untitled gabbie project

A developmental residency August 22-28, 2023 at IRT Theater. An invited showing took place on August 27, 2023.

It was a pleasure to work with Matthew Antoci and Hillary Gao (my second collaboration with Hillary) on a new piece titled untitled gabbie project, under IRT Theater’s 3B Residency. Here, we developed the piece on its feet for the first time. At the end of our residency, we held a sold-out invited showing.

Gabbie's been journaling, writing music, working super hard -- and also just learned she's God's Messiah. After going public, she's on the front-page of the Internet. California Police and a rogue fan named Nick invade her house. In the background, a crowd forms, unsure if they should look.

Her race is debated, her decades-long history in the public eye is crucified… they're meme-ing her ass to death, girl. They laugh and pity and bite back, all while Her holy book is written. Over 300 videos from internet personality @gabbiehanna's TikTok are adapted into a verbatim performance piece.

Dramaturgy by Adin Lenahan & Lizz Mangan
Movement Consultant by Mars Garcia