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Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and piece by piece productions In Association with Rising Phoenix Repertory Presents the World Premiere of:
The Siblings Play
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 7:00PM

Rattlestick Playwrights Theater
224 Waverly Place
New York, NY 10014
1, 2, 3 train to 14th Street; or take the A, B, C, D train to W4th street


By Ren Dara Santiago
Directed by Jenna Worsham


Important Dates
March 8- Post-show conversation led by The Healing Tree
March 9- Post-show conversation led by New York Foundling
March 19- Post-show conversation led by Counseling in Schools
March 26- Post-show conversation led by The Healing Tree

The Siblings Play delves deep into the psyche of a teenage girl and her two brothers left to raise each other in their parents' absence. The play looks at the ways these three teenagers protect, love, fight, and diminish in the wake of their family history and the complexity of growing up with parents who are too young to be parents in the first place. In The Siblings Play, Santiago gives voice to characters rarely seen on the stage with theatricality, poignancy, humor, and empathy.

"I like subverting familiar narratives; focusing on heroes adjacent to the ones we know. The Siblings Play is a coming-of-age tale most don't see," said playwright Santiago. "I grew up with kids who did the parenting in their families. We cooked the meals for our siblings. We innovated ways to generate income. We did so at the expense of our education. We rose earlier and fell to bed last so we were often tired in class. I know those kids. And for them, I want to be a resource. With this production of The Siblings Play, I want them to hear: you are visible and your value can never be wasted."