WHAT THIS STILLNESS BROUGHT US
INCOMING THEATER DIVISION IS A NYC PLAYERS PROGRAM THAT GREW OUT OF TORY VAZQUEZ' WORK WITH STUDENTS AT LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL ACADEMY FOR NEWCOMERS IN MANHATTAN.

SINCE 2016, NYCP HAS PRESENTED A LIVE PERFORMANCE GENERATED BY AN ENSEMBLE.

THIS YEAR, OUR SCHEDULED PERFORMANCE WAS CANCELLED.

"WHAT THIS STILLNESS BROUGHT US" TAKES THE SHAPE OF ONE-TO-ONE RECORDED INTERVIEW CONVERSATIONS WITH ITD ENSEMBLE MEMBERS. THE CONVERSATIONS SPAN THE LAST 3 MONTHS AND ARE PRESENTED BELOW IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER.



Bjorn and Jasmine 5/17/2020


Lakpa and Jim 5/27/2020


Rich and Phil 5/28/2020


Fatim and Katiana 5/31/2020


Sarah and Enoch 6/16/2020


Leury and Michael 6/21/2020


Yasmin and Rossana 6/24/2020


Linda and Regina 6/26/2020


Tory and Flako 6/29/2020


Dolores and Shane 6/30/2020


Brehima and Amara 7/5/2020

New York City Players is supported by the Howard Gilman Foundation. This project is made possible with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency, with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. Special support has also been granted to New York City Players by The New York Community Trust’s NYC COVID-19 Response and Impact Fund and Foundation for Contemporary Arts’ FCA Emergency Grants COVID-19 Fund.