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"My name is Sarah Sanders. Like the press secretary. My last name would have been Schneiderman but my grandfather changed it to sound less Jewish. And here I am, a white, queer, ritual-craving, anti-Zionist Jew from Montana who shares a name with a white nationalist apologist."
In My Name is a mostly-solo theatre piece by Queer|Art|Mentorship Performance Fellow Sarah Sanders using original music, ritual, personal narrative, and emails to the former White House press secretary to grapple with the ways that Sarah's whiteness and American Jewish identity intersect— and to ask (where) does spirituality fit into all this? This event is produced in partnership with Abrons Arts Center and will take place in their outdoor amphitheater. Following the performance, please stick around for a sunset bonfire.
In My Name
Directed by Daniel Krane
Music direction by Sofia Geck
Featuring music developed with Sofia Geck and Charlie Romano
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This event is part of the 2019-2020 Queer|Art|Mentorship Annual Exhibition, curated by current Fellow Anthonywash.Rosado and titled ARCANUM, open from October 29, 2020 through January 7, 2021. The exhibition will present across multiple formats and locations, including a virtual gallery and public outdoor performances throughout New York City, new work by graduating Fellows of the 2019-2020 Queer|Art|Mentorship program: Brian Gonzalez, Patrick G. Lee, María José Maldonado, Felli Maynard, Olaiya Olayemi, Sarah Sanders, and Sarah Zapata. Learn more at https://www.queer-art.org/arcanum.
About Sarah Sanders
Sarah Sanders is a performer, writer, musician, and emergent strategy advocate raised in Montana and based in Brooklyn. She believes in art as a space to hold and dig into multiple truths, and makes work exploring narratives and boundaries of the self, ritual, and lots of kinds of love. She has developed new work with The Bengsons, the Satori Group, Undiscovered Countries, and the Hearth, and playwrights Mallery Avidon, Dipika Guha, Lizzie Stern, and Elinor Cook. As an actor, Sarah has performed at places including Dixon Place and The Tank in New York, On The Boards in Seattle, and The Pleasance Theatre in London. Sarah has a BA from Williams College and an MFA in acting from LAMDA.