Dance Nation
by Clare Barron
Directed by Lee Blaser
March 8 – 24, 2024
Somewhere in America, an army of pre-teen competitive dancers plots to take over the world. And if their new routine is good enough, they’ll claw their way to the top at the Boogie Down Grand Prix in Tampa Bay. In Clare Barron’s raucous pageant of ambition and ferocity, these young dancers have more than choreography on their minds.
In the interest of welcoming people with a wide range of needs and life experiences, please see the content advisory to give you a sense of what you will encounter in the play. Use this information as it is helpful to you.
This show contains sexual themes, frequent coarse language, depictions of masturbation, abuse, and injury, and themes related to racism and stereotyping/tokenization in dance performance, suicide, and self-harm.
For more detailed information, please call the Silver Spring Stage Box Office at 301-593-6036.
CAST
Amina – Carlotta Capuano
Zuzu – Sia Li Wright
Ashlee – Boneza Valdez Hanchock
Connie – Leena Dev
Sofia – Tristin Evans
Maeve – Allison Turkel
Luke – Brandon Rothenberg
Dance Teacher Pat – Anderson Wells
The Moms/Vanessa – Jordan Coscia
The Moms/Vanessa – Rachel Manteuffel
Understudies/Swings
Trenor Gould (Dance Teacher Pat, Luke)
Nadine Pineda (Zuzu, Ashlee, Sofia)