Deságua

Deságua* is a documentary theater work by and about the experiences of professional caregivers in Manhattan.

Saturday, November 16
Location: Riverside Park at 151st Street
Maps coordinates: 40.83125992368648, -73.95211196234119
2pm - 3pm

Sunday, November 17
Location: Central Park, Heckscher Picnic Area, near Columbus Circle
Maps coordinates: 40.76911213955985, -73.97692005066081
2pm - 3pm

Please RSVP for detailed directions to the show.

*Deságua is a Portuguese word that means the movement of river waters going into the ocean.

​​Created by Katiana Gonçales Rangel with Katie Brook
Written and performed by Rocio Piamonte, Inde Ramsaran, Katiana Gonçales Rangel, Maryory Rodriguez, and Cristiele Santos
Assistant Producer: Lili Dekker
Special Thanks: Jasmine Clotilde Pisapia and Felecia Estwick
Photo by Bronwen Sharp

This project is made possible in part with funds from a regrant program(s) supported by the funding agencies The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) in partnership with the City Council and administered by LMCC.

Katie Brook is an experimental theater director focused on new plays and devised work. Recent directing credits include ISLANDER (New Georges, HERE), The Cherry Orchard (Quantum Theatre, Pittsburgh), and Liza Birkenmeier’s Dr. Ride’s American Beach House (Ars Nova). For many years, Katie worked for the oral history project, StoryCorps, and has developed audio dramas, including The MS Phoenix Rising (Trish Harnetiaux, Playwrights Horizons). She received her MFA in Directing from Carnegie Mellon University School of Drama, and is currently a Lecturer in Directing at Tufts University’s School of Theater, Dance, and Performance Studies.

Katiana Gonçales Rangel is a performer, director, and educator from Brazil based in NYC. They have been creating independent theater work since 1998. Their most recent work Ama The Diver (2023/2024), in collaboration with Jim Fletcher and the cellist Lori Goldston, was performed in NYC, Portland, and Seattle. Katiana has been creating documentary theater work with immigrant New Yorkers since 2014 with Incoming Theater Division (ITD), a branch of the company New York City Players, and has been ITD director since 2020. In 2024, the group performed La Casa de Bernarda Alba in Spanish language directed by Richard Maxwell.