ETTA AND ELLA ON THE UPPER WEST SIDE
One of the American theater’s seminal writers, Adrienne Kennedy captures the Black experience in America in the 20th century with a trademark embrace of symbolism, lyricism, and mytahic figures. In this world premiere production, Etta and Ella Harrison are talented academics on the Upper West Side – as well as sisters and rivals. After a lifetime of competition, they are on the verge of destroying each other. Next-generation director Monty Cole employs a cinematic approach to this intricate blend of monologue, dialogue, voiceover, and prose in a work that is part experimental play, part narrative thriller.
CREDIT
Writer | Adrienne Kennedy
Director | Monty Cole
Scenic Designer | Yuki Shiyu Ding
Lighting Designer | Claire Chrzan
Sound Designer | Clare Marie Nemanich
Video Designer | Hsuan-Kuang Hsieh
Assistant Video Designer | Wei-Fang Chang
Cinematographer | Akina Van De Veld
Costume Designer | Loren Weldon