Jeremy Beck’s Black Water, based on Joyce Carol Oates’s haunting novella, gives voice to Kelly Kelleher in the final moments of her life. Trapped in a sinking car after a fateful encounter with a powerful senator, Kelly’s memories, desires, and regrets swirl together in a gripping psychological portrait of vulnerability, idealism, and betrayal. 

In Savior, composed by Amy Beth Kirsten, we witness the final reckoning of Joan of Arc — a teenage girl condemned for her divine convictions and revolutionary courage. Sung in trio through Kirsten’s electrifying, visceral soundscape, Savior reframes Joan’s martyrdom as a feminist outcry that still echoes across centuries. 

Their stories, though centuries apart, ask the same question: What happens when a women dares to speak, lead, or love in a world determined to silence her? 

Black Water/Savior

Frank Shiner Theater in the Sheen Center for Thought and Culture

 18 Bleecker Street New York, NY 10012

May 15, 16, 17 at 7:30 PM | May 18 at 3:00 PM