Becoming Natasha
July 1 at 8 PM, July 3 and 6 at 7 PM, July 7 at 3 PM, July 13 at 7 PM, and July 14 at 3 PM
Isadora Productions’ Becoming Natasha, inspired by the book The Natashas by Victor Malarek, is the first production of it’s kind to expose the issues behind human trafficking. This four-woman play explores and exposes the economic and cultural influences behind a billion dollar industry and the psychological pain and afterlife of some of its victims.
Panels following each performance will give audiences opportunities to engage with performers, as well as representatives of anti-trafficking organizations like Equality Now and the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women International, a member of the New York State Anti-Trafficking Coalition.
"Under Gabe Maxson's deceptively simple direction, Stacey Cervellino, Athena Fitzpatrick, Anna Klein, and Michelle Maxson illuminate many facets of this issue and take the audience around the world and back again to show the pervasiveness of forced prostitution. These protean actresses portray men in Brooklyn posting insider tips on where to find action, advertisements for sexual adventures overseas, women who are victims, and much more... The actresses show extreme vulnerability, pathos, and versatility... The work so far by Isadora Productions in bringing awareness to this worldwide problem is admirable."
- NYTheatre.com