“Open Door” is the second episode in a triptych theatrical work addressing the impact of the many new immigrants who now make up New York City.

The triptych began in 2002 with a work entitled “9 Windows,” in which nine episodic vignettes reveal a series of multimedia, live art paintings that depict the experience of being a displaced immigrant. “Room to Panic” (2008), the final episode, depicts in movement and visual theater the experience of immigration to America.

This production was made in part with support from Ellen Stewart and La MaMa ETC, The Jim Henson Foundation; American Music Center Live Music for Dance Program, and is sponsored by Teatro Stage Fest.

CREDITS

Designed, Choreographed, & Directed by Federico Restrepo
Created in collaboration with Denise Greber

Music Composition: Elizabeth Swados
Musical Direction: Kris Kukul
Additional Music: Matt Citron, Richard Cohen, Kris Kukul, & John Sullivan

Puppet, Set, Light Design, & Construction: Federico Restrepo
Costume Design & Construction: Denise Greber
Additional Puppet Construction: Sara Galassini, Rosa Ruecker, Slaveya Starkov, Katharina Stenbeck, Emily Vick, Jan Vogelbacher

Video Edit Design: Federico Restrepo & Angela Sierra
Production Manager: Denise Greber
Stage Managers: Slaveya Starkov & Katharina Stenbeck
Photography: Richard Greene

Cast: Federico Restrepo with Neimah Djourabchi, Sara Galassini, Denise Greber, Allison Hiroto, Sharon Mashihi, Romona Mukherjee, Pasha Prakasa, Emily Vick, Chris Wild, & Paula Wilson

Additional Actors in Video: Neimah Djourabchi, Kaori Fujiyabu, Sara Galassini, Michal Gamily, Benjamin Marcantoni, Sharon Mashihi, Romona Mukherjee, Prisca Ouya, Pasha Prakasa, Angela Sierra, Patrick Ssenjovu, & Katharina Stenbeck

Artistic Design Consultant: Eduardo Rodas

PRESENTATIONS

December 1–17, 2006
La MaMa ETC
New York

PRESS

“In a Country of Closed Doors, Newcomers Yearning to Fit In”
Anita Gates, The New York Times

“Review: Open Door”
Adam R. Perlman, Backstage