July 9th: 7:45pm
122 Community Center, Manhattan, NY
July 11th: 6:15pm
3AM Theater, Astoria, NY
photo credit: Ruby Wang
NYC @ La Plaza Cultural de Armando Perez community garden (October, 2025)
Performers: Stella Oh & Wisteria Deng
Co-Director / Movement: Jillian Faye Garibaldi
Co-Director / Text: Cerulean Long
Stage Manager: Mia Harada
Dramaturgy: ZIWEI子维
Before it Hurts is a physical theater performance, a relational duet dissecting an intricate, intimate relationship formed around the death of another. Devised around a scripted text and structured like a concept album, it presents a visceral navigation of the push and pull in various forms of intimacy and the messiness of grieving.
The development and first public showcase of Before it Hurts was generously supported by Broadway Green Alliance’s Theatre Greening Grant.
Trigger Warning: death, violence, existential dread
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