On February 20th, 2019 we celebrated the launch of our 10th year of Poetic Theater Productions’ programming with LOVE, REDEFINED: RESILIENCE: a celebration of radical love of self and others with a night of poetic and theatrical remixes, re-imaginings and riffs by more than 20 poets, playwrights, and musicians sharing new work responding to traditional poetry, quotes, and writings on love. Inspiration poems and newly developed pieces are presented side-by-side.

Featuring new work by Dennis Allen II, Raquel Almazan, Mia Y. Anderson, Toni Blackman, Mickey Bolmer, Maya Carter, Xandra Clark, Darian Dauchan, Toni Ann DeNoble, Trace DePass, Zoë Flowers, Nicole Goodwin, David King, Jacqueline Jones LaMon, Nkosi Nkululeko, Janet Onyenucheya, Vanessa Rappa, Becca Travis, Catherine Weingarten, and Tanaya Winder

Presented by Raquel Almazan, Mia Y. Anderson, James Edward Becton, Toni Blackman, Jerome Brooks Jr., Dan Burns, Maya Carter, Samantha Cooper, Darian Dauchan, Yadira De La Riva, Toni Ann DeNoble, Trace DePass, Edgar Eguía, karen Eilbacher, Tamara Geisler, Livvie Goble, Nicole Goodwin, Garret Gray, Audrey Hayes, Teniece Divya Johnson, Ryan F. Johnson, Mkia Kaufman, David King, Adin Lenahan, Rachel Lin, Koko Maat, Naomi Moehlis, Mariana Newhard, Jevon Nicholson, Nkosi Nkululeko, Janet Onyenucheya, Monique Paige, Sherri Pullum, Vanessa Rappa, Monique A. Robinson, Stephaie Rocío, Candace Tabbs, Becca Travis, Colista K. Turner, Fulvia Vergel, Nabil Viñas, Quinn Warren

with projection design by Lisa Renkel with Brian Paceli, lighting design by Christina Tang, technical direction by Ori Bensimhon and Zachary Mosely, audio engineering by Brendan Reilly, stage management by Ellen Mischinski

and direction by Dontonio Demarco, Baba Israel, Danielle Puretz, Toni Blackman, Andrew Willis-Woodward, Raquel Almazan, Adam Wennick, and Jeremy Karafin

Love, Redefined: Resilience was presented as a part of Poetic Theater Productions’ residency at Judson Memorial through their Judson Arts Wednesday “Magic Time” Series.