The Babbel Project

2007

NYU Tisch School of the Arts · Experimental Theatre Wing

Written, Conceived and Directed by Tea Alagic

In Association with Set Design by Žan Pihlström
Costume Design by Anya Klepikov
Lighting Design by Gina Scherr
Sound Design by Joseph Vraca
Dramaturgy by Christine Mok and Erica Rippy
Assistant Director Andrew Butler
Production Stage Manager Matt Cogliano
Assistant Stage Manager Ethan Fishbane

Cast: Dan Catomeris, Matthew R. Gehring, Briana James, Danielle O’Dea, Cyndi Perczek , Lisbet Portman, Emmy Walker, Christine Yackee

Frederick Loewe Theatre
721 Broadway (at Waverly Place), 2nd Floor

About the Work:

The Babbel Project explores language, communication, and the human need to connect. Created through an ensemble-based theatrical process, the work uses physicality, sound, movement, and text to investigate what happens when language breaks down—and how we communicate beyond words.

AUTHOR

Tea Alagić

TEA ALAGIĆ is an internationally recognized theater director, playwright, actor, producer, and educator known for bold, text-driven productions that bring together groundbreaking new writing, contemporary classics, and innovative theatrical forms.

Her work combines rigorous attention to language with visual imagination and a distinctive collaborative process, and has been presented across Europe and North America.