Listen in as director Jessica Burr and performer Nancy McArthur (“Gerda”) of Blessed Unrest‘s original adaptation of The Snow Queen discuss how the company came to create a show geared toward young people, working with 10-year-old collaborators in the rehearsal room, “dulling as we age,” Blessed Unrest’s devising techniques, the importance of having your designers involved all through the process, workshops on devising & physical theatre (2/13–3/6), and why kids can be the perfect audience for abstract storytelling.

“…for me, it’s the story of a really courageous young girl, who displays her power in a way that is actually very feminine…she isn’t violent, she doesn’t have to fight for what she wants, in fact she’s really smart…”

Blessed Unrest presents

The Snow Queen

written by Matt Opatrny, based on the story by Hans Christian Anderson

directed by Jessica Burr

choreography by the company

thru January 14, 2018

The New Ohio

154 Christopher Street

Manhattan

tickets: $25, available via OvationTix

photos by Maria Baranova