ROGUE THEATER FESTIVAL & RIFF RAFF NYC

Pablo and Herlinda are raising their daughter, Paula, in a society cruel to Hispanics.
Unfortunately, Herlinda perpetuates her culture's vicious cycle of frequent corporal punishment.
When a friend of Pablo's provides a way to wish a better life for Paula, the loving father does - but then a visitor has news.

At his survival job selling ice cream at a kiosk in a major train hall, Billy, an immigrant and aspiring actor in NYC, confronts his co-worker about her true colors, and in turn, reveals his judgmental beliefs and questionable actions, amid increasingly alarming announcements of a security threat.

In a holding cell after a protest, Alex, an immigrant from Russia, meets Barbara, a supporter of
strict immigration policies. At first they awkwardly bond over their silly arrest, but as the conversation unfolds they realize their beliefs diverge sharply, sparking a heated debate that
challenges their convictions and forces them to confront uncomfortable truths.

As geopolitical tensions rise, Taiwanese-Americans Lucas and Richard return to Taipei for Chinese New Year. Amid drinks and stories with family, they confront deep-seated questions of belonging, guilt, and the lasting wounds of immigration, exploring their heritage and facing an uncertain future that challenges their identities and connections.

What does Israeli look like? In Casting Maya, the challenge of casting a role in a play turns into a struggle to answer that question, while doing right by the character and the story. Not to mention trying to please the investors.

Our story begins with a nanny, a new homeowner, and a resentful tenant who has returned to his old home in Brooklyn. Quickly, this tense situation becomes fantastical as the nanny and tenant band together to kidnap the homeowner and transport him to another dimension where he must face the reality of what it means to be an oppressor.