PlayCo presents
9 KINDS OF SILENCE
Written and Directed by Abhishek Majumdar
A tense, haunting exploration of sound, silence, and the modern mythology of the nation-state. In a military outpost on the beach, patriotic mothers debrief a country’s sons as they return, victorious, from battle in an endless, finally ending war. But one soldier refuses to speak, and his silence threatens to undo him and his would-be confessor alike. 9 Kinds of Silence considers sound and silence as means of control, subjugation, and protest.
Featuring:
Hend Ayoub as Mother
Joe Joseph as Son
Set & Costume Design by Jian Jung
Lighting Design by Emma Deane
Original Music & Sound Design by M. Florian Staab
Dramaturg Jocelyn Clarke
Production Manager Andy Sowers
Production Stage Manager Siena Yusi
Casting Victor Vasquez, X Casting, CSA
Press Representation Blake Zidell & Associates
Production Staff:
Company & House Manager MJ Lugo
Assistant Stage Manager Julie Cai
Associate Production Manager Sarai Frazier
Props Supervisor Natalie Carney
Props Assistant Aisha Hamida
Set & Costume Associate Josh Oberlander
Set & Costume Assistants Holly Gregory, Karen Loewy Movilla
Associate Lighting Designer Jiahao(Neil) Qiu 邱嘉皓
Associate Sound Designer Mellie Way
Wardrobe Supervisor Sara Vandenheuvel
Technical Director Žilvinas Jonušas
Electrics Supervisor & LX Programmer Camille Harkins
Sound Supervisor Jackson Alexander
Audio Engineer & Technical Assistant Jimmy Kavetas
S-95 Fireguard Vasean Davila
Box Office Managers Ella Baldwin, Ariana Calderón, Beth Reagan, Renato Rengifo
Scenery Provided by Argon Props, SpinMaster // MJ Beanz Toys
Additional Lighting Equipment provided by Tribeca Lighting, Inc.
Additonal Sound Equipment Five Ohm Productions
Load in Crew Andrew Fox, Olivia Grasso, Jonathan Dylan Joyce, Jason Kelly, Emily LaRochelle, Noah Mourra, Alyssa Paolo, Camillo Ramirez, Vincent Randazzo, Jørgen Skjaervold, Aaliyah Stewart, Captain Tunney
Press Representation Blake Zidell & Associate
Key Art Kayla Zanakis, Daria Yashnyk
Key Art Photography Rania Matar
Production Photography Danny Bristoll, Cindy Trinh
Production Videography Casey Stein
Casting Victor Vasquez, CSA, X Casting
9 Kinds of Silence was rehearsed at TheaterLab.
The Play Company:
Executive Producer Robert G. Bradshaw
Community Engagement Manager Carolina Đỗ
Business Manager Steven Gillenwater
Artistic & Literary Intern Franziska Lee
Line Producer Durra Leung 柯杜華
Founding Producer Kate Loewald
Production Intern Alex Mavridis
Development Assistant Olivia Sargent
Associate Director for Programming Annie Jin Wang
Marketing Intern Daria Yashnyk
Marketing Assistant Kayla Zanakis
Associate Artist Trip Cullman
Readers Group Charlene Adhiambo, Wesley Ahn, Taylor Gaines, Ana Graham, Sophie Sagan-Gutherz, Franziska Lee, Anuka Sethi, Antonio Vega
BIPOC Advisory Council Charlene Adhiambo, Carolina Đỗ, Ugo Chukwu, Victoria Detres, Ayo Renée Schwartz
Special thanks to:
Rustom Bharucha, Anubha Fatehpuria, Kafeel Jafri, Prof Kartik Sreenivasan, Bob Vorlicky, Alessandra Ruiz, Division of Arts and Humanities, NYU Abu Dhabi
Source: THE PLAY COMPANY
