Experiments: A Few Ways it Goes
A Few Ways it Goes
By Jack Fuller
Experiments Play Reading Series
Matt Nasser, Series Director
A Few Ways it Goes reveals that in every neo-colonial interaction, there is someone with privilege and someone who may need access to that privilege to survive or succeed. The scenes start with small talk that develops into deeper conversations. Often, the person with less privilege faces a choice between grace and integrity, censorship and open truth, personal safety and community upliftment. This dynamic exists on a spectrum, and the person with less privilege must discern where on the spectrum they can safely settle in each conversation. Each scene begins with this person choosing grace. Then, the scene replays with the person gradually moving towards integrity. What happens when, after having the same conversation repeatedly, the less privileged person finally says everything?
Jack Fuller
Harlem NYC's Sugar Hill native Jack Fuller (She/They/He) is a versatile artist excelling in multiple disciplines, including composition, visual art, playwriting, direction, choreography, dramaturgy, education and consulting in NYC. Their musical repertoire comprises two albums, a techno EP and a single, with a forthcoming three-part album. Jack's theatrical endeavors span six ongoing projects, from intimate dramas to ambitious planetarium operas, frequently collaborating with esteemed artists. Early training at Harlem School of the Arts and LaGuardia High School cultivated Jack's expertise as a vocalist, instrumentalist, actor, arranger and songwriter. Through art, Jack, a queer Harlem native, seeks connection and understanding, transcending adversity.
Experiments Play Reading Series
For the 23rd season of La MaMa Experiments we will focus on theatrical works in progress addressing mental health issues. No one is more familiar with the need to create greater access to mental healthcare than our New York audience, who come face to face with this crisis on a daily basis. After 3 years of a global pandemic, all of us are feeling the upsurge of anxiety and depression, but these trends have been on the rise long before Covid-19. The works this season shed light on important, personal stories and deal with this subject matter in many different and unique ways. From tongue in cheek comedies to absurdist tragedies, Experiments hopes to create a season that will destigmaify, enlighten and, yes, even entertain.