Use Your Words!
October 23rd and 30th at 7:00PM
November 12th at 3:00PM and 7:00PM
November 13th at 7:00PM
Featured in TDF Stages “Exciting & Inexpensive Theatre: 15 Shows to See Off-Off Broadway This October”
Use Your Words! is a one-woman show—in five wordless scenes—about a new mother struggling with the responsibility of caring for a tiny human. The show is rooted in comic physicality with many props mimed—most importantly, the baby.
Imagine The Play That Goes Wrong with a much smaller cast and no words and less murder.
Maybe don’t imagine The Play That Goes Wrong at all.
Let’s elaborate: An unsuspecting trombone player will be the onstage musician...Please don't tell them there's no speaking or singing in this production. Or that they’ll be onstage.
Is this clear as mud? Please focus.
This play developed out of Karen’s 18 years of performing as 1/2 of the duo Imp. This ground-breaking duo Imp improvised wordless scenes at festivals nationally and internationally. Imagine Charlie Chaplin mixed with Looney Tunes. Did we mention Karen did this for 18 YEARS?
But this play, Use Your Words! IS NOT improvised. It’s a play. With a script. Weird since there are no words...
Did we mention this show is wordless?
Artistic team:
Karen Eleanor Wight* - Producer, Playwright, Co-Director, Performer
Zinc Tong - Co-Director
Thomas J. Donohoe II - Stage Manager, Sound Technician
Jesse Baxter - Lighting Design
Ella Danyluk - Sound Design
Andre Sguerra - Set Construction
Melissa Attebery - Play Development, Prop Design, Set Design
Karen Eleanor Wight - Costume Design, Prop Design, Set Design
Adam Auslander-Musician
Bjorn Bolinder - Photographer
*This Actor is appearing courtesy of Actor’s Equity Association
This is an AEA Approved Showcase Code Production
*Please note that this performance will be presented at the Tank's in-person performance space at 312 W 36th St. All attendees and artists will be required to display proof of two doses of an approved covid vaccination before being admitted to the space. Patrons will also be required to wear masks while indoors at all times.