WHAT A WORLD! WHAT A WORLD!
Written by Eric Marlin
Directed by Ilana Khanin

July 9 - August 2, 2026

A Tank Core Production

The 1943 melodrama The Pearl of My Oyster could be a camp masterpiece, an erotic transfixion, a flicker of joy amidst utter terror, or it might just be a dumb old movie. Two performers try to sort it out and things get heated…does anyone need an Altoid?

Performed by Queen-Tiye Akamefula & Annie Hoeg

Dramaturgy: Luke Daniel White
Costume Design: Megan Rutherford
Stage Manager/ Assistant Director: Madelyn Barkocy

What a World! What a World! was workshopped at ANT Fest 2019 and Prelude Festival 2023.