Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom
Anxiety is the Dizziness of Freedom, first premiering at NYU Tisch Abe Burrows Theatre was an adaptation of the short story of the same name by master speculative fiction writer Ted Chiang. The production activated and utilized the full text, casting an ensemble to both narrate and play all the characters in the story. It also employed movement sequences to illuminate the science portions of the text.




Director- Mei Ann Teo
Assistant Director- Lucy Murphy
Movement Director- Nile Harris
Dramaturg- Carmen Alvarez
Production Stage Manager- Jesse Youngstein
Stage Manager- Elisa Annenberg-Paglia
Scenic & Props Designer- Alex V. Andersun
Costume Designer- Mireya Velasquez
Co- Lighting Designer- Josh Healing
Co- Lighting Designer- Zijun Wang
Sound Designer- Lola Basiliere
Production Assistant- Isabelle Ormsby