STUY OR DIE is a full-length play following the lives of three Asian-American middle schoolers. Eileen wants to impress her family on the other side of the world. Brian wants his parents to come back home. Alex just wants to rap. In October of 2014, the students must take the Specialized High School Admissions Test (S.H.S.A.T), a test that will determine the rest of their lives. With 821 days before their future is packaged into a score, the three students must battle ELA, Math, and Logic questions as they search for a dream they can believe in.

Tickets are completely FREE! While donations are always welcome, they’re not required. Ticket reservations are REQUIRED to ensure we have space for you at our varied venues!

STUY OR DIE will be presented at...

TOUR STOP 1: BROOKLYN - Wednesday, MAY 28th @ 11:00 AM - Brooklyn Public Library - Dweck Cultural Center - 10 Grand Army Plz, Brooklyn, NY 11238 [COMPLETE]
TOUR STOP 2: BRONX - Bronx Music Hall - Sunday, June 29th @ 3:00 PM - 438 E 163rd St, Bronx, NY 10451 [COMPLETE]
TOUR STOP 3: MANHATTAN - Saturday, July 12th @ 2:00pm - Speyer Hall - 184 Eldridge St, New York, NY 10002 [COMPLETE]
- Exclusive Talkback Moderated by: Ash Marinaccio
TOUR STOP 4: QUEENS - Saturday, July 26th @ 7:00 PM - Flushing Town Hall Theatre - 1 37-35 Northern Blvd., Flushing, NY 11354
- Exclusive Talkback Moderated by: Susan-Sojourna Collier

Following each performance, we will be hosting a FREE IMMERSIVE ART INSTALLATION activity with audience members and cast/crew present to interact with!

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STUY OR DIE — FULL TEAM

Written by: Jason Wang

Directed by: Jonathan Chang

Assistant Directed by: Dylin Taylor

Produced by: Sònia Victoria Werner

(in Association w/ Lighthouse Ladies)

Cast:

ALEX: Matthew De Lorme

EILEEN: Ruponti Wazid

JEANIE (May-June 2025): Emily Anne Goes

JEANIE (July 2025): Alyssa Naka Silver

BRIAN (May 2025): William McMahan

Creative Team:

Stage Managed by: Eliana Coe

Scenic & Props design by: Danis Zhang

Sound Designed by: Alicia Qian

Lighting Designed by: Persephone Matlazihua Squires

Costume Designed by: Sally Chen

Show Art by: Sally Chen

Scenic & Transportation Coordinator: Lisa Virginia

Publicist: Dan DeMello // DDPR

Lighthouse Ladies Support Team:

Producer: Sònia Victoria Werner

Literary Manager: Melina Rabin

Assistant to the Producer: Jordan Anderson

Public Relations & Outreach: Taylor Legall

Additional Core Team Members can be found on our website www.lighthouse-ladies.com

Special Thanks:

Houghton Hall Arts Community

The Laundromat Project

Speyer Hall

Flushing Town Hall

Glow Cultural Center

The Dramatists Guild Foundation

Queens Art Fund

New York State Council on the Arts

Statewide Community Regrants Program

The HEAR US Grant

The MAP Fund

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This project is supported by a grant from the MAP Fund

STUY OR DIE is made possible in part with public funds from the Queens Art Fund, a re-grant program supported by New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by New York Foundation for the Arts. This project is also supported by funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, Statewide Community Regrants Program (formerly the Decentralization program) with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, and administered by Flushing Town Hall.

LIGHTHOUSE LADIES is a dynamic, women-founded production company and arts initiative based in New York City. The company specializes in crafting genre-bending works for screen, stage, and beyond, as well as hosting enriching community programming to foster an atmosphere of empathy and collaboration within the industry.

Special thanks to Imaginarium Theater Company, The Workshop Theater, and Playwrights Horizons Downtown for supporting the development of this project.