Maia Novi's Invasive Species officially opened its Off-Broadway encore run at The Vineyard's Dimson Theater May 15 after beginning previews May 7. Performances will continue through June 30. Read the reviews here.
Pulitzer Prize finalist Michael Breslin (Circle Jerk) is back directing after staging the work's 2023 world premiere at The Tank. The piece was written as a response to debates around mental health policies on campus at Yale, following the mental journey of a Latine acting student navigating the American entertainment industry as an immigrant artist.
See photos from opening night in the gallery below.
The company of Invasive Species
Ziwe
Jeremy O. Harris, Michael Breslin, and Louisa Jacobson
Tom Francis
Raffaella Donatich, Julian Sanchez, Michael Breslin, Louisa Jacobson, Maia Novi, Alexandra Maurice, and Sam Gonzalez
Chris Perfetti, Chris Rock, Tyler James Williams, Quinta Brunson, Jeremy O. Harris, and guests
Grace Gummer and Dianna Agron
Mark Ronson and Samantha Ronson
Quinta Brunson and Tyler James Williams
Tyler James Williams and Chris Rock
Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector
The full 2023 cast is reprising its performances, including Novi, Raffaella Donatich, Sam Gonzalez, Alexandra Maurice, and Julian Sanchez. Rounding out the company for the encore run are Paloma Aisenberg and Tyler Cruz.
The production features costume design by Cole McCarty, lighting design by Yichen Zhou, movement direction by Beth Gill, and sound design and original music by Jessie Char and Maxwell Neely-Cohen. Amauta M. Firmino serves as dramaturg and producer, with Shannon Molly Flynn as production manager and line producer, Molle Shea as production stage manager, Eva Shannon-Dabek as stage manager, and Brandon Brooks as general manager.
Folk Productions, Danielle Perelman, and Arterial Projects are producing, with Jeremy O. Harris serving as executive producer. Co-producers include Vaughn Feighan and Chase Landow, Tira Harpaz, Brandon Sanchez, and Rachel Weiss, with David Thomas Tao and Benjamin Nelson as associate producers, and Sophia Englesberg as assistant producer.
Visit InvasiveSpeciesPlay.com.
Maia Novi
Maia Novi
Maia Novi
Maia Novi and Julian Sanchez
Maia Novi and Alexandra Maurice
Julian Sanchez and Maia Novi
Sam Gonzalez, Julian Sanchez, Maia Novi, Raffi Donatich, and Alexandra Maurice
Alexandra Maurice, Maia Novi, Sam Gonzalez, and Julian Sanchez
Alexandra Maurice, Maia Novi, Julian Sanchez, Raffi Donatich, and Sam Gonzalez
