How to Defend Yourself

Theatre

Name:	New York Theatre Workshop
Address:	79 East 4th Street, New York, NY 10003

Production Information

First performance date:	February 22, 2023
Opening date:	March 13, 2023
Closing date:	April 2, 2023
External Links:	Official Website

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Production Description

In a DIY self-defense class, college students learn to use their bodies as weapons. They learn to fend off attackers. They learn “not to be a victim.” Self-defense becomes a channel for their rage, anxiety, confusion, trauma and desire—lots of desire.

Opening Night Credits

Production Credits

	Person/Company	Credit
	New York Theatre Workshop	Producer

	Liliana Padilla	Playwright

	Rachel Chavkin	Co-Director
	Liliana Padilla	Co-Director
	Steph Paul	Co-Director

	Rocío Mendez	Fight Director
	Ann C. James	Intimacy Coordinator

	You-Shin Chen	Set Designer
	Izumi Inaba	Costume Designer
	Stacey Derosier	Lighting Designer
	Mikhail Fiksel	Sound Designer

	Katie Young	Stage Manager

	Erica Hart	Casting
	Nicholas Petrovich	Casting
	Cindy Tolan	Casting
	Dawn-Elin Fraser	Vocal Coach

Cast

	Actor	Role
	Amaya Braganza	N/A
	Sebastian Delascasas	N/A
	Jayson Lee	N/A
	Ariana Mahallati	N/A
	Teagan Meredith	N/A
	Gabriela Ortega	N/A
	Sarah Marie Rodriguez	N/A
	Talia Ryder	N/A

Awards

		Award	Person / Company	Function
1	NOMINATED	2023 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Sound Design	Mikhail Fiksel	Sound Designer
2	NOMINATED	2023 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Fight Choreography	Rocío Mendez	Fight Director