Girl Be Heard's DISPLACED Opens Tonight at Nuyroican Poets Cafe

Opening night is tonight for Girl Be Heard's DISPLACED at the Nuyroican Poets Café (236 East 3rd Street, New York, NY).

Through personal stories and those shared with Girl Be Heard company members from girls living in refugee camps abroad, the cast explores the injustices that make home such a fleeting dream for many. disPLACEd comes at a critical time for both the US and communities abroad, as homelessness and displacement are the highest they've been in decades. While disPLACEd questions the conflicts that divide us, it also lifts up the voices of countless young women and their families who yearn for peace and a safe place to live.

Written and performed by Emilie Clark, Melanie David, Kayla Irizarry, Noura Boustany Jost, Veronica Marks, Noelia Mann, Jai Raphael, Tiff Roma, Jackie Torres and Bleu Zephra.

Directed by Ashley Marinaccio. Produced by Jessica Greer Morris and Ashley Marinaccio. Stage Managed by Ashley L Koenig. Assistant Director/ Assistant Stage Manager Najah Imani Muhammad. Set and Prop Design by Sparks Grassly. Media and Projection Design by Jeff Wood. Lighting Design by Ashley Greiner. Costumes by Ileany Fields. Postcard Design by Ileany Fields.

PERFORMANCES:

Jan 22, 7:00 pm - Majken Gilmarten, Asylum United's CEO, will lead talkback.
Jan 23, 7:00 pm
Jan 24, 2:00 pm
Jan 24, 7:00 pm - Jimmie Briggs, Man Up Campaign's Executive Director, will lead talkback.
Jan 25, 2:00 pm

Purchase your tickets here. Group and student discount tickets also available. Please contact Emilie, emilie@girlbeheard.org, if you are in need of group or scholarship tickets. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds.

Girl Be Heard is a non-profit theatre company that brings global issues affecting girls center stage by empowering young women to tell their stories.

Pictured: The Displaced Company. Photo by Ashley Marinaccio.

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