Blood Orange (Laranja Sanguínea), by Abigail Duclos and produced by Et Alia Theater, dives into a territory where pain and desire meet. After her father’s violent death, Faye — a lost teenager full of questions — feels abandoned by God and her mother. That’s when she encounters a strange creature by the roadside… and decides to follow its “teachings.” Soon, she drags her friend Eden into
a dark religion made of prayers, blood, and forbidden love.
The play reveals grief in its rawest form: ugly, complex, and cutting. And it asks: How can young women survive in a culture that hypersexualizes them and, at the same time, demonizes their desires? What happens when the search for pleasure mixes with pain?
Cast:
• Luísa Galatti (Faye), Ana Moioli (Eden), Maria Müller (Georgia) — September 11, 13 (matinee and evening), 14, 19, 21, 22, 27 (matinee and evening);
• Maria Müller (Faye), Ana Moioli (Eden), Giorgia Valenti (Georgia) — September 12, 15, 18, 20 (matinee and evening), 25 and 26;
• Doreen Oliver (Mariah) in all performances.
Creative Team:
• Direction: Vernice Miller
• Associate Direction/Choreography: Amelia Estrada
• Set Design and Props: Ningning Yang
• Costumes and Props Assistance: Whitney Fabre
• Sound Design: Laura Pereira
• Lighting Design: Hayley Garcia Parnell
• Fight and Intimacy Direction: Leana Gardella
• House and Box Office Management: Covi Loveridge Brannan
• Stage Management: Isabel Criado
• Props Master: Thais Fernandes
• Design Support: Edith Lutyens and Norman Bel Geddes Design Enhancement Fund, A.R.T./New York program.
Duration: 90 minutes (no intermission)
Content warning: explicit scenes of violence and self-harm.
The Jeffrey & Paula Gural Theatre of A.R.T./New York
502 West 53rd Street, New York
Accessible for people with disabilities
• Previews: September 11-13
• Opening: September 13
• Closing: September 27
Tickets on sale: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/blood-orange-tickets-1487053349599?aff=ebdssbdestsearch
Source: Press release (Production, Promotion, Marketing, and PR)