Experience this shared evening as part of Prelude 2026:

DELIADELIA THE FLAT CHESTED WITCH! by Amando Houser

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
DeliaDelia is a witch from the swamps on a quest to become a “real girl” and join a human basketball team. Will DeliaDelia finally get her shot at greatness or will she be cursed forever?

CREDITS
Kedian Keohan (Director) KAYE HURLEY (Sound Designer/DJ PUSSY)

ABOUT THE ARTIST(S)
Amando Houser (DeliaDelia) is a trans-masculine actor and clown born and based in NYC, hailed as “having talents that are other-worldly” (Brooklyn Rail) and a “tour de force” (Topical Cream). Their alter ego DeliaDelia! will perform their break-out solo hour at Lincoln Center December 2026 followed by a run at The Bushwick Starr February to March 2027. DeliaDelia opened at Irving Plaza for pop musician Dora Jar's No Way to Relax When You're on Fire tour. Houser has also appeared in Becca Blackwell's Obie Award-winning Snatch Adams and Tainty McCracken Present: It's That Time of the Month at Soho Rep, named one of Vulture's Best Theatre Productions of 2023, which cited their performance as “particularly funny.” A graduate of École Philippe Gaulier in France, Houser previously trained with Pig Iron Theatre Company and Julia Masli.

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WORK IN PROGRESS by Sophie Becker

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
Sophie Becker performs a work in progress for the stage. Embracing the history of ventriloquism, Becker interpolates a type of masculine entertainment style once featured on midcentury prime time, late-night shows, and children's television to explore different styles of voice, with and without the dummy figure.

CREDITS
Written by Sophie Becker
Choreography by Isa Spector.

ABOUT THE ARTIST(S) Sophie Becker (b. 1993, San Francisco) is a performer and actor working at the intersection of ventriloquism, theater, and experimental comedy. Her work explores voice, control, and the strangeness of human relationships through the lens of ventriloquism. With a cast of recurring characters, including her dummy, Ronnie, Sophie has performed at MoMA PS1, SculptureCenter, the Marriott Marquis in Times Square, the Rockaway Film Festival, Art Omi (Ghent), NADA (Miami), New Theater Hollywood (Los Angeles), STUK (Belgium), Haus Am Waldsee (Germany), among other venues. She was included in the 2026 exhibition, Greater New York, at MoMA PS1.

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5 DANCER MEDLEY by JOYBOY

ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
Five dancers blast through space to a medley of eclectic pop music exploring the confrontational effort of intimacy. This piece includes the invitation of audience participation. Made in collaboration with performers.

CREDITS
JoyBoy, Jess Smith, Sophia Mladineo, Miriam Hermina, Elinor Kleber Diggs.

ABOUT THE ARTIST(S)
JoyBoy is a Bessie award nominated interdisciplinary performing artist, writer, and educator based in Queens, NY who creates humorously surreal, confessional, and immersive performances to explore themes surrounding identity, power dynamics, and our emotional lives.