In the Mouth of the Beast
To cap off our 2024 Season, NRT presented the world premiere of In the Mouth of the Beast, an original play by Baylee Shlitchtman. This premiere followed staged readings at The Vagrancy in Los Angeles and Urbanite Theatre’s Modern New Works Festival in Sarasota.
Audiences followed father/daughter cave explorers Nel and Apa on a forbidden expedition into "the Maw" in search of a mysterious source of clean energy. Their journey blends Ancient Greek drama, Taíno folklore, and cosmic horror into a single, crystalline question: what would you sacrifice to save everything?
Playwright: Baylee Shlichtman
Director: Eliza Palter
Producer: Chris Phillips
Stage Manager: Ellery Cordes
Technical Director: Michael Turner
Assistant Director: Camila Madero
Set Design: George Tsourounakis
Lighting Design: Emma Wills-Umdenstock
Costume Design: Madjanah Walters
Community Outreach: Nicole Albanese
Photo & Video Lead: Jenni Loo
Cast: Enrique Huili & Isabel Sanchez
Archival recording of production available upon request.
Photo by Jenni Loo (2024).
Photo by Jenni Loo (2024).
Photo by Jenni Loo (2024).
Photo by Jenni Loo (2024).