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SOUR MILK

An animated image of the East River in New York City flooding catastrophically.

DIRT

FRED: The East River is just gone. Like, poof! Disappeared. I look at the map on my phone and all the water has been colored in like sand colored. Still says “East River” but there’s no more blue. Crazy, right? I mean, how’s that happen, right? ... I guess you dump enough crap in a river and then one day you don’t got no more river. 

KIMBERLY: Are you worried? 

FRED: Worried? Nah, I seen crazier stuff before. This is New York, right? People are always sayin’ the city’s too crowded – Well now we got some more space!

FRED: The East River is just gone. Like, poof! Disappeared. I look at the map on my phone and all the water has been colored in like sand colored. Still says “East River” but there’s no more blue. Crazy, right? I mean, how’s that happen, right? ... I guess you dump enough crap in a river and then one day you don’t got no more river. 

KIMBERLY: Are you worried? 

FRED: Worried? Nah, I seen crazier stuff before. This is New York, right? People are always sayin’ the city’s too crowded – Well now we got some more space!

A drop of blue dye in water slowly ripples.
A miniature sailbort made from a wine cork floats in the water.
A large amount of powder and detritus is thrown into the water.

Performed with three actors, an inkjet printer, and 15 lbs of instant pudding, DIRT miniaturizes NYC’s urban development process into a fast-paced voting game. As the neighborhood transforms, the group dynamics forming within the audience take center stage. Players have formed single-issue voting-PACs, zealous demagogues, and the occasional, brief, healthy community.

What will you build?

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Created by Christina Tang, Carsen Joenk, and Anna Jastrzembski
in collaboration with Marcella Murray, Joe Rivera, and Ean Sheehy

Produced by Most Unwanted Productions + Dani Turner
Scenic Design by Colleen Murray
Video Design by Jesse Itskowitz
Sound Design by Sid Diamond
Photos by Lee Rayment, ZANNI Productions, and Jesse Itskowitz.

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This project was made possible in part by a New York Foundation for the Arts Emergency Grant.

Performed with three actors, an inkjet printer, and 15 lbs of instant pudding, DIRT miniaturizes NYC’s urban development process into a fast-paced voting game. As the neighborhood transforms, the group dynamics forming within the audience take center stage. Players have formed single-issue voting-PACs, zealous demagogues, and the occasional, brief, healthy community.

What will you build?

—

Created by Christina Tang, Carsen Joenk, and Anna Jastrzembski
in collaboration with Marcella Murray, Joe Rivera, and Ean Sheehy

Produced by Most Unwanted Productions + Dani Turner
Scenic Design by Colleen Murray
Video Design by Jesse Itskowitz
Sound Design by Sid Diamond
Photos by Lee Rayment, ZANNI Productions, and Jesse Itskowitz.

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This project was made possible in part by a New York Foundation for the Arts Emergency Grant.

Three performers stand center stage, flanked by screens reading 'Please submit your vote, 2024'.
Workshop History

January 2024
Exponential Festival
The Loading Dock
1/17, 1/18, 1/19

Featuring Marcella Murray, Joe Rivera, and Ean Sheehy


January 2024
Exponential Festival
The Loading Dock
1/17, 1/18, 1/19

Featuring Marcella Murray, Joe Rivera, and Ean Sheehy


July 2024
The Tank
7/6 thru 7/14

Featuring Enette Fremont, Joe Rivera, and Ean Sheehy


July 2024
The Tank
7/6 thru 7/14

Featuring Enette Fremont, Joe Rivera, and Ean Sheehy


Three performers spread icing onto lasagna noodles.

“We watched as apple slices became residential space, cookies turned into commercial zoning, and vegetables represented manufacturing. Public housing was erected with graham crackers. Streetlights were cheese balls on toothpicks. Despite this whimsical landscape, the show asks some big questions about the city and the decisions that make it what it is, for better and worse.”

– Nicole Serratore, American Theatre

“We watched as apple slices became residential space, cookies turned into commercial zoning, and vegetables represented manufacturing. Public housing was erected with graham crackers. Streetlights were cheese balls on toothpicks. Despite this whimsical landscape, the show asks some big questions about the city and the decisions that make it what it is, for better and worse.”

– Nicole Serratore, American Theatre

Audience members raise their hands to vote.
A performer acts as if he is being interviewed. His face is also shown on the projector screen.
Three performers act out an interview scene. The center performer holds a camera.
Three audience members stand on stage to run for mayor.
Two performers look at a projection screen showing voting results. Another performer peers at the audience.
Three performers lean over a miniaturized East River with a bucket and some spoons.
Audience members help clean up the miniature city.
Audience members help destroy the miniature city.

2025 © Christina Tang | All Rights Reserved

2025 © Christina Tang | All Rights Reserved