Chang & Hwang’s Persephone: A Garden Between Worlds
October 3,4,10,11 2026. Ticket Link
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Co-Produced by: Pomegranate Productions, Noo Arts, and Brooklyn Telemann Chamber Society
Journey into the Underworld with us.
Pulling on the aesthetic traditions of Viola’s Room and Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy, this is an immersive descent into the world of Persephone — a half-mile sonic journey with dancers, puppets, and other strange encounters in a fantastical outdoor location in Greenpoint.
The Setting
Newtown Creek has been a site of industrialization, a Superfund designation by the EPA, and most recently, a dumping ground for a serial killer. The city built a wastewater treatment plant next to the creek and in 2015, the land next to the plant was turned into a green space spanning sections of Newtown Creek. In this production, Newtown Creek serves as the Underworld's River Styx. This site-specific play was created to highlight the tradeoffs that we make between environmental efforts and commercial interests.
The Team
Executive Producer - Abe Amy Chang
Playwright - Soyoung Hwang
Composers - Greg Boro & Megan Hubel
Sound Engineer - Haamid Rahim
Costume - Brandon Liu
Set Design - Michelle Sheu, Yi Li, Audrey Wong, Cat Le
Sound Consultation - Leo Stern, Lucy Yao
Video Producers - Michelle Sheu, Brian Nguyen
The Cast
Persephone - Beatriz Castro Mauri & Yilin Ye
Hades - Emma Weller & Deborah Gerofsky
Demeter - Nina Deacon
Naiads/Lost Souls - Aly Schradin, Ellis Rodenas
Homer (Voice Over) - Michelle Kelly
Photos by Leo Okpor.
