2022 Science in Theatre Festival: Sans Me

The Tank, New York City

DAN is an ordinary human who is deeply in love, who experiences that kind of love few of us dare to experience in our lifetime. When he loses them, he has no idea how to process the tragedy. A miracle happens. Because of a series of mysterious encounters, he lets his body and mind become populated by stories that intersect in their human need to connect, to express loss, to co-exist. Is DAN a medium? Is DAN healed? Did DAN meet his love again? If DAN becomes the portal to so many identities, let’s try to imagine what is inside each and every one of us. Are we then ever alone? 

 

The play will be followed by a science presentation on the topics of neuroscience of (lucid) dreaming, by Moran Cerf and the panel to discuss the themes from the play and science behind it. Harvard’s Deirdre Barrett will present the launch of her dream app in VR (all festival ticket pass and VIP holders are guaranteed a personal dream app VR demo)

 

Playwright:

Catalina Florescu

Scientist:

Moran Cerf

Director:

Dennis Yueh-Yeh Li

Actors:

Monica Hunken

Jon Peacock

Charles Pang

Panel:

Neuroscience of (lucid) dreaming

Panel: Tjaša Ferme (moderator), Catalina Florescu, Moran Cerf, Michael Katz, Michael Katz, Deirdre Barrett

Set Design: Oliver Zeller

Music Design: Justin Ethan Mathews

Video Design: Alessandra Cronin

Light Design: Riva Fairhall