Queer & Now: Sync or Swim
Photography by Sandra Seoane-SeriJANUARY 2020
CO-DRAMATURG
Queer & Now is a feminist, trans-inclusive, futuristic physical theater company based in Amherst, MA, co-founded by Garrett Sager and our creative family in 2017 at UMass Amherst.
"Our borders are shifting.
Our bodies are transforming."
Set in a world where water is rapidly rising and borders are massively disintegrating, Queer & Now: Sync or Swim follows seven mythical deities overcoming struggles rooted in rampant sexism, corporate greed, and climate change.
Told through a series of vignettes with drag, lip syncing, and dance, Queer & Now: Sync or Swim takes ancient world mythology and fuses it with contemporary pop music to embrace our impending future.
COLLABORATORS
Director & Producer ︱ Garrett Sager
Co-Dramaturg ︱ Finn Lefevre
Costume Design ︱ Christina Beam
Assist. Costume Designer & Props Designer ︱ Sami Brzozowski
Makeup & Hair Design ︱ Sarah Talaid
Ensemble ︱ Garrett Sager, Akira Rose, Fay Bobersky, Elizabeth Gonçalves, Emma Hollows, Sebastian Salloum, Bry Belling
PRODUCTION HISTORY
UMass Fine Arts Center • Amherst, MA • December 2018 (premiere)
NYPOP/West Chelsea Arts • New York, NY • April 2019
Hawks & Reed Performing Arts Center • Greenfield, MA • January 2020