CLOVEN TONGUES to Make World Premiere at The Wild Project, 11/8-23

Victor Lesniewski, in association with Plum Productions, will present Cloven Tongues, the new play by Lesniewski, which will premiere at New York City's The Wild Project under the direction of Michelle Bossy. The production will star Ema Lakovi? (Displaced Wedding), Casey Biggs ("Star Trek: Deep Space Nine"), Alex Mickiewicz (Williamstown Theatre Festival), and Catherine Curtin ("Orange Is the New Black").

Cloven Tongues, which was a finalist for the O'Neill National Playwrights Conference in 2013, will begin performances at The Wild Project (195 East 3rd Street) on November 8, 2013 and will play a three-week engagement through November 23, 2013. For tickets, call (866) 811-4111 or visit https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pr/926685.

When Lela, a woman with an unknown past, is arrested and held at the border, she is taken in by Jenny, a social worker, and Ronald, a priest, who find it takes nothing less than a miracle to unlock her deepest secrets. As Lela's brutal personal history is revealed, Jenny and Ronald struggle with how best to heal her and find that they must also come to terms with their reasons for trying to help her in the first place. A drama about the effects of sex trafficking and war, Cloven Tongues is a play about the power and limitations of communication, altruism, and faith.

The show will have costume design by Joseph Blaha, scenic design by Heather Freedman, lighting design by Nicholas Houfek, sound design by Anthony Mattana, and props by Jacob Sampson.

The Wild Project is a Production Company and venue for contemporary theater, film, and visual art . We hope to bring the community together by providing inspiring and entertaining art from emerging artists, exploring green technologies, and finding innovative ways to help our world and each other.

Ema Lakovi: MFA: Acting, The New School for Drama. NYC credits: Eating the Newspaper, The New Museum; Displaced Wedding (Rivke), West End Theater; Neither Heaven Nor Earth (Sima), Poliglot Theater; Hecuba (Hecuba), Theater for the New City; NSD credits: 4.48 Psychosis (Lead), Orestes 2.0

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