At a tap dance studio in a small town, four characters prepare for a competition. As the instructor teaches a new routine, tensions flare and dead dreams fly back to life. Unfolding in real-time, dance sections become more virtuosic, piano accompaniment evolves into full-blown songs, and interactions between characters heighten as they attempt to communicate and define themselves in the context of others.

Nominated for 2014 ZKB Patronage Prize at Zürcher Theater Spektakel.

Written and Directed by Tina Satter

Performed by Jess Barbagallo, Elizabeth DeMent, Jim Fletcher, Paul Pontrelli

Touring Cast: Jess Barbagallo, Elizabeth DeMent, Jim Fletcher, Chris Giarmo, Paul Pontrelli, Adrienne Truscott

Music Composition and Sound Design: Chris Giarmo

Choreography: Hannah Heller

Set Design: Andreea Mincic

Lighting Design: Zack Tinkelman

Costume Design: Enver Chakartash

Produced by Richard Maxwell

Associate Producer: Lindsay Hockaday

Stage Management: Randi Rivera

Production Interns: Eric Larson, Hanna Lea Novak, Ali Keretsly

Publicity: Blake Zidell & Associates

Production History

October 9-11, 2015: Performances at Culturgest, Lisbon, Portugal

September 27 - 30, 2014: Performances at The Kyoto International Performing Arts Festival, Kyoto, Japan

August 14-16, 2014: Performances at Zürcher Theater Spektakel, Zurich, Switzerland

January 9-13, 2014: Performances at Abrons Arts Center, COIL Festival, NYC

October 23-November 9, 2013: Performances at Abrons Arts Center, NYC

July 2013: Rehearsals and work-in-progress showings at Bard College at Simon's Rock, MASS LIVE ARTS, Great Barrington, MA