The Artist as Documentarian: Three Perspectives

Two actors and one filmmaker, all NYFA Artist as Entrepreneur Boot Camp graduates, present work that shows their reactions to different aspects of our culture.

Ryan Murdock presents "Grain/ Terminal (or how to build a useless building that lasts forever)," a multimedia essay of photographs, live music and narration. Murdock blends his reactions to the abandoned Red Hook Grain Terminal with various elements of urban exploration and history.

Katy Rubin presents "It Could Happen to You," a work developed and performed by 12 homeless men and women. All are members of Theatre of the Oppressed, an acting company formed by Rubin to be a medium for communal problem-solving. Using various theatrical tools the troupe helps its members envision and, ultimately, enact solutions to homelessness, joblessness, discrimination and other problems they and their communities face.

Rosanna Plasencia presents her solo work "Growing a Hispanic in the Bronx." The autobiographical piece portrays Plasencia's childhood confusion amidst the strong culture of her immigrant parents; the equally persuasive worldview represented by her schoolteachers, who were of European descent; and the culture of the streets, which she observed when walking to and from school.