PhysFestNYC Presents: KOAL

KOAL

Part climate-catastrophe, part clown show—KOAL is a one-woman show for the end of the world. As wildfires tear through Australia, a baby koala, a coal miner and an Indigenous girl strive to hold onto their homes before all burns and turns to ash. Performed by Jacinta Yelland and directed by Trey Lyford, KOAL takes the audience from laughter to tears as it explores what is lost when your home is erased.

Jacinta Yelland: Performer, Creator and Additional Set Design
Trey Lyford: Director, Creator, Additional Sound Design
Ethan Mentzer: Original Music & Sound Design
Payton Smith: Set Design
Barbaric Yawp Workshop: Masks
Emmie Parker: Stage Manager
Tobias Smith: Percussion
Grace Lillian Lee: Costume Consultant
Ashley Smith of Wide Eyes Studios: Photography
HanJie Chow: Photography

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PhysFestNYC is a community-focused festival that celebrates, enriches, and envisions our field of physical theaters. As an annual gathering, provides space for practitioners, audiences, and the physical-theater-curious to share in presented works, diverse workshop offerings, and community-building events.

Broken Box Mime Theater's mission is to activate the imagination of our audiences, contemporize the art of mime, and remind us all of the power of simple storytelling.