THEATER IN ASYLUM
The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
November 5
7:30pm-11pm

Bar 82
136 2nd Avenue (at St. Mark's)
New York, NY 10003

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The BATTLEGROUNDS Projects brings together theater artists, musicians and poets to create work that asks: Where are our battlegrounds? Join us for a night of performance and join the conversation.

The artistis of The BATTLEGROUNDS Project

Previous Projects:
The DEATH / MEMORY Project
The OTHERS Project
The REVOLUTIONS Project


The Scientists in Field Study

Created by Mark Costello, Sean Daniels, Eric Mercado and Evan Watkins

The Scientists: A Forgetful Farce, which started as a short we created for The DEATH/MEMORY
Project
, is now a full length piece and receiving a workshop production at the Living Theatre on Saturday, December 8 at 8pm. We’d love for you to come join us!
E-mail us at [email protected] for more info.
Mark Costello at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
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Mark Costello, Sean Daniels and Eric Mercado at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project


“There’s so much I want to say to you”

Sandra Susser at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Written and performed by Sandra Susser

“How astonishing it is that language can almost mean,
and frightening that it does not quite.”
– Jack Gilbert

“Always be yourself. Unless you can be a unicorn. 
Then always be a unicorn.”

E-mail: [email protected]

You Have Mail

Randall Benichak at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Music and Lyrics by Randall Benichak
Associate Lyricists Anna Strasser and Gerald Benichak

Randall would like to thank his neighbor Allan (not his real name) and his brother Richmond Wesley (definitely his real name) for inspiring this piece. He would also like to dedicate this song to our men and women in the armed forces; they battle true terror so that our battles are only amongst ourselves.
www.RandallBmusic.com

Franny, or, Anxiety Suite

Created by Jake Lasser in collaboration with the performers
Text adapted from J.D. Salinger’s Franny and Zooey
Performed by Yasmeen Jawhar and Elizabeth Poleski
E-mail: [email protected]
Yasmeen Jawhar and Elizabeth Poleski at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Yasmeen Jawhar and Elizabeth Poleski at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Yasmeen Jawhar and Elizabeth Poleski at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project


Mahabharata: A love story

Written by Shelia Callghan
Directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe
Fight Directed by Alex Gould
Performed by Marlena Kalm, Philip Rossi and Curry Whitmire
www.specialsauceco.com
Marlena Kalm at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Marlena Klam, Philip Rossi and Curry Whitmire at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Marlena Klam, Philip Rossi at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project


The Lover’s Bullfight

Conceived and Directed by Paul Bedard
Text from the poem “Romance Sonámbulo” by Federico Garcia Lorca
Choreographed by Katie Palmer
Original Score by Randall Benichak
The Guitar Player: Randall Benichak
The Dancer: Katie Palmer
The Poet: Jacob Lasser

This piece is part of a larger work entitled ¡Olé!, part of the TIA 2012/13 season, about a love affair between Federico Garcia Lorca and Salvador Dalí. For more information about this project, visit www.theaterinasylum.com/ole.html.
Katie Palmer and Randall Benichak at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Katie Palmer, Jake Lasser, and Randall Benichak at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Katie Palmer and Jake Lasser at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project


Aaron/Marie

James Monaco at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Written, Composed, and Performed by
James Harrison Monaco
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: jamesharrisonmonaco.blogspot.com


Wake Up

Farasha Baylock at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Written and directed by Farasha Baylock
Starring Farasha Baylock
Dedicated to the effects of Hurricane Sandy
Contact: Farasha Baylock at [email protected]


Fighting my heart with my mind

Programming By Francesca Caviglia
Arrangement and interpretation by Francesca Caviglia and Oliver Donaldson
Francesca Caviglia, vocals
Oliver Donaldson, guitar

“Nature Boy” by Eden Abhez
“Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea” by Harold Arlen, lyrics by Ted Koehler
“Bewitched” by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart
“Down With Love” by Harold Arlen, lyrics by E. Y. Harburg
“I’ll Forget You” by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Nan Knighton
“You’re gonna make me lonesome when you go” by Bob Dylan

E-mai: [email protected]
Website: www.francescacaviglia.net
Oliver Donaldson at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Francesca Caviglia and Oliver Donaldson at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project
Francesca Caviglia at The BATTLEGROUNDS Project

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