PRODUCTION
Life of the white ant
Life of the White Ant is a three-person play exploring the concept of whiteness through a detailed look at the termite's life. The performance takes the form of discussion amongst three people about a book on termite behavior, written by Maurice Maeterlinck. Here, the book is re-interpreted, altered, and expanded - alongside images, video, and sculpture - to consider whiteness through an unexpected and disorienting lens.
Written by Joey Weiss
Developed by ¡OYE! Group in Partnership with ArtsHub
Co-Directed by Joey Weiss and Modesto Flako Jimenez
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A segment of this play was performed at the 2024 ¡OYE! Avant Garde Night.
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From March through May of 2025, Joey Weiss was a part of our artist residency, where alongside talented actors and students, he workshopped this piece. After weeks of workshopping the script and rehearsing staging, a final staged reading took place in ArtsHub’s space on May 30, 2025.
CAST
Luis Mayora
Justin Alexander Gordon
Pauli Pontrelli
Richard Lowenburg
Carlos Lising
TEAM
Ker Chen - Projection Specialist
Shania Baker & Kaydin Chappel - OYE Group interns and Stage Hands/Front of House
Jafhia Sam - ArtsHub Intern and Stage Hands
