, I’m speaking” during the 2020 VP Debate.

PORTRAITS US

 Captures the experiences and viewpoints of people living and working throughout the United States during historical events and happenings.

Actors filming in a television studio.

THE SERENA WILLIAMS PROJECT

Examines two gender and race flipped moments from the 2018 US Open between Serena Williams & Naomi Osaka.

DARE I USE THE WORD

Investigates how individual’s political and personal ideologies influence their opinions and beliefs on the events of January 6 and contemporary cancel culture. Commissioned for NYU Constitution Day 2021

THE GRAB ‘EM TAPES

A verbatim radio performance of the
Donald Trump-Billy Bush Access Hollywood tapes
in 3 different gender and orientation configurations.

VETERANS STORY COLLECTING PROJECT

 An ongoing project in collaboration with partners in Johnson County, Kansas that interview local veterans about their military experience and return to civilian life.

YOU’VE GOT TO BE BRAVE, BRAVE, BRAVE

A social media campaign that celebrated the intersection of Black History and Women’s History Months in February and March 2021.

KLOBUCHAR / BUTTIGEIG FLIP (COMING SOON)

A gender flipped investigation of an exchange between Senator Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg during the 2020 Democratic primary debates.

IF YOU WANNA SWITCH SEATS, WE COULD

What happens when 60+ teenagers from around the U.S. investigate a section of the first 2020 Trump / Biden debate moderated by Chris Wallace?

YOU CAN’T UNRING THE BELL

A series of artifacts that are verbatim performances of historical moments related to voting rights in America, starting in March 1965 and moving through December 2019.

GUESS THE CANDIDATE

An online game featuring actors performing policy statements from 8 Democratic presidential hopefuls from the 2020 election cycle. Can you guess the candidate when their message is separated from their identity?

OF A CERTAIN AGE: PORTRAITS

Portraits from a verbatim documentary theatre play that explores the experiences of becoming an older performing artist or arts professional (over the age of 65).

THE DEMOCRATIC FIELD

A theatrical table read using anonymized policy statements sourced from ten Democratic candidates read by actors and voted on by the audience.

THE MOORE / JONES CHALLENGE

What happens when one actor portrays both Roy Moore (R) & Doug Jones (D) in a staged debate for the 2017 special election for the United States Senate in Alabama?

NO(BODY) BUT NOBODY

A gender flipped performance of a section of Philippines’ President Rodrigo Duterte’s speech before he left for the 2016 ASEAN Summit in Vientiane, Laos.

LAUER / CONWAY FLIP

A gender flipped exchange between Matt Lauer and Kelleyanne Conway the morning after Michael Flynn resigned in four configurations.