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Actors staring up in awe at colorful origami floating in midair.

Animals Out of Paper

Dates

Jul 13, 2022 - Aug 7, 2022

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Synopsis

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Ilana, a world-renowned origami artist, is going through a divorce and she hasn’t answered her phone in two months. Then, her intercom buzzes. In walks Andy, a fan, a high school teacher who literally counts his blessings (he’s up to 7,904). Andy introduces Suresh, an urban teen iPod addict and origami prodigy into Ilana’s life, folding the plot into complicated turns. A wise and richly layered comedy/drama, Animals Out of Paper “deals ruthlessly with the fragility of happiness, the tragedy of impulsiveness and the tenuousness of hope” (The New York Times).

Synopsis

This production has ended. Please visit the calendar to view a complete list of our upcoming events.

Ilana, a world-renowned origami artist, is going through a divorce and she hasn’t answered her phone in two months. Then, her intercom buzzes. In walks Andy, a fan, a high school teacher who literally counts his blessings (he’s up to 7,904). Andy introduces Suresh, an urban teen iPod addict and origami prodigy into Ilana’s life, folding the plot into complicated turns. A wise and richly layered comedy/drama, Animals Out of Paper “deals ruthlessly with the fragility of happiness, the tragedy of impulsiveness and the tenuousness of hope” (The New York Times).

Unique from anything we have seen … take a moment and escape … true to real life ... Don't sleep on the brilliant work … [a] uniquely poignant and powerful piece.

— BroadwayWorld

Jul 13, 2022 - Aug 7, 2022

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