Exponential Festival 2022 Continues With THE GAMBLER

The Exponential Festival presents and promotes experimental performances created by New York-based artists working across all mediums. This year, performances will span January to October, online and in-person, as a result of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 upending our original January intentions.

Performances of The Gambler run June 17 - 18, June 22 - 25 @ 7:30pm and June 19 @ 4:30pm.

Doris and Gertie bust out of the nursing home for a last call at living. They will not rest until they have their fill. Maybe dying need not be so serious after all.

Written and performed by Rawya El Chab & Kelly Lamanna
Directed by Leonie Bell
Sound designer/ Composer Omar Dewachi
Costume/ Prop designer Katie Friedman
Projection & Set Design Cosette Pin
Technical Director Tala Salman
Graphic Design Carine Zahab
Stage Manager Lianne El Souki

The Gambler is a two-handed clown show for adults. A tale of debauchery, inspired by a few chapters from Dostoevsky's novel of the same name, our story follows two women, Doris and Gertie, who at the end of their lives spiral into a world of gambling and sin. Rawya El Chab and Kelly Lamanna dance the line between absurdity and sincerity, posing questions about agency, addiction, and society's relationship with the elderly. In a moment when the weight of mortality feels particularly heavy, these two artists attempt to make sense of being alive.

Developed in residency at Target Margin Theater

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