FOOD

Created by Geoff Sobelle                                                                                  Direction by Lee Sunday Evans                                                  Co-creator/Magician Steve Cuiffo                                                                         Lighting Design by Isabella Byrd                                    Sound Design by Tei Blow                                                Props Creation by Jessie Baldinger, Julian Crouch, Steve Cuiffo, Nathan (Pierre) Lemoine, Raphael Mishler, Connor O’Leary, Geoff Sobelle, Matthew Soltesz, Christopher Swetcky
Chandelier Creation, Steven Dufala
Associate Sound Design, Ryan Gamblin
Creative Stage Manager, Lisa McGinn
Production Manager/Technical Director, Chris Swetcky
Creative Producer, Jecca Barry

About: Why do we eat what we eat? Where does it come from? Do we need what we eat? Do we eat what we need? What does it really cost? An intimate dinner party performance of smell, taste, and touch, FOOD offers a meditation on the ways and whys of eating. The audience gathers around a white linen-covered dining table, engaging with each other and their empty plates in an immersive, constantly transforming performance. Sounds, scents, and tactile elements shape a conversation about personal memories, consumption, and the evolution of food production over generations.

Production History: FOOD was developed through developmental workshops and residencies at The Church (Stuyvesant, NY), Mercury Store (Brooklyn, NY), and FringeArts (Philadelphia, PA). FOOD premiered at the 2022 FringeArts Festival in Philadelphia, PA.

FOOD is commissioned by Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), Arizona State University – Gammage, FringeArts Philadelphia, Allen & Meghan Thorpe, and Garth Patil. Additional support provided by the Wyncote Foundation. Developmental support provided by Mercury Store.