Wolf Play, Saturday November 22nd, 2pm

Please see below for important information about access to campus.

Wolf Play by Hansol Jung, directed by Gisela Cardenas

Jeenu, a young Korean boy initially adopted by a couple and then re-homed online to a new family, is wild, untamed, and determined to survive in a world that uses and discards him like an object. He brings chaos into his new home, but also a “rewirement” of the idea of belonging and the meaning of finding your pack.

We often like to believe that family is the last refuge of intimacy, a place where a child is protected from the brutal logic of the market. However, Wolf Play confronts us with the obscenity of this belief. At the beginning of the play, the child is literally treated as a commodity on the Internet, as if Amazon now offered next-day delivery of human souls. The boy, imagining himself as a wolf, acts out the animality that our polite symbolic order tries to tame. He breaks through –claws and all— to shatter his new family’s ideals, who are themselves attempting to rewire traditional notions of family and identity.

Wolf Play invites us to examine accepted ways of understanding identity, family, masculinity, and community. In this play, those who question heteronormative and patriarchal lenses carry the stigma of being othered –seen as wild creatures who must fight, whether in a real boxing ring or at court, to have the right to find their pack in this world.

This play explores the animal side within all of us. On one side, the fiery nature of those who refuse to be tamed and strive to create a more open world; on the other, the darker instincts of self-centered individuals who exploit more vulnerable subjects, treating them as objects, and stripping our world of its soul.

I once heard the phrase that a parent does not own a child but only guards the child’s soul. Wolf Play extends this idea beyond genetics and into adoptive parenthood. Robin and Ash –the nonbinary couple fighting their way into a binary world— become Jeenu’s soul-guardians: three wolves, one pack.

With Barnard and Columbia students; more information at https://theatre.barnard.edu/stage-season

Current Barnard and Columbia students can enter the promo code "Student" at the time of purchase to receive 50% off the ticket price. There is a promo code link on the ticket page above "General Admission". Parties consisting of students and non-students should make two separate orders.

The Glicker-Milstein Theatre is equipped with an Assistive Listening System; headsets are available free of charge at the box office table.

Seating will be by general admission.

Access to Campus

At this time all visitors to campus must be registered on a guest list at least 24 hours in advance, and each visitor must be registered for a ticket in their own name to be on the list; unfortunately this means there are no walk-up tickets for patrons without a current Barnard or Columbia ID card. Visitors must bring a government-issued ID for access. Community Safety staff will have the guest list in the welcome center to the left of the main gate.

Please note that late arrivals may or may not be seated, subject to the discretion of the house manager.

FAQs

Is there a student discount?

Current Barnard and Columbia students can enter the promo code "Student" at the time of purchase to receive 50% off the ticket price. There is a promo code link on the ticket page above "General Admission". Parties consisting of students and non-students should make two separate orders.

What are my transport/parking options getting to the event?

You may enter campus through the main gate at 117th Street and Broadway, on the west side of the street. The closest train stop is 116th on the 1; M4, M104, and M60 buses also stop near campus. The Glicker-Milstein Theatre is in the Diana Center, just north of the main campus lawn. On-street parking is not a reliable option, but there is a paid garage at 645 W 120th Street, a 5-minute walk from the main gate.

How do I find the theatre?

The Diana Center is the building just north of the main campus lawn, fronted in orange glass. The entrance is on the west side of the building just inside the area protected by scaffolding. After you enter, you may proceed straight ahead to the stairs and descend two levels or take the elevators to your right down to LL2.

What if I need an entrance without stairs?

The path is level from the main gate to the Diana Center, and the theatre on LL2 is accessible by elevator.

What can/can't I bring to the event?

Food and drink are not permitted inside the theatre.

Where can I contact the organizer with any questions?

For additional information contact Director of Production Mike Banta at [email protected].

Do I have to bring my printed ticket to the event?

No, we will have a list of registered attendees at the door.

The name on the registration/ticket doesn't match the attendee. Is that okay?

If you have a Barnard or Columbia ID but your name does not appear on the attendees list you'll be asked to register at the box office table. If you do not have an ID, your name must appear on the guest list in advance.

Host or Publisher Barnard College Department of Theatre