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Our Lady of 121st Street
04.23–26.26 | Glaize Studio Theatre
Our Lady of 121st Street

Our Lady of 121st Street

by Stephen Adly Guirgis

DIRECTOR

Scott Hudson

SCENIC DESIGNER

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COSTUME DESIGNER

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LIGHTING DESIGNER

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SOUND DESIGNER

Walker Wallace*

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Matthew Hapeman

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Sky Caddell*

PRODUCTION MANAGER

Kit Wilder

*in partial fulfillment of a
B.F.A. in Theatre Design & Production

Our Lady of 121st Street is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing, LLC, servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)

Any photography, video and/or audio recording of this production is strictly prohibited.

April 23–26, 2026
Glaize Studio Theatre
Shenandoah Conservatory

Production Ratings & Content Warnings
Suggested Show Rating: R

Contact the Box Office or speak with an usher for more information.

Program

TIME & PLACE: Harlem, NYC. Summer 2002.

Eleven months post-9/11. A city of closed windows and open wounds, caught in the transition between what was and what must be. A breathless New York; the futile, beautiful act of catching the wind with open hands.

Act One

Scene 1 – Late morning. Ortiz Funeral Home. Main viewing room.

Scene 2 – Later that morning. The church. Confessional booth.

Scene 3 – Same time. Ortiz Funeral Home. Hallway by the bathrooms.

Scene 4 – Later. Office at the police precinct.

Scene 5 – Around ten thirty. Ortiz Funeral Home. Waiting room.

Scene 6 – Later. Bar and grill.

Scene 7 – Before noon. The church. Confessional booth.


Act Two

Scene 1 – Night. Ten P.M. Bar and grill.

Scene 2 – Two A.M. Bar and grill.

Scene 3 – Five A.M. Ortiz Funeral Home. Main viewing room.

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