Alien of Extraordinary Ability

A PLAY
3W; 3M

In this NO EXIT meets MR. BURNS drama, several people of varying visa statuses wait in a windowless room for entry into the United States, as they confront the hierarchy of immigration, the world around them implodes turning the tables of who is in power.

Geffen Theatre’s Writers’ Room
This play is currently being workshopped with the Geffen Theatre’s Writers’ Room program (2019-2020)
Dramaturg/Manager of New Play Development: Rachel Wiegardt-Egel
Writers room participants: Boni B. Alvarez, Chloé Hung, Inda Craig-Galván, Juan José Alfonso, Ramiz Monsef, and Ruby Rae Spiegel

Reading with Geffen Playhouse’s The Writers’ Room
December 3, 2021
Directed by Jennifer Chang
Director of New Play development: Rachel Wiegardt-Egel
Casting director: Phyllis Schuringa
Company manager: Abby Weston-Marks
Stage manager: Jonathan Ramos 
Cast:
O1: Natasha Tina Liu
SIV: Kamran Abbassian
F3: Fran De Leon
H-1B: Kapil Talwalker
H-2A / AM-1A / Immigration Officer 2: Justin Huen
AS-P2 / EB-1 / Immigration Officer 1: Lorena Martinez
Stage directions reader / F3-A: Jonathan Ramos