We are pleased to announce Girl Be Heard's 2014-2015 season which will explore the theme of resiliency. Our work this year is honoring women and girls in our local community and across the globe who are working hard each day to rise above their given circumstances and make the world a safer place. In each of our new shows created and performed by Girl Be Heard company members, our writers/performers will share personal stories of resiliency in addition to stories of women and girls from their communities. 

We invite you to join us in the theatre as our company takes on today's pressing sociopolitical issues including homelessness, displacement, sexual assault and rape on college campuses. Girl Be Heard is proud to be partnering with community organizations and non-governmental organization's across the world to bring you this new work. 

As always, you can visit our website for the latest performance schedule, including tours and remounts of past work. 

On behalf of the entire staff at Girl Be Heard, we thank you for your continued support and look forward to seeing you at the theater.

Sincerely,

                                   

Ashley Marinaccio                                            Jessica Greer Morris

Written and Performed by: Tiff Roma, Melanie Thompson, Bleu Santiago, Betsy Perez 

Directed by: Ashley Marinaccio

Portland, Oregon 

This ensemble show tells the story of what happens when children and their families fall further and further below the poverty line. It is told through the lens of young women who have experienced foster care, shelters, and poverty as a direct result of the recession. As the rich get richer, sex trafficking, substance abuse, depression and poverty plague the most vulnerable in our society -- our youth. America's Dirty Secret debuted in Portland, Oregon and is now being brought to New York City schools, detention centers and venues across the country. To book a show, contact [email protected]. 

Written and Performed by: Shira Rose, Adiagha Faizah, Jaida Foreman, Martha Gelnaw, Jessica Greer Morris, Noelia Mann, Ashley Marinaccio, Turquoise Olezene, Betsy Perez, Angela R.H., Bleu Zephra, Adina Taubman, Jackie Torres, Blanca Vivancos

Directed by: Abigail Ramsay 

Choreography by: Tiff Roma

Stage Managed by: Ashley L. Koenig

Presented by: Girl Be Heard, Antiquity Now, and Estrogenius Festival

Produced 

East 4th Street Theatre, 83 East 4th Street

Part of the Estrogenius Festival

Directed by: Dena Adriance

Produced by: Ashley Marinaccio

Nuyorican Poets Cafe, 236 East 3rd Street

Hosted By Nigel Barker

The Loft, 150 West 83rd Street, NYC

Girl Be Heard's newest work by our newest, youngest theatre company members. Themes address family, sexuality, school, bullying and what it means to be a girl in this day and age. 

Written and Performed by: Deanna Alexandra, Emilie Clark, Melanie David, Monica Furman, Kayla Irizarry, Noura Boustany Jost, Veronica Marks, Noelia Mann, Betsy Perez, Jai Raphael, Tiff Roma, Jackie Torres, Melanie Thompson, Bleu Zephra

Directed by: Ashley Marinaccio

Produced by: Jessica Greer Morris

Choreography by: Tiff Roma

Stage Managed by: Ashley L. Koenig

Location: TBA

Directed by: Ashley Marinaccio

Produced by Jessica Greer Morris:
Choreographed by: Tiff Roma

Stage Managed by: Ashley L. Koenig 

Location: TBA

Written and Performed by the 2014-2015 GBH Company: Iqra Shafiq, Shenny de los Angeles, Alexandra Saali, Allison Lee Flom, Laura Wynne, Tajani Belford, Emma Mei Lee, Ebony Kennedy, Aimee Buchanan, Jewel Phillips, Safiya Durning, Larissa Jeanniton, Victoria Pannell, Kayla Ocasio, Destini Henry, Avery Dresel-Kurt

Directed by: Dena Adriance 

Stage Managed by: Ashley L. Koenig