COMPANY
CAST
romeo
Sihana Shalaj
Levi Strasser
juliet
Talia Ryder
mercutio
Eliza Douglas
Josh Johnson
Cranston Mills
benvolio
Jakob Eilinghoff
Arthur Tendeng
tybalt
Efron Danzg
Lia Wang
angels
Vinson Fraley
Toon Lobach
the critic
Perla Haney-Jardine
the photographer
Tess Petronio
the director , the revolutionary Casper von Bulow
the poet
Coco Gordon Moore
the storyteller
Tahlil Myth
the gamer
Henry Douglas
ensemble
Joe Endo
Sharon Rapolla
Jourdynn Sherman
Akobi Williams
flexn dancers
Xavier Days
Judea Lowe
Jeremy “OPT” Perez
line dancers
Tenaya Kelleher
Dean Violante
BALLET
romeo
Devon Teuscher
juliet
Talia Ryder
Remy Young
mercutio
Connor Holloway
paris
Michael de la Nuez
tybalt / benvolio
Daniil Simkin
Anne Imhof thanks the ones who collaborated and added their own contributions in development of this piece:
performance and dance
Eliza Douglas, Talia Ryder, Sihana Shalaj, Levi Strasser, Devon Teuscher, Remy Young
flexn
Xavier Days, Judea Lowe, Tahlil Myth, Jeremy “OPT” Perez
corps de ballet
Eva Alt
Jacqueline Bologna
Michael de la Nuez
Toon Lobach
Judea Lowe
Tyler Maloney
Desean Taber
the pianist
Jacob Madden
MUSICIANS
vocalists
Eliza Douglas
Jakob Eilinghoff
Talia Ryder
Levi Strasser
Arthur Tendeng band
Sharleen Chidiac, guitar
Jakob Eilinghoff, bass
Eva Bella Kaufman, drums
James Shaffer, guitar
Lia Wang, vocals
text
Eliza Douglas, Jakob Eilinghoff, Coco Gordon Moore, Talia Ryder, Levi Strasser
piano and composition
Eliza Douglas, Jakob Eilinghoff, Ville Hailmala, Jacob Madden, Talia Ryder, Levi Strasser, Arthur Tendeng, Lia Wang
WORLD PREMIERE A PARK AVENUE ARMORY COMMISSION
DOOM: HOUSE OF HOPE BY ANNE IMHOF
march 3 – 12, 2025
wade thompson drill hall
Anne Imhof Artist, Direction
Klaus Biesenbach Curation
sub Scenography
Josh Johnson Choreography
Ville Haimala Music Direction
Mark Grey Sound Design
Urs Schönebaum Lighting Design
Eliza Douglas Assistant Direction, Costume Design
Talia Ryder, Levi Strasser Playwriting
Jakob Eilinghoff Dramaturgy and Text Development
Zak Group Design, Art Direction
SEASON SPONSORS PRODUCTION SPON SOR
Midland Casting Casting DOOM: House of Hope is made possible with the support of Cadillac, Agnes Gund, and
Tishman Speyer.
PRODUCTION CREDITS
QUOTED SOURCES
text
Listed in alphabetical order by author
Jean Genet’s novel Querelle of Brest Poems from Heinrich Heine’s Buch der Lieder
Raymond Moody’s Life After Life
William Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet
Excerpts from reviews of ballets and obituaries of renowned ballet critics from publications including The New York Times, The New Yorker, and The Guardian (UK) movement
Listed in alphabetical order by choreographer
George Balanchine’s Serenade
John Cranko’s Lenski Variation from Onegin
Dieter Gackstetter’s Querelle from the film directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Jean Genet’s Un chant d’amour
Bruce Nauman’s Slow Angle Walk (Beckett Walk)
Jerome Robbins’ West Side Story from the film directed by Robbins and Robert Wise
Tino Sehgal’s Kiss
music
Listed in alphabetical order by artist
Selections from J.S. Bach’s Partita for Keyboard No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826, including Sinfonia, Andante, Allemande, Courante, Allegro, Sarabande/Rodeo arr. Jacob Madden, and Rondeau
J.S. Bach’s St. John Passion, BWV 245
J.S. Bach’s Organ Sonata No. 4 in E minor, BWV 528
The Doors’ “The End”
Jeremih “Paradise,” performed by Talia Ryder
Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 6 in A minor
Radiohead’s “Talk Show Host,” arr. Jacob Madden, Anne Imhof, Eliza Douglas and performed by Eliza Douglas
Franz Schubert’s Schwanengesang D 957 No. 13, “Der Doppelgänger,” performed by Jakob Eilinghoff
Frank Sinatra’s “Why Try to Change Me Now,” arr. Jacob Madden, Eliza Douglas and performed by Eliza Douglas
Pyotr IlyichTchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings in C Major, Op. 48
ORIGINAL MUSIC CREDITS
Listed in alphabetical order by composer ATK44’s “Batman,” “Planet,” and “Xamodoullah ca va”
Eliza Douglas’ “Hungry Like a Wolf,” “Mourning Song,” “Only You,” and “We Can”
Ville Haimala’s “Fog 1-3 (after Bach),” “Fog 4-6 (after Mahler),” “Freakout,” “Sewer Beat,” and “Something’s Gotta Give”
Anne Imhof’s “For Real”
Lia Lia’s “2 Young 2 Die” and “Shut Up!”
Jacob Madden’s “Processional,” “Melodie”
Levi Strasser’s “Flash Mob,” Mirror, Mirror,” and “Weekend”
PRODUCTION STAFF
Nadja Rangel-Qani Imhof Studio Performance Manager
Jerome AB Movement Producer
Xavier Days, Judea Lowe, Tahlil Myth, Jeremy “OPT” Perez Additional Choreography, Flexn
Eva Alt, Michael de la Nuez, Connor Holloway, Devon Teuscher, Remy Young
Additional Choreography, Ballet
Tenaya Kelleher Additional Choreography, Line Dance
Connor Holloway Ballet Casting and Ballet
Producer
Devon Teuscher Ballet Advisor
Chloe Brehm Restaging Choreographer of Tino
Sehgal’s Kiss
Ville Haimala Electronic Music Composer
Jacob Madden Piano Music Composer
Don Ryel Aretino Nasution Assistant Costume Design
Eliza Douglas, Talia Ryder, Sihana Shalaj, Levi Strasser, Devon Teuscher, Remy Young
Additional Character Development
Tess Petronio Artist Assistant
Shana Ferguson Production Stage Manager
Matthew Henao, Lacey Szerlip Assistant Stage Managers
Kanako Morita Company Manager
Amanda Harris, Janneurys Colon Assistant Company Managers
Eden Battice, Nephthali Mathieu, AJ Volkov
Production Assistants, Programming
Ruby Carmel Production Assistant, Production
Carl Whipple Production Carpenter
Justin Hill, Adrienne Swan, James Blydenburgh, Sam Spear, Andre Ing, Jac Cumming, Matt Baguth Deck Carpenters
WayOut Studio Props Supervisor
Nick Houfek Lighting Supervisor
Dave “Tater” Polato Production Electrician
Taylor Jensen Lighting Programmer
Claire Waggoner Board Operator
Andrew Carey Deck Electrician
Ciara McAloon, Omri Schwartz Spot Operators
Andrew Lulling Audio Engineer
Jeff Rowell Production Audio
Max Helburn A2
Daniel Santamaria Production Video
Matthias Neckermann Camera Operator
James Tullos Production Rigger
Theodore Sarge Staging Supervisor
Victoria Bek Wardrobe Supervisor
Amelia Dent Assistant Wardrobe Supervisor
Olivia Rivera, Kelly Yamahiro Dressers
Nevada Raffaele Hair Designer
Molly O’Brien Hair Designer Assistant
ANNE IMHOF STUDIO
Kajana Wagner Head of Operations
Juliane Zeller Business Manager
Estella Sirotta Press and Communications Manager
Michael Lasch Studio Production Manager
Gabriel “Gato” Dorta Artist Associate
PRODUCTION
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Covey Law
Viva la Visa!
BNW Rigging
Five Ohm Productions
Odeum Labor Services
Premier Stagehands
Lighting, Rigging, and Video Equipment by 4Wall Entertainment
Audio Equipment by Masque Sound and Boulevard Carroll
Tom Carroll Scenery
Steinway, Inc.
Nike
SPECIAL THANKS
Philomene Magers, Monica Sprüth Sprüth
Magers Gallery
Daniel Buchholz, Christopher Müller
Buchholz Gallery
Isamaya Ffrench
James Shaffer
Nadine Fraczkowski
Zoe Stupp
ABOUT PARK AVENUE ARMORY
Part palace, part industrial shed, Park Avenue Armory supports unconventional works in the performing and visual arts that cannot be fully realized in a traditional proscenium theater, concert hall, or white wall gallery. With its soaring 55,000-square-foot Wade Thompson Drill Hall—reminiscent of 19th-century European train stations—and an array of exuberant period rooms, the Armory provides a platform for artists to push the boundaries of their practice, collaborate across disciplines, and create new work in dialogue with the historic building. Across its grand and intimate spaces, the Armory enables a diverse range of artists to create, students to explore, and audiences to experience epic, adventurous, relevant work that cannot be done elsewhere in New York.
The Armory both commissions and presents performances and installations in the grand Drill Hall and offers more intimate programming through its acclaimed Recital Series , which showcases musical talent from across the globe within the salon setting of the Board of Officers Room; its Artists Studio series curated by Jason Moran in the restored Veterans Room; Making Space at the Armory, a public programming series that brings together a discipline-spanning group of artists and cultural thought-leaders around the important issues of our time; and the Malkin Lecture Series that features presentations by scholars and writers on topics related to Park Avenue Armory and its history. In addition, the Armory also has a year-round Artists-in-Residence program, providing space and support for artists to create new work and expand their practices.
The Armory’s creativity-based arts education programs provide access to the arts to thousands of students from underserved New York City public schools, engaging them with the institutions artistic programming and outside-the-box creative processes. Through its education initiatives, the Armory provides access to all Drill Hall performances, workshops taught by Master Teaching Artists, and in-depth residencies that support the schools’ curriculum. Youth Corps, the Armory’s year-round paid internship program, begins in high school and continues into the critical post-high school years, providing interns with mentored employment, job training, and skill development, as well as a network of peers and mentors to support their individual college and career goals.
The Armory is undergoing a multi-phase renovation and restoration of its historic building led by architects Herzog & de Meuron, with Platt Byard Dovell White as Executive Architects.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman Emeritus
Elihu Rose, PhD
Co-Chairs
Adam R. Flatto
Amanda J.T. Riegel
President
Vice Presidents
David
Roberta
Branden
Treasurer
Edward
Avant-Garde
Directors
Wade F.B. Thompson* Founding Chairman, 2000-2009
Pierre Audi
Anita K. Hersh Artistic Director
SUPPORTERS
Citi and Bloomberg Philanthropies are Park Avenue Armory’s 2025 Season Sponsors. Leadership support for the Armory’s artistic programming has been generously provided by the Charina Endowment Fund, Donald A. Pels Charitable Trust, the Pinkerton Foundation, and the Thompson Family Foundation.
Major support was also provided by the Emily Davie and Joseph S. Kornfeld Foundation, the Fan Fox and Leslie R. Samuels Foundation, The Harold and Mimi Steinberg Charitable Trust, the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, the Howard Gilman Foundation, the Marc Haas Foundation, The Shubert Foundation, and Wescustogo Foundation. Additional support has been provided by the Armory’s Artistic Council. Public support is provided by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature as well as the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council under the leadership of Speaker Adrienne Adams.
