Presented by The Bushwick Starr, in partnership with Whitney White
and in association with No Guarantees

July 15 - August 1
at the Mercury Store
*Limited Capacity

This socially distant installation experience is inspired by DEFINITION, an upcoming musical that takes a surrealist look at an African American woman's inner awakenings. Created by director and musician Whitney White, this multi-media event will take the audience through a guided journey with pre-recorded text and music. DEFINITION will feature works from US-based artists within the mediums of: video, design, photography, painting, drawing, and other visual forms, speaking to the themes of Black women’s mental, physical, and sexual health.

Creative Team:
Composer/Music Director/Sound Designer Dan Rosato; Scenic/Props Designer Dan Soule; Lighting Designer Stacey Derosier; Video Designer Johnny Moreno; Voice Performers Russell G. Jones, Mary Knapp, Nate Miller, Grace Porter, and Ari’el Stachel; Recording Musicians Toru Dodo, Chris Eddleton, Jannina Norpoth, John-Paul Norpoth and Dan Rosato; Sound Mixers Ryan Hopper & Hill; Assistant Scenic Designer Wesley Cornwell; Assistant Lighting Designer Nyle Farmer; Production Manager: Emma Johnson; Technical Director: Jay Maury; Associate Director/Associate Producer Rebecca Miller Kratzer; Installation Coordinator Keyana Hemphill; Associate Producer Jordan Delise Fleming; Line Producer John Del Gaudio

Installation visual artists:
Shelley Fort, Miranda Haymon, Cloteal Horne, Kenard Jackson, Gabrielle Randall, Erin Reid, Asia Stewart, Teyanna Stone, x, Jaleeca Yancy

DEFINITION was previously workshopped with Ars Nova and Sundance Theatre Institute. It also received a reading as part of The Bushwick Starr Reading Series. DEFINITION is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and The MAP Fund, supported by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Marketing image photo by Maya Sharpe featuring Voice Performer Grace Porter