Metal detectors… patdowns… penalties… no, it’s not a prison, but a New York City public school. SAFE, a 45-minute musical by writer/director Jess McLeod and songwriter Brian Quijada, chronicles a day in the life of two NYC teens, Zyniah and Fredo, who get pulled out of the metal detector line for patdowns in two different public high schools, triggering two very different days. Presented by the New York Civil Liberties Union and based on interviews with real students, the musical explores how we got here, and how a punitive environment is making kids feel anything but safe.
Book & Direction by Jess McLeod
Songs by Brian Quijada
Choreographed by Voltaire Wade Greene
Executive Producer: Ari Conte
Associate Producer: Cindy Tsai
Music Director: Wes D'Alelio
Set and Props Designer: Emmett Grosland
Costume Designer: Hahnji Jang
Casting by
Gregory Jafari Van Acker
The Casting Collaborative
Bass/Valle Casting
Production Stage Manager: Christine J. Colonna
Assistant Stage Manager: Giselle Andrea Raphaela
This production is made possible by the Creatives Rebuild New York Artist Employment Program
CAST
Mikayla LaShae Bartholomew*
Jade Jones*
Fergie L. Phillipe*
Cristian "Chino" Rodriguez
Kiana Rodriguez
Futaba Shioda*
*Appearing courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
UPCOMING Performances
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Leadership support for BAM Access Programs provided by the Jerome L. Greene Foundation
Leadership support for theater at BAM provided by:
The Fan Fox & Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, Inc.
The SHS Foundation
The Shubert Foundation, Inc.
