Brooklyn, NY
PRISONCORE!
two lives intersect and discover what it means to fight for freedom
Lucky is starting his job as a guard at a new innovative prison. Rain is continuing her job as a dealer for a popular online casino. In a moment of indifferent cruelty, the two lives intersect and discover what it means to fight for freedom — and who gets sacrificed along the way. Written by kanishk pandey Directed by Rachel Gita Karp Media design and marketing by Lauren Serafica Produced by Thalia Sablon, Emma Richmond Cast: Rory Kulz, Kayla Juntilla Stage Manager: Alisa Rabin Projection Design by Zee Hanna Set Design and lighting design by Kelvin Pater Costume design by Lissa Carandang-Sweeney Sound Design by Ariana Cardoza Supported and produced by TROVE. Find them: @PR1S0NC0RE Donate: give.classy.org/prisoncore PRISONCORE! is a multimedia show that places the audience within a panopticon to examine the impact of an always-watching eye. Lucky is starting his job as the night shift guard in the guard tower of a new panopticon prison claiming to focus on reform. Lucky introduces the inmates to Rain, a popular VTuber dealer who streams for an online casino. Their ideas of freedom are challenged after a moment of indifferent cruelty and we are left questioning who is getting sacrificed for our ‘freedoms’. Content warnings: The show contains violence, a reference to execution, and workplace abuse.
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PRISONCORE! is a multimedia show that places the audience within a panopticon to examine the impact of an always-watching eye
Ages: 18 +
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THE EXPONENTIAL FESTIVAL JANUARY’S BROOKLYN-BASED THEATRE FESTIVAL ~ A pleasure, a mess, a thrill, and a dream. ~ Exponential is a month-long January festival dedicated to New York City-based emerging artists working in experimental performance. The participants in this multi-artist, multi-venue festival are committed to ecstatic creativity in the face of commercialism. Exponential is driven by inclusiveness and a diversity of artists, forms, and ideas coupled with utopian resource-sharing, mentoring and the championing of risky, rigorous work in eclectic fields.