Sisters' Follies: Between Two Worlds Extends at Abrons Arts Center

MacArthur Fellow Basil Twist adds a week of performances to his musical ghost story.

Sisters' Follies: Between Two Worlds, created by director and puppeteer Basil Twist, extends its run at Abrons Arts Center.
Sisters' Follies: Between Two Worlds, created by director and puppeteer Basil Twist, extends its run at Abrons Arts Center.
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Basil Twist's Sisters’ Follies: Between Two Worlds has extended its world-premiere run at Abrons Arts Center. Originally scheduled to run through October 31, performances will now be offered through November 7.

Commissioned for the 100th anniversary of the Abrons’ Playhouse, Sisters' Follies: Between Two Worlds is a musical ghost story about the two sisters who cofounded Abrons Arts Center. The production stars the downtown theater artists Joey Arias and Julie Atlas Muz, along with Kate Brehm, Lute Breuer, Chris De Ville, Ben Elling, Jonothon Lyons, Katie Melby, David Ojala, Jessica Scott, Rachael Shane, and Ashley Winkfield.

The creative team includes lighting design by Poe Saegusa, costume design by Machine Dazzle, sound design by A-Key, projection design by Daniel Brodie and Gabriel Aronson, and Thomas Wilfred's CLAVILUX Recreation by Joshua Light Show.

Twist, an internationally renowned director and puppeteer, was recently named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow.

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