down&out vol. 2: crisis!
Ife Olujobi & Garrett Allen
down&out is a new performance series about feeling bad at the club. How do we hold despair, conflict, disconnection, disappointment, panic, and ennui actively in a space where we’re meant to be dissociative and euphoric? If the dancefloor can't be an escape from our personal, social, and political realities, can it still be a release? Written by Ife Olujobi, directed by Garrett Allen, performed by a rotating cast of actors and club kids alike, and live-scored by a professional DJ, down&out aims to bridge the gap between nightlife and the capital-T Theatre by exploring the kaleidoscopic and spontaneous ways we perform for and with each other on a night out, and to examine what the hedonism of the club can offer us in these trying times.
Written by IFE OLUJOBI
Directed by GARRETT ALLEN
Featuring
AJA DOWNING
CANDICE SAINT WILLIAMS
DEVANTÉ MELTON
LINDSAY RICO
MARIYEA
MAYA MARGARITA
MAXWELL VICE
NANA XOXO
PARIS ALEXANDER
YEELEN
Sound by KNEAKU
Lighting by WILDBLUR
Lighting Assistants JOHN BEMIS, JOEY SWEENEY
Audio Engineer JIMMY KAVETAS
Production Audio VIKRAM GUPTA
Production electrician JACQUELINE SCALETTA
Stage Manager & Associate Producer AVA ELIZABETH NOVAK
Co-Producers IFE OLUJOBI, GARRETT ALLEN
Special Thanks
BAILEY WILLIAMS
CHRISTINA TANG
NIC ADAMS
NURIT CHINN
KAI HEATH
REG ZEHNER (LOVE HIGHER)
THALIA SABLON
SHALA MILLER
JAZMIN JONES
NAZARETH HASSAN
KYLE CARRERO LOPEZ
DON WADE
JACK PHILLIPS MOORE
CAMERON GRANGER
Flyer by DRE MASSAAD
Find them: @ifeolujobi / @garrettallenn.
CW: Strobe, fog, references to violence, suicide, and drug use