THESE ARE THE FIRST WORDS

27 ECHOES

Location: New York, New York, United States

Deb Todd Wheeler

THESE ARE THE FIRST WORDS of each condolence card my family received from September 2017 through late 2019. An overwhelming collection of cards was written and sent to our home by family, friends, colleagues, acquaintances, and strangers following the death of our 18 year old son Lucas in 2017, and the suicide of my brother Rob in 2018. These are the first words. Made in homage Sheila Heti's Alphabetical Diaries and Kimberly Campanello's MOTHERBABYHOME, where organizing and communicating merge in a poetic impulse.

LIVES OF THE NEW KIND OF SAINTS

New York, New York, United States

Lives of the New Kind of Saints: A geo-located theater/music/sound piece in seven locations in Battery Park, New York City. Created to center energy and intentions for justice, social harmony, equality and shared humanity. Designed to live up to and including Election Day, November 3, 2020, also the Feast Day for San Martín de Porres, the saint of work for inter-racial harmony & justice. Selected by the USITT PQ23 jury and curators to be featured in the USITT Prague Quadrennial 2023 National Exhibit and competition (USA). Originally commissioned by INTAR Latino Theater (NYC) and The Radio Drama Network Credits: Music/Sound/Original Concept\_Cristian Amigo Play/Texts\_Migdalia Cruz Orisha Santos Sculptures/Images\_Jorge Luis Rodriguez Director\_Rebecca Martinez Musicians\_JD Parran, Cristian Amigo, Henry Webster, Guillermo Cardenas, Cuco Pacha Kuti. Actors\_Carlos Ibarra, Desiree Pinol, Michael Leon, Ashley Alvarez, Yadira De La Riva, Jacqueline Guillen, Daniela Thome, Stephanie Chloe Hepner, Benjamin Manno, Camila Pérez Producers\_Lou Moreno, Paul Slee Rodriguez, Alejandra Maldonado Costumes\_Harry Nadal Stage manager\_Amanda C.Lopez Photos/Video\_Mike Shane YouTube Audio for Event: https://youtu.be/z\_mOTw0c89Y info: livesofthenowknownsaints2020@protonmail.com All original audio/text/image content. OHM Sound\_copyright 2020-2023 I am deeply grateful to the many beautiful people and organizations who contributed their time, energy, and creativity to the realization of this piece in the world. - C. Amigo NOTES: Written for ten to twenty-four voices/actors: 7 Saints, 7 Orishas, 7 Archangels, 3 Guardian Angels. The actor’s lines will be written in threes, but one actor could read all three lines. Recorded sound will be a sound enhancement to the live action by the actor(s) present. Each circle will have 1-3actors: an Orisha, a Saint and an Archangel. If there is only one actor per circle, then that person will personify all three characteristics—Orisha, Saint, Angel. Ideally there will be 7 circles. And the “set” may be a large tarot card for each circle, and the “costumes” will reflect either an orisha, a saint or an archangel—or all three in one. All of it should look simple, elegant, but perhaps homemade. 1-3 Guardian ANGELS can walk around the audience and the circles and help with questions, getting people signed in, etc. I imagine this person dressed like San Martín de Porres or perhaps with black to light brown wings—a spectrum/kaleidoscope of color. Tune IN info is posted on Large Tarot Cards featuring different symbols for each circle. Circle One features the Magician on one side and instructions on the other which could be a QR code on the sign so people can point at the card and get connected to the Echoes App. Or the YouTube streaming of the sound? There can also be a fixed placard at the center of Circle One with all the instructions.

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THESE ARE THE FIRST WORDS

27 ECHOES

Location: New York, New York, United States

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ALL

ALTHOUGH

HOW

I

I'M

IT

IT'S

MY

NO

OUR

PLEASE

PRAYING

SENDING

SO

SOME

THERE

THINKING

THIS

WE

WE'VE

WHAT

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WORDLESS

WORDS

YOU

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