The drama follows six characters from the United States, Spain and Scotland, brought together, despite their varied backgrounds, by a shared desire to fight against Franco's fascist coup. We join them on the outskirts of Madrid in January 1937 and witness, over the course of a year, how their political loyalties, personal relationships and understanding of themselves are strengthened, challenged and irrevocably changed by the tragedy and the carnage around them. Developed through partnerships with the Abraham Lincoln Brigade Archives (ALBA), Espacio de Culturas at NYU and the NYU Production Lab, this prescient new play asks the question: how far would you go to protect the freedoms of others?
Director & Associate Producer Federica Borlenghi
Featuring James Clements, Stephanie Del Bino, Edu Díaz, Sam Hood Adrain, Devante Lawrence, Chelsie Sutherland
Stage Manager & Script Supervisor Skye Pallo Ross
Lights Adrian Yuen
Costumes Johanna Pan
Sets Frank Oliva
Sound Stephanie Carlin
Props Samantha Tutasi
Press Emily Owens PR
Associate Set Designer Sean Lillis
Associate Lighting Designer Stephen Smart
Assistant Director Clara Weist
Directing Fellow Isabel Criado
Directing Observer Sriya Sarkar
Sound Operator Rodney Perez
Production Electrician Olivier Plamondon
Producing Intern Namirah Zihniah
Consejo de Guerra | Excavating Memory: A Staged Reading of a New Play at Espacio de Culturas
By Héctor Álvarez in collaboration with Attilio Rigotti and in conversation with Francesc Torres
At the Barricades | A Staged Reading of a New Documentary Play at Espacio de Culturas
By Sam Hood Adrain and James Clements
From Archive to Action | Creating Politically-Minded Art at the NYU Production Lab
With Mauricio Salgado, Rye Gentleman, Amy Marie Seidel, Jalissa Fulton, Héctor Álvarez and Attilio Rigotti
Director Federica Borlenghi
Featuring Santiago Casares, Camila Herrera, Montana Jones, Kerr McKinlay, Greaves Ponder, Justin Winston
Stage Manager Skye Pallo Ross
Director Federica Borlenghi
Featuring Jorge Carrión Álvarez, James Clements, Mahalet Dejene, Sam Hood Adrain, Devante Lawrence, Gabriela Saker
Director Federica Borlenghi
Featuring James Clements, Mahalet Dejene, Sam Hood Adrain, Andrés López-Alicea, Langston Reese, Gabriela Saker
Production Design Adrian Yuen
Assistant Director Callie Fabac
Stage Manager Skye Pallo Ross
Production Assistants Emmy Brett and Annabelle Mei
The project was developed at the Brooklyn Art Haus with the support of the Brooklyn Arts Council, and through a year-long residency at NYU’s Espacio de Culturas at KJCC. This play is supported, in part, by funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council. What Will the Neighbors Say? programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
"theater has seldom felt more necessary" - THEATER SCENE
"A sobering look at the Spanish Civil War" - EXEUNT MAGAZINE
At the Barricades: Lessons from the Spanish Civil War - THEATER MANIA
Liberations Are Bound Together "At the Barricades" - THINKING THEATER NYC
"...a tight, marvelous ensemble." - THE FRONT ROW CENTER
"At the Barricades doesn’t ask you to sit back and watch" - THEATRE BEYOND BROADWAY
"explores the price of freedom and the complexities of political idealism" - OFF OFF ONLINE
"entertaining and thought provoking" - THE DANIELS REVIEW
"What Will The Neighbors Say? World Premiere Of AT THE BARRICADES" - BROADWAY WORLD
"The Spanish Civil War is the inspiration for ‘At the Barricades’" - THE HOLLYWOOD SOAPBOX
