The Barbarians
“...Revolting yet thrilling—[Mahinerator] uses language alone to melt your brain.” - New Yorker
World Premiere
Presented in Association with Third Ear and Immediate Medium.
Created by Jerry Lieblich
Directed by Paul Lazar
Countries are made of laws, and laws are made of words. So are plays. How strange.
“The Barbarians” is an imaginative, word-drunk romp through that strangeness, a play about a description of a play about a group of scientists gumming up the linkage between language and political power (much to Madam President Fake President's chagrin). The Barbarians nestles in the valley between the word and the world, the declaration of war and the war itself — what if the President declared a war, but the words wouldn't work?
Third Ear Theater Co. develops and presents the work of Jerry Lieblich. With imagination and wit, curiosity and compassion, our work plays in the relationship between language and consciousness — speaking differently, we seek to make a space for different thought. We are a language-forward theater; we value experimentation and play. We seek to invite audiences to dwell in queer, unfamiliar spaces of non-knowing.
Created by Jerry Lieblich
Directed by Paul Lazar
Cast: Chloe Claudel; Jess Barbagallo*; Anne Gridley; Jennifer Ikeda*; Steve Mellor*; Naren Weiss*
*Equity Approved Showcase
PSM: Carter White
PM/TD: Eric Nightengale
Scenic Designer: Amy Rubin
Costume Designer: Suzanne Bocanegra
Lighting Designer: Joe Levasseur
Sound Designer: Johnny Gasper
Video Designer: CultureHub
Props/Asst. Scenic Designer: Forest Entsminger
Asst. Costume/ASM: Eva Rubin
Graphic Designer: June Buck
PR: Girlie Action
Producer (for Third Ear Theater Co.): Leigh Honigman
Associate Producer (for Third Ear Theater Co.): Matthew Antoci