Columbia University School Of The Arts Presents LORDES Directed By Katherine Wilkinson

Columbia University School of the Arts is proud to present Katherine Wilkinson's (Columbia MFA Directing Candidate 2019) production of LORDES.

Black, Lesbian, Feminist, Poet, Warrior, Mother.

Audre Lorde battles her way through her last poem, determined to finish a work women will inherit before her body writes her eulogy.

Performed by an ensemble of 50 women and inspired by Lorde's works, LORDES asks the question: How do we feed ourselves in a world where we are meant to starve?

FEATURING:

Lauren Marissa Smith* as Audre Lorde

Kathryn Metzger* as Adrienne Rich

Allison Altman*, Jaz Astwood, Mikayla Bartholomew, Jill Bradshaw, Mia Canter, Erin Chung, Alexis Cofield, Shelby Coleman, Tyler Cruz, Ime Ekiko, Mya Elzy, Lorry Francois, Leana Gardella, Gaby Greenwald, Marie Louise Guinier*, Megan Allison Hayes, Averi Israel, Asha Jené, Maria Renee Lavalle, Renita Lewis, Xi (Zoey) Lin, Chess Lopez, Samantha Manjarrez, Tanya Mehta, Megan Metrikin, Kathryn Metzger*, Janine Mills, India Nail, Cynthia Navarro, Sayaka Nishijima, Rachel Padell, Krysten Peck, Julienne Rencher, Ana Ribeiro, Regina Romero, Anna Schultz, Lauren Marissa Smith*, Melannie Vasquez, Victoria A Villier, Julia Weaver, Caitlin Wells, Rebecca-Anne Whittaker and Memory Willis.

* Appearing courtesy of Actors' Equity Association

Producer Elana Boulos, Stage Manager Jessica Emmanus, Lighting Designer Stacey Derosier, Scenic Designer Sarah Nietfeld, Costume Designer Jessica Crawford,

Sound Designer Caroline Eng, Associate Director Jenna Hoffman, Choreographer Jill Vallery, Assistant Stage Manager Lila Mullins, Assistant Stage Manager Hadley Armstrong, Company Manager Maryl McNally, Dramaturg Elizagrace Madrone, Composer Aviva Jaye, Music Director Emily Erickson, Script Supervisor Lauren Austin Alcindor, and Graphic Designer Anchuli Felicia King.

LORDES will run for a strictly limited engagement at The Lenfest Center for the Arts at 615 W. 129th St. Performances are October 17-20 at 8 pm, with a 2 pm matinee Saturday, October 20.

Tickets: $15 General Admission/ $5 Seniors/ FREE with Student ID (enter code: "AUDRE"). Ticketing Info: https://lenfest.arts.columbia.edu/events/directing-thesis-lordes

Director: Katherine Wilkinson

Katherine Wilkinson is a director and creative producer based in New York City. Katherine has spent the last decade creating new ensemble-driven performance throughout the US and abroad. Her work has been seen in Australia, India, Japan, Greece, Mexico, and England.

Katherine has worked with The Magic Theatre, Playmakers, Siti Company, Suzuki Company of Toga, Zen Zen Zo, Rude Mechs, Deborah Hay, GenEnCo, RADA, Movement Research, and Robert Wilson, among others. As a music video artist, her work has premiered in Billboard and Vice.

Katherine is the founder and producing artistic director of Gale Theatre Company. Gale Theatre is dedicated to developing new performance and fostering ongoing artistic training and collaboration.

Katherine holds a BA in Performance Studies from UNC-Chapel Hill and is currently pursuing her MFA in Directing at Columbia University. For more information on Katherine please visit https://katherinewilkinson.squarespace.com

About Columbia University School of the Arts

The Oscar Hammerstein II Center for Theatre Studies at Columbia University School of the Arts presents a season of thesis actor and director productions as well as a festival of new plays by emerging playwrights each year. The Theatre Program at the School of the Arts offers MFA degrees in Acting, Directing, Playwriting, Dramaturgy, Stage Management, and Theatre Management & Producing. For more information about the Theatre Program, visit http://arts.columbia.edu/theatre.