About this Event
When Virginia Eliza Clemm, a young girl in love with Death, meets Edgar Allan Poe, she becomes entangled in a marriage that eludes historians to this day. VIRGINIA/POE explores the many possible relationships between the famed poet and his thirteen-year-old cousin. Steeped in uncertainty, the play explores questions of historical interpretation, agency, and power.
VIRGINIA/POE is written by Daria Kent with direction by Maiya Pascouche and is presented as part of The Center at West Park's Fall 2021 Season.
COVID-19 SAFETY GUIDELINES
Per New York City's vaccine mandate, all attendees must show proof of a COVID-19 vaccine in order to be admitted to the event. Attendees are required to wear face masks throughout the performance.
ABOUT THE ARTISTS
DARIA KENT (She/Her/Hers) is an emerging playwright, dramaturg, and theatre artist in New York City. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (Playwriting) and English from Fordham University. There, she produced three original plays: Erotophobia (dir. Miranda Haymon, November 2018), Into Me See (solo performance, November 2020), and Virginia/Poe (dir. Kate DiRienzi, April 2021). Daria also worked as a dramaturg on various Fordham Studio productions, including Ishmael, a new play (dir. Kevin Hourigan, 2017), Dimes, a new play (dir. Carlos Armesto, 2018), and Everybody by Brandon Jacobs-Jenkins (dir. Terrence I. Mosely, 2021). Her devised work includes If you give a country a cookie, performed in collaboration with Emma Lea Hasslebach at Theatre in Asylum’s The Debates 2020.
MAIYA PASCOUCHE (She/Her) is a theater director-songwriter-adaptor. Originally from Connecticut, she has found her true home in the multifarious neighborhoods of New York City. She studied Drama at NYU Tisch. Her work strives to challenge the cis, hetero-normative narrative commonly found in the theatrical canon by placing women and LGBTQ+ characters at the forefront of her pieces. It is the vulnerable act of making theater that keeps her alive. Maiya’s work has been seen at Playwrights Downtown, Theaterlab, and digitally as a Line Producer for The Homebound Theater Project.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Center at West Park, 165 West 86th Street, New York, United States
USD 20.00