“In Terra Nova Collective’s polished production of “Underland” at 59E59 Theaters, Mia Rovegno has directed six assertive, beautifully delineated performances. ” – NY Times
The Civilians present..
THE END AND THE BEGINNING
The 2nd installation of our residency with the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Temple of Dendur @ The MET >> 3/6 @ 7pm
Steve Cosson and I direct this site-specific piece reflecting on dying, death, and the afterlife, staged in the incomparable Temple of Dendur in The Sackler Wing.
Featuring the amazing associate artists of The Civilians
More info here
The Cherry Pit >> 11/9 @ 8pm
I direct this romantic robot comedy by Megan Mostyn-Brown about love, loss, and getting over your fear of queens.
With Jeff Biehl, Dylan Dawson, Megan Hill, Greg Keller, Annie McNamara, David Ross & Leigh Wade
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MEXICO by Hilary Bettis
The Sheen Center >> 12/7 @ 3pm
I direct this new play about the boundaries of forgiveness and redemption
featuring Desmin Borges, Daniel Jenkins, Debargo Sanyal & Jenny Seastone
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THE BODY WHICH IS THE TOWN by Casey Llewellyn
The Martin E. Segal Theater Center 365 5th Ave (b/w 34th & 35th) >> 10/10 @ 7:30pm
Directed by Mia Rovegno
Music composed by Rick Burkhardt
Costumes by Corina Chase
Featuring: Eboni Booth, Sam Breslin Wright, Jonathan-David, Eugene Ma, Jermaine Golden
And our amazing Band: Rick Burkhardt, Levy Lorenzo, John Murchison, Dennis Sullivan
The Body which is the Town is an ecosystem you are invited into, a small town with a prison in it. This play with music will ask you who you are in relation to acting, seeing, prisons, and The Future. You will be spoken to by a little girl. You might be an animal.
More info here
We had a great time kicking off The Civilians residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art this month.
Here are some photos from our time there….
THE BODY WHICH IS THE TOWN by Casey Llewellyn
The Martin E. Segal Theater Center >> 10/8-10/10, 2014
I direct an excerpt from our recent production with music composed by Rick Burkhardt
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art presents…
LET ME ASCERTAIN YOU
Petrie Court Café >> 9/12 & 9/13 @ 7pm
I direct an evening of songs and stories of love, beauty, conflict, and the human condition. The first iteration of The Civilians Artist Residency at the Metropolitan Museum of Art creating original works of theater inspired by narratives uncovered through an investigation into the objects, ideas, and people that inhabit the Met.
Featuring the amazing associate artists of The Civilians
Tickets : $25 and include 1 cocktail
A podcast of the recent performance I directed of The Civilians’ Let Me Ascertain You: F*ing & Dying at Joe’s Pub is now available on Itunes!
PIECE OF by Tasha Gordon-Solmon
The Wild Project >> 6/4 @ 3pm
I direct this new play about the blurry line between life and art
More info here