HERE Announces New Dates for THE HANG by Taylor Mac & Matt Ray

The Obie Award-winning HERE has announced that the upcoming run of The Hang, featuring book and lyrics by Taylor Mac, music by Matt Ray and direction by Niegel Smith, has been postponed. Originally set to begin performances on January 7, 2022 as part of the PROTOTYPE Festival, The Hang will now begin performances on Thursday January 20, 2022 at HERE (145 Sixth Avenue, NY, NY 10013), and run through Sunday February 20, 2022.

The PROTOTYPE Festival announced yesterday the decision to postpone this year's tenth anniversary season to January of 2023, due to the surge in COVID cases driven by the Omicron variant, and the resulting safety risks, as well as logistical challenges including artist and staff illnesses, travel complications, cartage delays, and more. The Festival was scheduled to run January 7-16, 2022. All performances of The Hang that were to take place as part of the Festival, as well as the entire run of Grace Galu and Baba Israel's Cannabis! A Viper Vaudeville, co-presented by PROTOTYPE, HERE & La MaMa, have been cancelled. Ticketholders for those performances will receive an email with more information on obtaining a refund or rescheduling.

The Hang is a ritual celebration of queerness, questions, and the eternity of a moment. Rooted in the jazz tradition and operatic form, it imagines the final hours of the life of Socrates, as he asks his friends to use every moment left to think on virtue. What transpires is a centuries-long communal consideration, full of jazz, dance, debates, and queer romps. Through this foray into the calamities of our past intelligentsia, Taylor Mac, Matt Ray and their collaborators invite the audience to their party and create a performance, which advocates for a more inclusive and joyous world.

The Hang features a book and lyrics by Taylor Mac, music by Matt Ray, with direction by Niegel Smith and choreography by Chanon Judson.

The cast of The Hang will include Taylor Mac, Kenneth Ard, El Beh, Ryan Chittaphong, Kat Edmonson. Queen Esther, Wesley Garlington, Synead Cidney Nichols and Trebian Pollard.

The Hang band includes Matt Ray on Keys, Gary Wang on Bass, Joel E. Mateo on Drums, J. Walter Hawkes on Trombone, Lisa Parrott on Alto Saxophone, Greg Glassman on Trumpet, Jessica Lurie on Baritone and Tenor Saxophone, and Jonathan Beshay on Tenor Saxophone.

The Hang will feature scenic and costume design by Machine Dazzle, lighting design by Kate McGee and sound design by Cricket S. Myers. Patrick David Egan serves as Production Stage Manager, with Morgan Jenness as Dramaturg.

The performance schedule for The Hang is as follows: Wednesday - Saturday at 8:30pm, Sunday at 2:00pm. Tickets begin at $35 and are available at here.org/shows/the-hang.

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