The DREAM Act Union is a collective of theater artists, educators and activists working to raise awareness about the challenges faced by immigrant youth and the DREAM Act through the creation of theatrical events and partnerships that connect artists and audiences to the broader social movement.
COMING UP: DREAM ACTS at HERE‘s Spring Artist Lodge
Fri, March 23 @ 7pm – Sat, March 24 @ 7pm – Sun, March 25 @ 2pm & 7pm
Performances at HERE, 145 Sixth Avenue, NY, NY
Imagine that you don’t have a country. It doesn’t matter if you believe you’re American, because no one else believes you—not potential employers, not banks that issue student loans, not the government. There is no way to become legally American. You don’t exist. Worse, you are hunted for deportation. You love this country, but the country does not love you back.
In Dream Acts, five undocumented teens—from Korea, Mexico, Nigeria, Turkey, and Ukraine—meet the extraordinary challenge of living ordinary lives under the radar. Each story is moving and urgent. Some are funny. Others are tragic. Through these characters, we learn about the DREAM Act and the secret lives led by undocumented youth.
Written collectively by Mia Chung, Jessica Litwak, Chiori Miyagawa, Saviana Stanescu, and Andrea Thome
Directed by Kristin Horton
Performed by Neimah Djourabchi, Anna Kull, Ray Lucas, Rory Lipede, and Tiffany Villarin
Consulting Dramaturg: Suzy Fay
Lighting Designer: Raphael Mishler
Costume Designer: Savana Leveille
Stage Manager: Kate Rourke
Assistant Producer: Ann Marie Dorr
Project Assistant: Nicole Sandry
DREAM Act Union is a project conceived by playwright Chiori Miyagawa for Re/Union Company. This presentation is co-sponsored by Immigrant Artists and Scholars of NY, with major support from Bard College Research Fund, the Lark Play Development Center and New York Theater Workshop.
DREAM Act Union has also received generous support from: Re/Union Company, NYU Gallatin Faculty Research Fund, and New Generations Theatre Ensemble.
SPECIAL THANKS: Jessica Litwak for developmental dramaturgy, John Eisner and Lark Play Development Center, New Dramatists, New York Theatre Workshop, LaMama, NYU Gallatin, INTAR, Catherine Coray, Ted Chung, and Curtis Carmony.