The Two Worlds Project
Tuesday, September 29th - Thursday, October 1st @ 9:30PM

Creative Team:
Ryan Howland - Producer/Playwright/Director
Hallie Berkson-Gold - Stage Manager
Averil Carr - Actor
Derek Herman - Actor
Asha John - Actor
Marissa Russo - Actor

The Two Worlds Project is a verbatim documentary play that explores the urban-rural divide in New York State. Created from interviews with residents of the North Country and New York City, The Two Worlds Project examines the experiences, attitudes, and values of people in both regions regarding their local communities and the direction of the state and country. The performance project explores how theater can disrupt biases folks have about people from a community that is geographically and/or culturally different from their own.

This arts-based research project was conceived by Ryan Howland, EdD, a theatre artist and educator originally from the rural Northeast Kingdom of Vermont and now living in New York City. Ryan has spent much of his time noticing perceptions and generalizations made about both “the city” and “the country.” These perceptions seep into our politics, our viewpoints, and our cultural and community makeups, further driving division and polarization in the United States.

The Two Worlds Project disrupts that division by using the words of people living in the North Country and New York City verbatim and performing them in a theatrical space where these voices can be heard in conversation in a way that might not happen in real life.

This performance will be presented as a 60-minute staged reading followed by a 15-minute talk-back. The Two Worlds Project is presented by The Tank, a home for emerging artists. An Equity approved Showcase. @twoworldsproject