“ONCE A MOMENT IS SHARED – IT BELONGS TO EVERYONE.” - MOISÉS KAUFMAN
“HERE THERE ARE BLUEBERRIES IS POWERFUL.
A MORE THAN WORTHY FINALIST FOR THE 2024 PULITZER PRIZE.” - WALL STREET JOURNAL
WORLD PREMIERE
Radical. Magical. Unforgettable. Created by groundbreaking drag artist Sasha Velour (Smoke & Mirrors, NightGowns, The Big Reveal Live Show) and legendary theatre artist Moisés Kaufman (Here There Are Blueberries, The Laramie Project), Velour: A Drag Spectacular is a sweeping, coming-of-age tale interwoven with the radical history of drag and queer expression.
Inspired by Velour’s origin story as a small-town, genderfluid child turned globally-renowned drag superstar, the show unfolds through a dazzling blend of innovative projection mapping, video animation, awe-inspiring lip-sync performances, and bold personal storytelling. Known for her emotional and shocking performance art, Velour harnesses the power of drag spectacle to reveal her deepest fears (and joys) and puts them on display to immerse the audience in queer fantasia.
From the often confusing yet joyous search for belonging, to the deep wells of grief that catapult us to face our inner truths, Velour: A Drag Spectacular is a tour de force, rich with humanity, beauty, and above all else – DRAG.
Velour: A Drag Spectacular completed its sold-out world premiere at La Jolla Playhouse’s Sheila and Hughes Potiker Theatre on Sunday, September 15, 2024.
NATIONAL TOUR
In 2007, a mysterious album featuring Nazi-era photographs arrived at the desk of a U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum archivist. As curators unraveled the shocking truth behind the images, the album soon made headlines and ignited a debate that reverberated far beyond the museum walls. Based on real events, Here There Are Blueberries tells the story of these historical photographs—what they reveal about the perpetrators of the Holocaust, and our own humanity. This new production is conceived and directed by Moisés Kaufman and co-written by Amanda Gronich. Charles McNulty of the Los Angeles Times cheered, “Moisés Kaufman conducts this impeccable production with symphonic subtlety.”
After two extensions and a critically-acclaimed sold-out engagement, Here There Are Blueberries played its final performance on June 30th at New York Theatre Workshop. It ended its run as the highest-grossing production in the theater’s 45-year history.
The critically acclaimed Tectonic Theater Project production of Here There Are Blueberries will embark on a multi-city tour beginning this January. See the play at The McCarter in Princeton, NJ (January 24 - February 9, 2025), The Wallis Annenberg in Los Angeles, CA (March 13 - 30, 2025), and Berkeley Rep in Berkeley, CA (April 5 - May 11, 2025). Stay tuned for more cities and dates.
Check out Here There Are Blueberries on “60 Minutes” with Anderson Cooper!
INTERNATIONAL TOUR
Written and directed by award-winning director, playwright, and Miami New Drama co-founder
Moisés Kaufman from the groundbreaking, bestselling novel by Jonathan Jakubowicz, this adrenaline-fueled adventure exposes the greed and corruption that devastated their beloved country. Overflowing with drugs, sex, and unimaginable excess, Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard tells the shocking story of the people that profited from the destruction of one of the oldest democracies in South America.
Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard made its world premiere at Miami New Drama in 2023.
Stay tuned for details on where you can see this explosive new play next.
Las Aventuras de Juan Planchard was nominated for 12 Carbonell Awards!
WE’RE DEVISING INCREDIBLE PROJECTS
Last year was one of the most productive, thrilling, and successful years in Tectonic Theater Project’s history.
Now we’re ready to make some SEISMIC MOVES. Click below to read about our upcoming plans and how you can support the development of these exciting new projects.
IT ALL STARTED WITH A HUNCH
Based in New York City and guided by Founder and Artistic Director Moisés Kaufman, Tectonic Theater Project develops new plays using the company’s trademarked theater-making method, Moment Work™, and through a rigorous process of research and collaboration in a laboratory environment.
Since its founding in 1991 the company has created and staged over twenty plays and musicals, including Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde, The Laramie Project, Doug Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning I Am My Own Wife, the Tony Award-winning 33 Variations, and their newest production, Here There Are Blueberries – winner of Theater J’s Trish Vradenburg Jewish Play Prize.