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Give Me Carmelita Tropicana!

Theater

by Alina Troyano and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
directed by Eric Ting
starring Carmelita Tropicana

Schedule

11:30 PM

onwards

Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Location

Soho Rep

Soho Repertory Theater, Walker Street, New York, NY, USA

Access Type

Description

English

$35

Ticketed

About The Event

B: I was at the end of a particularly good year for me when A, my mentor and former teacher, called me up. It was during a thunderstorm. —Hey A!
A: I have to… I think I’m gonna kill her.
B: … Kill who? (no answer) A? Who are you killing?
A: Carmelita Tropicana.
(A loud crack of THUNDER.)

Thus begins Give Me Carmelita Tropicana! — part love letter to an iconic performance artist, part intergenerational debate about the legacy of “downtown” New York, part theatrical interrogation of the uses/abuses of nostalgia, real estate, representation, and the avant-garde, 100% fantastical journey in which Branden Jacobs-Jenkins attempts to buy Carmelita Tropicana from her creator…but at what cost?

About The Organizer

Soho Rep provides radical theater makers with productions of the highest caliber and tailor-made development at key junctures in their artistic practice. We elevate artists as thought leaders and citizens who change the field and society. Artistic autonomy is paramount at Soho Rep—we encourage an unmediated connection between artists and audiences to create a springboard for transformation and rich civic life beyond the walls of our small theater.

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