The Anthropologists

The Anthropologists is dedicated to the collaborative creation of investigative theatre that inspires action. Fusing research, expressive movement, and rigorous dramaturgy, we create dynamic plays rooted in social inquiry. We use theatre to engage with challenging questions, to re-contextualize the present, and reimagine our collective future.

The Anthropologists is dedicated to the collaborative creation of investigative theatre that inspires action. Fusing research, expressive movement, and rigorous dramaturgy, we create dynamic plays rooted in social inquiry. We use theatre to engage with challenging questions, to re-contextualize the present, and reimagine our collective future.

Scripts

Artemisia's Intent

by The Anthropologists and Melissa Moschitto

1
Cast Size
1
Genre
biography,
docudrama/historic,
drama,
movement/physical,
period

Declared “a powerful parallel to our current cultural moment” (Culture Catch), Artemisia’s Intent unearths the life, work, and words of 17th century painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Inspired by every proclamation of me too, The Anthropologists’ award winning drama paints a startling portrait of a woman caught at the intersection of gender, power, and art.

Written by Melissa Moschitto
Devised by Mariah Freda...

Declared “a powerful parallel to our current cultural moment” (Culture Catch), Artemisia’s Intent unearths the life, work, and words of 17th century painter Artemisia Gentileschi. Inspired by every proclamation of me too, The Anthropologists’ award winning drama paints a startling portrait of a woman caught at the intersection of gender, power, and art.

Written by Melissa Moschitto
Devised by Mariah Freda, Brianna Kalisch, Irina Kuraeva, Melissa Moschitto and Lynde Rosario

Learn more about this 60-minute play at https://www.theanthropologists.org/artemisiasintent

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Give Us Bread

by The Anthropologists and Melissa Moschitto

Cast Size
6
Genre
docudrama/historic,
drama

Food prices shot up overnight. Starvation threatened families from Williamsburg, Brooklyn to the Lower East Side to the Bronx. The city did nothing. A group of women came together to demand action. Boycotts accelerated into riots. The year was 1917.

Using original text and primary source materials, Give Us Bread tells the remarkable true story of immigrant women who united to feed their families… and a city...

Food prices shot up overnight. Starvation threatened families from Williamsburg, Brooklyn to the Lower East Side to the Bronx. The city did nothing. A group of women came together to demand action. Boycotts accelerated into riots. The year was 1917.

Using original text and primary source materials, Give Us Bread tells the remarkable true story of immigrant women who united to feed their families… and a city, providing a lens with which to examine today’s food crisis.

Written by Melissa Moschitto
Devised by Jean Goto, Jennifer Griffee, Melissa Moschitto, Jennifer Moses, Shayna Padovano, Katy Rubin and Sonja Sweeney

Learn more about this 80-minute play at https://www.theanthropologists.org/give-us-bread

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No Pants In Tucson

by The Anthropologists and Melissa Moschitto

Cast Size
4
Genre
dark comedy,
drama,
experimental,
movement/physical

Indecent! Illegal! Immoral! It’s 1883 and an ordinance prohibiting women from wearing pants has been passed in Tucson. The fight for bodily control is on! Find out who wins and who wears the pants. Created by a team of women, non-binary and transgender artists, The Anthropologists’ subversive comedy dares to calculate the costs of gender-oppression today.

Indecent! Illegal! Immoral! It’s 1883 and an ordinance prohibiting women from wearing pants has been passed in Tucson. The fight for bodily control is on! Find out who wins and who wears the pants. Created by a team of women, non-binary and transgender artists, The Anthropologists’ subversive comedy dares to calculate the costs of gender-oppression today.

The Blackout

by The Anthropologists

Cast Size
5
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
satire

When a massive blackout paralyzes New York City, Oscar and Marion Jung are certain they are prepared for survival. But if their housemates aren't? Part screwball comedy, part nihilism and with a dash of good old American bravado, The Blackout examines the precarious role of the individual in the age of climate change. Devised by The Anthropologists, written by Melissa Moschitto.

When a massive blackout paralyzes New York City, Oscar and Marion Jung are certain they are prepared for survival. But if their housemates aren't? Part screwball comedy, part nihilism and with a dash of good old American bravado, The Blackout examines the precarious role of the individual in the age of climate change. Devised by The Anthropologists, written by Melissa Moschitto.

This Sinking Island

by The Anthropologists

Cast Size
4—12
Genre
docudrama/historic,
drama,
immersive,
movement/physical,
political,
young audiences

This Sinking Island tells the story of families displaced by climate change. The play starts
with the voices of climate refugees from around the globe and concludes with the story of three siblings who must leave all they’ve ever known on the island of Manhattan in search of a new home. Poignant and inspiring, the play was devised by The Anthropologists, using sea level rise science and climate refugee testimony...

This Sinking Island tells the story of families displaced by climate change. The play starts
with the voices of climate refugees from around the globe and concludes with the story of three siblings who must leave all they’ve ever known on the island of Manhattan in search of a new home. Poignant and inspiring, the play was devised by The Anthropologists, using sea level rise science and climate refugee testimony. This Sinking Island builds a bridge between understanding climate science and imagining a better
and more just future. Written by Melissa Moschitto with the ensemble. With original music by Mariah Freda.

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