Damages: ANT Fest 2023

When the reparations checks that three Black sisters received from the government disappear thanks to a hacker, each of the sisters’ secrets begin to unravel as they attempt to get their money back.

Banner Photo Credit: Mallika Chandaria

Girls Act Out: The Center at West Park

Girls Act Out tells the story of five highly competitive teenage girls on the verge of their senior year. During one comically premeditated drunken night, Petra, Squish, Claire, Thea, and Alice are forced to face their differences, their misaligned passions, and the ways in which they relate (or can’t) to one another. Girls Act Out de- and re-constructs narrative storytelling as a study of the ways girls — consciously or not — perform for each other, confronting questions of race, sexuality, class, relationships and the ever-daunting task of growing up.

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Banner Photo Credit: Travis Emery Hackett

Sam, in a huge coat, sits in a tub. They’re on speaker phone with their therapist who is the silent type. Sam, who has locked themself in a bathroom at a party, bumbles their way through their current anxiety.

Written by Taylor Steele

Performed by Kevin Kantor

Made possible by National Queer Theater, 24 Hour Plays, and The Dramatists Guild.

Al, formerly employed as a house A.I. bot, admits to her new friend that she has feelings for him over lunch. But those feelings are complicated by her newfound humanity.

Written by Taylor Steele

Performed by Nora Kaye

Janey tries journaling at the behest of her therapist.

Written by Taylor Steele

Performed by Molly Rose Heller

Eccentric Manny gets confronted by her boyfriend's wife.

Written by Taylor Steele

Performed by Jessica Darrow

Dennis, an insufferable and isolated philosopher, goes on a first date.

Written by Taylor Steele

Performed by Saadiq Vaughan