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House of American Activities
New York, NY, March 2022

Created&co-written by Kate St. John & Amy Shoshana Blumberg
Dramaturgy by Vida Manalang
with additional writing and material generated by:
Bryanna Bradley, Caroline Burkhart, Tad Cameron, Zahydé Pietri, Alyssa Virji
Directed&Choreographed by Amy Shoshana Blumberg
Creative Director Kate St. John
Lighting Designer Yang Yu
Sound Designer Nina Field
Scenic Designer Kate St. John
Costume Designer Sarah Constable
Stage Manager Yoonie Yun
Assistant Stage Manager Dakota Silvey
Technician/Sound Board Operator Ciera Miller
Social Media Management Jessica Money
Produced by the after-image
Performed at Theater for the New City, New York, NY
MY ROLE | Stage Manager
HOUSE OF AMERICAN ACTIVITIES is an original dance-theater production about the fears, divisions, and nascent uprising shaping the lives of Americans during the 1950s Red Scare. As government officials, Hollywood stars, and powerless Americans grasp for an alternative ending to a story on repeat, who will survive and who will be left behind?
Created by the after-image and a team of devisors, this 80-minute production envisions a fictional world in which legendary activist and celebrity Paul Robeson and Hollywood star Judy Holliday prepare to face off against the House Un-American Activities Committee. As they negotiate with Congressional staff and ordinary people behind closed doors, everyone’s agendas and hopes slam up against one another, but in this culture of fear, not everyone will come out on top.
Photo by Olga Rabetskaya