PEREGRINATIONS

a Masked Show About People and Borders

Co-produced by Dutch Kills Theater and Long Story Short

January 9th — January 26th, 2025

Peregrination: noun /ˌpɛrɪgrəˈneɪʃən/

1. A long journey or period of wandering, especially in foreign lands; from the Latin: peregrinus, meaning “foreigner”.

Peregrination is a wordless play with original music and sound design exploring journeys of displacement and migration. It is drawn from interviews with displaced people and personal stories of our international performance collective and performed in masks. Peregrination uses the poetic, metaphoric language of the masks to explore shared experiences of journeys across borders.

Megan Campisi is a theater maker, novelist and teacher. Her plays have performed in China, France, and the United States. She has been a forest ranger, sous-chef in Paris, and a physical theater specialist around the world. She attended Yale University and the École Internationale de Théâtre Jacques Lecoq. In 2019 she received a Fulbright Specialist award to travel to Turkey and give master classes at Tatbikat Theatre. Her first novel, Sin Eater, received the Debut Crown award from the Historical Writers’ Association in 2021. Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Megan lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her family.

Julia Cavagna is an Argentinean born actress, director and teacher. She works as a feature actress at The Metropolitan Opera, highlights include: In 2016 she was part of Patrice Chéreau’s Elektra (+Gran Teatre Del Liceu, Barcelona). In 2020, under Sir David McVicar direction, she developed clown material for her character ‘Paloma’ in Agrippina. In 2023 she was selected to be part of Die Zauberflote’s ensemble under Simon Mcburney’s direction (+Dutch National Opera and  Palau De Les Arts Valencia). Julia’s production credits with Dutch Kills Theater include:  Performer/collaborator of Solitary (Habermann-Cooper) at the Fringe FestivalEdinburgh 2019 and TEMPING, Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022-2024 and Adelaide Fringe Festival 2023.Since 2021 Julia has been a proud member of Broken Box Mime Theater. In 2022 she was a Guest Director at PACE University (International Performance Ensemble) and in 2023 she was part of the Outreach Team for PhysFestNYC. The First Physical Theater Festival! As a director, she released: O.Y.A., Sentimiento González is da Bomb! (Undiscovered Countries, Boog City), MALALA (selected at NYC Indie Theatre Film Festival ‘21) and Prácticas Materiales (Undiscovered Countries Incubator ’20; recipient of JACK Artist Residency at Governors Island ’21; recipient of the City Artist Corps Grants ’21) She´s co-founded: THEATER TO THE PEOPLE (awarded with the 2019 and 2021 BAC Grant and 2020 Town Stages Fellowship) www.juliacavagna.online / www.theatertothepeople.com

Duane Cooper - Bio soon!

Jay Dunn is a director, choreographer, actor and teaching artist. As a director/choreographer, selected credits include Music at the Close world premiere at Carnegie Hall, Spoolie Girl Off-Broadway world premiere, Village of Vale world premiere at Lincoln Center Education, The Tempest with Catskill Mountain Shakespeare and a libretto reading of Rev 23 with White Snake Projects/Beth Morrison Projects. As a performer, he has worked with Simon McBurney both on Weimar Nightfall at the LA Philharmonic and Die Zauberflote at The Metropolitan Opera and int’l venues. He has worked Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, regionally, and internationally with companies & theaters including The Barbican, Maison de Metallos (Paris, FR) Pig Iron Theatre Company, rainpan43, Atlantic Stage 2, Arena Stage, Folger Theatre, Woolly Mammoth Theatre and Edinburgh Fringe (Assembly & Summerhall).  Jay is a graduate of L’Ecole Jacques Lecoq and currently teaches acting, movement and physical comedy at SUNY Purchase’s BFA Acting Conservatory. LCT Directors Lab ‘18 and SDC Observership alum. www.JayDunn.co

Brendan McMahon is a theatre artist, actor, director, and teacher. He is an Associate Professor of Theatre Performance, Movement and Devising at Southern Oregon University in Ashland. He has performed at the Lincoln Center, The Shakespeare Theatre in Washington DC, The Kennedy Center, The Public Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Asolo Rep, and with companies Mabou Mines, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Basil Twist’s Dream Music Puppetry, and many others. As a director he has worked on Off-Broadway, academic, touring, and film productions, and at New York City theatres including the Brooklyn Academy of Music, The Culture Project, and Theatre Row. Most recently he was the Movement Director for New York Classical Theatre’s Henry IV, and the Director of The Servant of Two Masters at the Oregon Center for the Arts. For more information or to contact Brendan, please visit his website: brendanmcmahon.org

Malcolm Opoku is a graduate of the Neighborhood Playhouse School of The Theatre(NY), born and raised in Accra- Ghana, and holds a BA from Queens University of Charlotte in International Studies and African Politics. Malcolm is passionate about work that challenges biases, illuminates identity, confronts power structures and holds a mirror up to nature. Recent credits include: Language City (Little Island), The Trojan Women (Shakespeare Workshoppe), Solitary (Broken Box Mime Theatre)

Angela Parra - Bio soon!

Blake Habermann (Outside Eye Director) has been working as a theater creator and educator in New York and around the world. Highlights include: Live projection artist and ensemble member in Simon Mcburney’s Die Zauberflote at the Dutch National Opera and the Met, developing clown material for Pagliacci and Ariadne Auf Naxos at the Metropolitan Opera; Movement direction for Mozart’s La Finta Giardiniera at Juilliard; Cirque du Soleil’s float in the Macy’s Parade and The Infinite Bliss of the Hungry Ghost Realm in residency at Dance Box Kobe, Japan. Since 2015, Blake has been a member of Broken Box Mime Theater, an award winning company specializing in original work for a variety of audiences, as well as developing numerous educational programs combining mime technique, socio-emotional learning, conflict resolution and collaborative theater. Blake is a movement, neutral mask and physical performance instructor at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York.

Also known as Arga Reath, Joan Hofmeyr (Composer/Musician) is a Juilliard trained vocalist, songwriter, producer, and composer. Born and raised in South Africa, she is currently based in Brooklyn, New York, and has been performing her original music since 2022. She has created vocals, arrangements, and compositions for short film and theater. NYC venues include Roulette, Pianos, and The Tubs. 

Erin Orr (Puppet Master) - Bio soon!

Yang Yu (Lighting Designer) - Bio soon!

Jessie Char (Tank Producing Fellow) - Bio soon!

Melissa Ingle (Stage Manager) - Bio soon!

Alley Scott (Producer) - Bio soon!

Alec Silver (Producer) - Bio soon!