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

Presented by the

Actors’ Collective

Our Lady of 121st Street

by Stephen Adly Guirgis

DIRECTOR

Scott Hudson

PRODUCTION MANAGER / TECHNICAL DIRECTOR

Kit Wilder

PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER

Sky Caddell

ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER

Emerson Stark

INTIMACY & VIOLENCE COACH

Kit Wilder

SOUND DESIGNER

Walker Wallace*

ASSISTANT DIRECTORS

Blake McCall, Olivia Zenetzis

FIGHT CAPTAIN

Jacob Granado

*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)

Originally produced by LAByrinth Theater Company at Center Stage/NY. Off-Broadway production subsequently produced in New York by John Gould Rubin, Ira Pittelman, Robyn Goodman, Ruth Hendel and Daryl Roth.

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

This production contains strong language, including the use of slurs, and mature themes. The play includes references to graphic violence, sexual acts, death, discrimination and religious themes. It also features simulated smoking, drugs and drinking. 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.

Special Thanks

Jayson Goldner, Lucas Weber, Hudson Oelschlager, R. Eric Stone, John Bonanni, Jennifer Flitton Adams, Laura Whittenton, Andrew Carson, Dave Steinmetz, Matthew Hapeman, Carolyn Coulson

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