CETACEAN (The Whale): A Performance from The Unreliable Bestiary

Name: CETACEAN (The Whale): A Performance from The Unreliable Bestiary
Start: 2025-09-24T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02740

Schedule

Wed, 24 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

18 Johnny Cake Hill, New Bedford, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02740 | New Bedford, MA

CETACEAN (The Whale) is the sixth installment in The Unreliable Bestiary, a lifelong performance series by artist and storyteller Deke Weaver—one for each letter of the alphabet, each representing an endangered species or habitat.
Blending lo-fi theatrical effects, original video, sound design, movement, storytelling, and cinematic documentation, this condensed version offers a darkly humorous, haunting meditation on whales, oceans, and the human condition in the Anthropocene.
The original large-scale 2023 production, created in collaboration with over 850 students, was described as a “mesmerizing, operatic memorial” and a “waking dream.” This one-night-only performance brings its layered, interdisciplinary storytelling to New Bedford’s historic Whaling Museum.
Created and Performed By:
Deke Weaver – Writer, Performer, Producer
Jennifer Allen – Director, Choreographer, Performer
Latrelle Bright – Performer
Featuring original collaborators including Susan Becker (costumes), John Boesche (video), James Lo (sound), and Jayne Wenger (dramaturgy).
Doors open at 6:00 PM. Program 6:30 PM-7:30 PM.