Grief and abandonment take on many forms … some of them not human.

Et Alia Theater presents a limited engagement of Blood Orange, a dark drama by Abigail Duclos playing at The Jeffrey & Paula Gural Theatre of A.R.T./New York, 502 West 53rd Street, New York City, ADA accessible.

Previews begin: 11 September
Opening: 13 September
Closing: 27 September

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Blood Orange, by Abigail Duclos and produced by Et Alia Theater, tells the story of Faye, a teenage girl who — after discovering her father’s body — felt abandoned by God and her mother — turns to a nightmarish roadkill creature for salvation.

Faye then draws her awkward friend, Eden, into a strange, fervent religion filled with prayer, blood, and budding love.

The play delves deeply into grief and depicts it as an ugly, intricate, and biting experience, examining the complexities of modern teenage girlhood and sexuality.

The play asks, “how do young women navigate a culture that hypersexualizes them while demonizing their desires?”

What happens when the hunt for pleasure intertwines with pain?

The cast features: Luísa Galatti as Faye, Ana Moioli as Eden, Maria Müller as Georgia (performing September 11, 13, 19, 21, 22, 27); Luísa Galatti as Faye, Ana Moioli as Eden, Giorgia Valenti as Georgia (performing on September 13 matinee, and September 14, 18, 20 matinee, and September 26, September 27 matinee); and Maria Müller as Faye, Ana Moioli as Eden, Giorgia Valenti as Georgia (performing on September 12, 15, 20, and 25)

Production directed by Vernice Miller with Amelia Estrada as associate director/choreographer; Scenic and Property Design by Ningning Yang; Costumes Designed by Whitney Fabre; and Lighting Designed by Hayley Garcia Parnell

For Et Alia Theater: Production and Box Office Management by Covi Loveridge Brannan; Isabel Criado, stage manager

Production design support provided by the Edith Lutyens and Norman Bel Geddes Design Enhancement Fund, a program of the Alliance of Resident Theatres/New York (A.R.T./New York).

Established in 1972 by an innovative collective, A.R.T./New York has matured into an indispensable cornerstone for over 475 theatres and more than 150 individual producers and artists throughout all five boroughs of New York City and across the state. As the singular membership organization dedicated to encompassing New York’s entire not-for-profit theatre sector, A.R.T./New York’s reach extends from playwriting collectives and developmental labs to producing organizations and pioneering independent artists. A.R.T./NY continues to serve the field through four essential service areas — Funding, Space, Professional Development and Advocacy — in order to help theatremakers put their creative ideas on stage.

The play runs about 90 minutes with no intermission.

CONTENT WARNING: explicit scenes of violence and of self harm.