I WAS UNBECOMING THEN
Ars Nova ANT Fest
New York, NY
by Lyndsey Bourne | music + music direction by Sam Kaseta
photos Danny Bristoll | graphic Caila Gale
It’s 2006 and a high school choir is getting ready to compete. While the altos and sopranos tune and re-tune to changing harmonies and hormones, they learn to shape themselves in the dissonance.
2020 NYFA Women’s Fund Grant
Production History
Ars Nova (2018)
scenic Ryan Courtney | cast Queen-tiye Akamefula, Abby Awe, Amanda Centeno, ChiWen Chang, Brenna Donahue, Megan Ermilio, Keyana Hemphill, Annie Hoeg, Emily Oliveira, Annie Pardoe, Sophie Sagan-Gutherz, Jessy Yates
Joust Theater Company (2019)
cast Serena Berman, Evie Brandford-Altsher, ChiWen Chang, Siena D'Addario, Julia Greer, Lizzie Hagstedt, Lizzy Jarrett, Anna Clare Kerr, Melissa Mahoney, Madison Pollack, Sarah Suzuki, Dannie Toussaint
The Tank (cancelled due to covid-19 pandemic)
scenic Caitlin Ayer | costumes Hahnji Jang | lighting Dallas Estes | creative producer Morgan Lindsey Tachco | cast Queen-tiye Akamefula, Evie Brandford-Altsher, Amanda Centeno, ChiWen Chang, Caitlin Cobb-Vialet, Siena D'Addario, Brenna Donahue, Nile Assata Harris, Keyana Hemphill, Annie Hoeg, Lizzy Jarrett, Sara Rahman