The 2nd Annual PRISM Festival of New Queer Musicals is an innovative platform dedicated to celebrating and nurturing emerging Queer theater talent. Housed within the historic walls of Judson Memorial Church in Greenwich Village, and the “essential experimental venue for compelling, new, high-quality work,” The Brick Theater in Williamsburg, this unique theatrical event is poised to ignite the stage with fresh perspectives and electrifying premiere performances.

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE

be Like BONE
June 18 + 20 at 7:30PM
June 19 + 21 + 22 at 3PM

See/Unsee
June 18 + 20 at 3PM
June 19 + 21 at 7:30PM
June 22 at 11:30AM

To purchase tickets to PRISM Marathon Day, June 22, to see all 4 shows in the festival, please click here. 

ABOUT THE SHOWS

be Like BONE
Book, Music, & Lyrics & Music Directed by Storm Thomas
Directed by nicHi douglas
Music Supervision by Rose Van Dyne

be Like BONE is a neo-expressionist dissertation on early Black musical theater history. Told through eclectic rhythm, music and poetry, this musical details the lives of almost forgotten figures while pushing the boundaries of what musical theater can be. be Like BONE is a haunting work of gestural dance theater and an abstract look into our past.

See/Unsee
Book, Music, & Lyrics by Lila Blue
Directed & Developed by Jillian Jetton
Dramaturgy & Additional Book by Ren Dara Santiago
Music Direction & Additional Orchestrations by Noga Cabo

Lila Blue and their ten-piece band conjure a grief ritual from the work and imagined life of artist Hilma af Klint. Surfacing where Blue’s life overlaps with that of the pioneering painter and mystic – in queerness, in love, and in loss – SEE/UNSEE invites you (and any ghosts who might tag along) into a ferocious song cycle séance.

Visit makersensemble.org/prism for the full lineup!