Leviathan Lab and Roly Poly Productions, in association with Mixed Asian Media and Theater Resources Unlimited’s TRU Diversity Initiative, presents

MARIANAS TRENCH

Part One of The Second World Trilogy
A New Play by Scott C. Sickles**
Direction and Projection Design by Janet Bentley

Pay-What-You-Can Preview: Friday, April 26
Saturday, April 27 – Saturday, May 11 @ 7:00 PM (Tu, We, Th) & 8:00 PM (Fri, Sa | Sunday, April 29 @ 3:00 PM
Alchemical Studios
50 West 17th Street, 12th floor | MAP

Featuring Nik Duggan*, Timothy Kim, Jinn S. Kim*, Chad Anthony Miller*, Jon Okabayashi*, Christine Verleny, Perri Yaniv*, and Morgan Zipf-Meister.
*Denotes member of Actors' Equity Association. MARIANAS TRENCH is an Equity Approved Showcase Production.

Teddy Passanante and Anzor Khasanov are eleven-year-old pen pals. Teddy is an unathletic, half-Asian nerd living in a liberal U.S. made up of what used to be Blue States. Anzor is the child of Muslim refugees trapped in a militant right-wing Christian theocracy that used to be the Red States. The boys know their correspondence is mandated and monitored by Anzor’s government. This is a love story. 2019 O'Neill Finalist.

MARIANAS TRENCH is the first piece in an alt-history/science fiction trilogy that follows a love story between two guys from when they're 11-year-old pen pals until the end of the world nearly 50 years later. Don't miss Leviathan's Spring Reading Series featuring part two, PANGEA, and part three, THE KNOWN UNIVERSE!

CONTENT ADVISORY
Please note that this production of MARIANAS TRENCH makes references to suicide, self-harm, homophobia, and Islamophobia.

PAY-AS-YOU-ARE TICKETS: $20 – $65
Leviathan Lab strives to give voice to the stories of the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander community. In order to bring performances to those communities whose stories they tell, Leviathan is committed to making them as accessible as possible. PAY AS YOU ARE pricing asks those who routinely pay market value for theater tickets to choose to pay that amount; it is the actual fair market value of the ticket. If an audience member needs to pay less, they can choose to pay less—as little as $20 per ticket.

PRODUCTION TEAM
Jayda Jones, Assistant Director & Producer
Andy Evan Cohen, Technical Direction
Crys Clemente, Lighting Design
The Roly Polys (Janet Bentley & Andy Evan Cohen), Sound Design
Sabrina Morabito, Production Stage Manager
Pradanya Subramanyan, Producer
Ariel Estrada, Producing Artistic Director, Leviathan Lab

Janet Bentley & Andy Evan Cohen, Roly Poly Productions
Alex Chester-Blank, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Mixed Asian Media
Bob Ost, President, Theater Resources Unlimited

Carlo Altomare & Gia Lisa Krahne, Artistic Directors, Alchemical Studios

COVID SAFETY
Please note, for the safety of our company and guests, Houghton Hall Arts Community encourages, but does not mandate, full vaccinations against COVID-19 and the wearing of a well-fitted, high-filtration mask (such as a K95, KN95, KF94, or well-fitted surgical mask) at all times while in the space.

CANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS
If a specific performance is canceled due to COVID-19, inclement weather conditions, etc., you will be notified via email and then a follow-up email will be sent offering an opportunity to reschedule, receive a refund, or donate your ticket to Leviathan Lab.

** Scott C. Sickles is a member of the Dramatists Guild. Produced by arrangement with Scott C. Sickles and The Barbara Hogenson Agency, Inc.

Leviathan Lab’s 2023 activities, are made possible, in part, by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; and by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.