QUEER & NOW:
SYNC OR SWIM
DIRECTOR/PRODUCER/ENSEMBLE
Devised by company
Our borders are shifting. Our bodies are transforming.
Set in a world where water is rapidly rising and borders are massively disintegrating, Queer & Now: Sync or Swim follows seven mythical deities overcoming struggles rooted in rampant sexism, corporate greed, and climate change.
Told through a series of vignettes with drag, lip syncing, and dance, Sync or Swim takes ancient world mythology and fuses it with contemporary pop music to embrace our impending future.
PRODUCTION HISTORY
UMass Fine Arts Center
Amherst, MA
December 2018 (premiere)
NYPOP/West Chelsea Arts
New York, NY
April 2019
Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center
Greenfield, MA
January 2020
COLLABORATORS
Dramaturgy Finn Lefevre and Afrikah Smith
Costume Design Christina Beam
Props Design Sami Brzozowski
Lighting Design Jordan Mitchell
Makeup & Hair Design Sarah Talaid
Sound Design Finn Lefevre and ensemble
Sound Engineer Tom Kelleher
Ensemble Faolain Bobersky, Bry Belling, Elisabeth Castellon Gonçalves, Emma Hollows, Akira Rose, Garrett Sager, and Sebastian Salloum
PRESS
Photos by Tom Kelleher and Jason Fisch