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Technical Direction: Joey Yow

Written by Gabriel Jason Dean

Commissioned and Directed by Ari Laura Kreith

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A new round of the virtual, text-message based experience starts on January 4. Sign up today at www.lunastage.org/rift

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I love the winter holidays. Newark Academy commissioned me to create their annual holiday video, and it was such an enjoyable time gathering the best memories of the past semester to share with their community.

Directed and edited by Joey Yow

Edited by Joey Yow
Written & Directed by Christina Bixland & Matthew Martinez
In collaboration with the Storytellers: Turron Kofi Alleyne (Creative Consultant), Tony Benevento, Theresa Borenstein, Robert Currie, Rebecca Doggett, and James A. Manning
 

A powerful documentary film exploring the changing face of Orange, New Jersey, told through first-hand narratives of six former and current residents of Orange, as they reflect on the community they all still think of as home. Deeply personal and full of heart and humor, the project bears witness to some of the social, political, and economic forces that shaped the community over the course of the last century, including historic disinvestment, demographic change, and the fight for representative government.  2.2 Square Miles of Soul investigates the intersection of personal and political histories, as well as the resistance and resilience of the people of Orange.

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2.2. Square Miles of Soul is a new work in Ping Chong and Company's Undesirable Elements series of interview-based theater productions examining the role of place, identity, and sense of belonging within communities. It was created at the invitation of, and in partnership with, Luna Stage's Secret Cities initiative, which commissions and produces new work inspired by local interviews and history in an ongoing collaboration between Luna and its surrounding communities.