Undesirable Elements/Atlanta
About the Production
Undesirable Elements/Atlanta is an interview-based theater production that explores issues of culture and identity in the lives of young adults in Atlanta, Georgia. The young people share their own personal stories of war, migration, intergenerational trauma, and family struggles. Each story reveals personal emotions that all Atlanta residents can identify with, including recent arrivals to Atlanta and those living there for generations.
Production Team And Cast
Directed by
Ping Chong and Talvin Wilks
Written by
Ping Chong and Talvin Wilks, in collaboration with the cast
Stage Manager
Dawn Young
Lighting Design
Darren McCroom
Cast
Saul Alejandro Aviña, Parashar Bhatt, Onaopemipo Olaide Johnson, Branka Lalovic, Maya J. Tolbert, Michelle van Tonder
Performance History
Premiere
7 Stages, Atlanta, GA (September 2001)
Tours
Additional regional touring 2001-2002.
Partners
7 Stages and Youth Arts Connection, a program of Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta
