The Anthropologists to Present NO MAN'S LAND at TheaterLab

The Anthropologists (Malini Singh McDonald, Producer) are pleased to present the World Premiere of their newest devised piece, NO MAN'S LAND, directed by Melissa Moschitto (Give Us Bread at Milagro Theatre/CSV; Mahalla with Jewish Plays Project at the 2013 Berkshire Fringe) at TheaterLab(357 West 36th Street between 8th and 9th Avenues) November 17-December 11, with performances Thursday through Saturday at 7:30pm and Sunday at 5pm (no performances on November 24 & 25). Tickets ($15; $12 students & seniors; $20 at the door) are available online athttps://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10122309 or by calling 866-811-4111. The show will run approximately 80 minutes, with no intermission.

If a modern day fairy tale is a dream come true, then whose dream does it belong to and at what cost? Four actors set out to wrestle to the stage the true story of American Dad, Jeremiah Heaton, who planted a flag in the African desert to make his daughter a real Princess. They attempt to expose this modern day fairy tale's roots in systemic racism and white privilege. What follows is an outrageous, inappropriate and sometimes painful confrontation with their own bias as they take the journey to a new story.

THE ANTHROPOLOGISTS are dedicated to the collaborative creation of investigative theatre that inspires action. Rooted in research and community engagement and shaped by contemporary dance and physical theatre techniques, we're committed to exploring current social topics from an anthropological perspective in order to break down and unleash cultural discoveries.

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Past provocations have included: "why do Americans need so much stuff?" (EXCESS - a dance play inspired by The Cherry Orchard) and "who gets access to food?" (GIVE US BREAD, hailed by nytheatre.com as "a thoroughly entertaining and thought provoking play mixing elements of dance and stylized movement to create a piece that is wholly within its own hybrid Anthropologists genre.")

MELISSA MOSCHITTO (Director/Writer) is the Founding Artistic Director of The Anthropologists. Directing highlights include No Man's Land (coming Fall 2016, TheaterLab), Mahalla (Jewish Plays Project, 2013 Berkshire Fringe), Another Place (Here), For the Love Of...(The Flamboyan/CSV), Give Us Bread (Milagro Theatre/CSV), Falling (4th Street Theatre) and The Columbus Project (KNF/Directors Company). Additional directing credits include:Daddy's Black and Jewish by performance artist Lian Amaris (Nuyorican Poets Cafe), The Developer (Brooklyn Playwrights Collective) and Lola Got Bite(Gene Frankel). She holds a B.A. in Theater from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.

MALINI SINGH MCDONALD (Producer) is a native New Yorker who has been involved in the arts for her entire life. She received her BA in Theatre Arts and English Literature from Baruch College and her MFA in Directing from The Actors Studio Drama School. As a producer in the independent theatre scene; Malini mastered the skills of marketing and producing her work in an ever-growing and ever-changing theatre scene. Favorite projects includeTorch Song Trilogy, Moose Murders, Twelfth Night, Pieces, Down the Road, Naughty Prep School Stories (fringeNYC), Shakespeare on Wine(Hamptons), The Eternal Space, Imaginary (New York New Works Theatre Festival) and the Broadway revival of Godspell. Malini is a proud member of the League of Professional Theatre Women and the International Women Artists Salon. www.theatrebeyondbroadway.com www.malinism.com