AMANDA SZEGLOWSKI / cakeface: this is now, and now, and now.

March 4 - 7, 2020

Everyone wants to grow old, and no-one wants to grow old. In this incisively humorous ode to aging, an intergenerational ensemble of women confront impermanence and imperfection with striking musicality and movement.

Created by Amanda Szeglowski, Artistic Director, cakeface
Scenic Design: Aviva Novick
Lighting Design: Amanda K. Ringger
Composer: Brian Wenner
Production Stage Manager: Alex B. West

Featuring: Ali Castro, Jade Daugherty, Ayesha Jordan, Nola Sporn Smith, Kelly Bartnik and Christine Farrell

Performance Dates & Times
All performances will begin at 8:00pm EST.
Wednesday, March 4th, Thursday, March 5th, Friday, March 6th, Saturday, March 7th.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
Amanda Szeglowski, Founder and Artistic Director of cakeface, is a New York City-based writer, director, choreographer and performing artist. She is a recipient of the Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation's Women Playwrights Commissioning program and was a HERE Resident Artist from 2014-17. Amanda launched her all-female company, cakeface, in 2008. Culturebot described cakeface as “a group of fierce, funny, talented women," and later offered, “Think Monica Bill Barnes for the Amy Schumer Generation.” cakeface has been presented by HERE, Ars Nova, En Garde Arts, Stony Brook University, and many others. Amanda has taught master classes at the University of Maryland, University of Tampa, Hillsborough Community College, and Blake School for the Arts, and lectured at the University of South Florida. Her latest premiere, Stairway to Stardom, was deemed “vastly entertaining and ridiculously clever” (This Week in NY) and received 4 stars and a critics’ pick by Time Out New York. cakefaceart.com

Photo Credit: Maria Baranova