2024 — oral storytelling for The Generations Project at The Red Pavilion. Hosted by Valeria Moraga & Dr. Wang Newton, & facilitated by Valeria Moraga & Kan Seidel. (photo: @queersilver).
(photo credit: @queersilver)
2014 — MUSEUMING (aka: The Museum is Closed for a Private Function). Conceived & directed by Rya Szelong, & devised with the Company — NYU Tisch. Stage managed by Babz Law; scenic design: Jordan Baum; costume design: Eliana Mullins & Rya Szelong; props design: Frieda Celeste; lighting design: Reed Noel; sound design: Rya Szelong & Babz Law; dramaturgy: Charlotte Murray, (image: sourced from tumblr lol).
the cast: Vincent Cinque as “The Academic Lover”, Becca Q. Co as “The Apathetic Lover”, Eliana Mullins as “The Socialite”, Rya Szelong as “The Unwelcome”, EJ Meehan as “Model #1”, La Daniella as “The Curator"“, Sina Mehdian as “Model #2”, Ben Langhorst as “The Tourist.” (photo: Caila Gale).
(photo credits: Caila Gale)
2017 — Interabang by Rya Szelong, directed by Bryn Herdrich — Ars Nova All New Talent Fest. asst. direction & media design: Jaye Hunt, costume design: Elonna Bettini, co-producer: Cassidy Dawn Graves, dramaturg: Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, scenic design: Raphael Mishler, sound design: Renee Yeong. (pictured: Rya Szelong. photo credits: Marielle Solan).
(L to R: Arianne Recto as OBACHAN, Sandra W. Lee as MOM, Paul Ketchum as DAD, Erica Huang as JENNY)
Amanda Centeno as THE KAPPA.
Amanda Centeno, Rya Szelong
(Amanda Centeno, Rya Szelong)
Amanda Centeno as THE KAPPA, Rya Szelong as JOHNNY / RY, Becca Q. Co as DR. KANG.
linguistics lesson from the pet dog.
(L to R: Becca Q. Co, Rya Szelong, Erica Huang. photo: Marielle Solan)
Becca Q. Co as SAMANTHA as MOM, Sandra W. Lee as MOM as OBACHAN, Trevor Liu as OJICHAN, Amanda Centeno as THE KAPPA as JENNY, Rya Szelong as JOHNNY.
2016 — “NOW IS THE TIME...” by Little Lord — Abrons Arts Center. article by Elisabeth Vincentelli (October 25, 2016). (photo credit: Kelly Stuart)
2018 — “Ding Dong It’s The Ocean” by Agnes Borinsky, directed by Jeremy Bloom — JACK. article by Alexis Soloski (May 24, 2018). (photo credit: Raul Martinez)
2018 — “Interabang” by Rya Szelong, co-directed with Charles Quittner — Loading Dock Theatre, Forklift Reading series. (L to R: Matthew Hardy, Geoff Lee, Mami Kimura; Neo Cihi, Dakota Ceneta, Amanda Centeno, Alex Emond, Fay Ann Lee…not pictured: Boscoe Barles Quittner the Shih-Tzu)
5/2022 — “NUTS” by kimber lee, directed by Rya Szelong — Second Generation Productions & Ma-Yi Theater Company’s “SHORT STACK PLAY FEST” - Peter Jay Sharp Theater, Playwrights Horizons. (L-R: Amanda Centeno, Sophie Gorai, Michelle Vo. photo credits: Joshua Brown)
(Amanda Centeno, Sophie Gorai)
4/2023 — “GOOEY’S TOXIC AQUATIC ADVENTURE…” by La Daniella, directed by Rya Szelong. “Scabby the Rat” puppet & crochet design by Mele Borges — Bushwick Starr Reading Series at Center for Performance Research.
2021— interra-bang by Rya Szelong; Staged reading directed by Ryan Dobrin — Clubbed Thumb at Wild Project. (top-bottom, L-R: Midori Francis, Mami Kimura, Cindy Cheung, Neo Cihi, James Saito, Olivia Miller, Rya Szelong, Ryan Dobrin.)
(Amanda Centeno, Sophie Gorai)
(Amanda Centeno, Sophie Gorai)
5/2022 — “Remove the Serpent’s Head” by Arif Silverman, directed by Rya Szelong —Second Generation Productions & Ma-Yi Theater Company’s “SHORT STACK PLAY FEST” - Peter Jay Sharp Theater. (L-R: Molly Powers Gallagher, Hannah Bailey, Uma Paranjpe, Piyali Syam. photo credit: Joshua Brown)
(Molly Powers Gallagher, Piyali Syam, Hannah Bailey, Uma Paranjpe)
(La Daniella & Scabby the Rat)
2015 — “THE SKRIKER” by Caryl Churchill, directed by Rya Szelong — NYU Tisch, Robert Moss Theater. asst. direction & media design: Jaye Hunt, stage managed: Ana Verde; environmental scenic design: Jordan Baum, asst. scenic design: nazareth hassan; props design: Cassidy Graves; lighting design: Bryn Herdrich, asst. lighting design: Babz Law; costume design Mia Carey & Rya Szelong; sound design: Rya Szelong & Gus Callahan, with help from Kyle D. Rogers & E.B. Hinnant. extra movement/choreography: Kat Newquist. (poster image from tumblr & brooke candy music video lol)
(La Daniella as The Skriker. photo credit: Caila Gale & Charlie Dennis.)
(photo credit: Caila Gale & Charlie Dennis)
(Allie Leonard, Goldie Flavelle, Kyla Young, Eliana Gottesman. photo credit: Caila Gale & Charlie Dennis.)
2013 — “Night of the Assassins” by José Triana, translated by Sebastian Doggart, directed by Rya Szelong — NYU Tisch. stage manager: JB Douglas; scenic, props, costume, sound, scent design: Rya Szelong. lighting design: Babz Law & Rya Szelong. (L-R: Nick Wheelehon, Susannah Perkins, Brenna Coates).
2013 — my drawing & poster - “Night of the Assassins”
2013 - “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” adapted by Dale Wasserman, directed by Rya Szelong — NYU Tisch. asst. direction: Jenna Antoniades, producer: Ankita Raturi. stage manager: Linnea Gregg; scenic & props design: Ambrym Smith; costume design: Emma Dolhai; lighting design: Kris Opperman; sound design & remixes: Kyle D. Rogers; (poster design: Jesse Jae Hoon)
2022 - Rady & Bloom’s “Valentine Energy: A Perennial Gesamtkunstwerk” at The Cell Theatre. (photo credit: Walter Wlodarczyk).
2017 — “Interabang” - Ars Nova ANT Fest: Becca Q. Co, Erica Huang, Rya Szelong, Amanda Centeno, Kuku the kappa plushie.
my poster doodle - “Cuckoo’s Nest”
2013 - rehearsal photo with cast & team for “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” - NYU Tisch. (photo credit: Arya Ghavamian) .
2023 — Rady & Bloom’s “Spilt Milk: a Valentine Gesamtkunstwerk” at The Cell Theatre. (photo credit: Edwina Hay.)
2022 - The Cell Theatre with Carly Ciarrocchi, LaChrisha Brown, John Charles McLaughlin, Beth Griffith, Robert Dowling, Heather Thiry, Jeremy Bloom, Brian Reager. (photo credit: Sade Namei).
(photo credit: Mick Cantrella) Oct/2018 — “Ruffles, Or a Progression of Rakes” written & directed by Normandy Sherwood — The Tank.
Rya Szelong as “Pile of Leaves God”, Nicholas Tyler-Corbin as “Ruffles”.
Feb/2024 — cast of GODSPUNK, written & directed by Aeon Wade Andreas — Bushwick Starr Reading Series at Center for Performance Research. (Valeria Moraga, Paris L’Hommie, Klondyke, Zane Pais, Julie J, Sasha Gheesling, Rya Szelong. photo credit: Eddie @eddwhy)
2012/2013 - “Bad Fur, or The Game of Youth as Played by the Mannimalian Ménage à Trois” - dance-piece with Jordan Baum & Eliana Mullins — Robert Moss Theater.