Directed by Brittany Vi-King
Columbia University School of the Arts presents Is God Is, a directing thesis production by current student Brittany Vi-King and written by Aleshea Harris.
Twins Racine and Anaia cross through the Dirty South to the California Valley to avenge their mother, God, and kill their father. A modern Afropunk spaghetti Western with a nod to Greek tragedy.
Showtimes
Thursday, March 5, 8 PM
Friday, March 6, 8 PM
Saturday, March 7, 2 PM
Saturday, March 7, 8 PM
Sunday, March 8, 2 PM - Community Matinee*
*Community Matinee: Is our dedicated performance that invites our community to gather in celebration of Black theatre making. Like all of our performances, admission is free.
The Community Matinee will include a 30-minute post-show conversation moderated by Associate Professor James Ijames, Pulitzer Prize–winning playwright and Concentration Head of Playwriting. This dialogue will feature a group of Black theatre makers reflecting on process, practice, and the future of the field.
Run Time
110 minutes
Content Warning
Please be advised that this production includes the following content: Is God Is includes depictions and references to graphic and stylized violence, including severe physical injury, self harm, suicide, fire-related trauma, and death. Blood and spit. Graphic language including swears, hate speech, slurs (toward women), and strong uses of verbally abusive language.
Featuring
Arden Carethers - Racine
Carter - Anaia
Dominique Payne - She
Will Brewington - Chuck Hall
Michael K. Greene - Riley
Isavel Mendoza - Scotch
Kennedi Roland - Angie
JaVaun Ryal Butler - Man
Production Team & Crew
Director - Brittany Vi-King (student, Directing)
Dramaturg - Mo Holmes (student, Playwriting)
Dramaturg - Octavia Washington (student, Dramaturgy)
Producer - Brissa Lopez (student, Theatre Management & Producing)
Producer - Anna Rui Dou (student, Theatre Management & Producing)
Production Stage Manager - Hera Jung (student, Stage Management)
Stage Manager - Ruihan "Renee" Yang (student, Stage Management)
Stage Manager - Yining Shang (student, Stage Management)
Lighting Designer - Chloe Dittloff
Scenic Designer - Simean Carpenter
Props Designer - Ezekiel Clare
Costume & Special Effects Designer - Kristina Fosmire
Sound Designer - Eden Segbefia
Projection Designer - Etzu Shaw ‘23 Film
Intimacy & Fight Director (faculty) - Adjunct Assistant Professor Jacqueline Holloway
Associate Intimacy & Fight Director - Alex Taylor
Company Manager - Jeremiah J. Lussier (student, Theatre Management & Producing)
About the Director
Brittany Vi-King (they/them) founding member of Pick Six, is a stage director from Seattle, WA. They are currently a MFA Director at Columbia University (Class of 2026), training under Anne Bogart and Brian Kulick.
Some of their directing credits include the premiere of Pair of Fools (2025), Rachel Berry Saved My Life (2024), as well as Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull (2024) and Shakespeare to Shange: A Devised Piece (2023). Brittany has worked significantly with Seattle’s Young Shakespeare Workshop, the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, and Magic Theatre as an Teaching Artist.
Brittany is passionate about creating space for collective storytelling.
“Is God Is” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc. www.concordtheatricals.com