The Joel Segall Great Works Reading Series is made possible by the Nat R. and Martha Knaster Charitable Trusts & Aaron Shapiro ’49 LHD (HON.) ’89 and Michael Lobel.
SPRING 2025: MOJADA by Luis Alfaro
Photos by the Baruch Performing Arts Center
Armida (Cynthia Bastidas), Josefina (Yohanna Florentino), and Jason (Bradley Tejada)Tita (Wilemina Olivia-Garcia) and Acan (Nik Mucha)Medea (Alex Costello), Tita, and AcanWilemina Olivia-Garcia as TitaAlex Costello as MedeaAlex Costello as MedeaCynthia Bastidas and Alex Costello as Armida & MedeaBradley Tejada as Jason
FALL 2024: MISS JULIE
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Kara Arena as JulieJean and Julie played by Amir Malaklou and Kara ArenaAmir Malaklou and Kara ArenaAmir Malaklou as JeanMolly Carden as Kristin Amir Malaklou and Kara ArenaAmir Malaklouand Molly Carden
SPRING 2024: THE TEMPEST
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Nikita Epshteyn, Victor Almanzar, and Safiya Harris. Kara Arena as Ariel, and Victor Almanzar as Caliban. Nikita Epshteyn. Kara Arena as Ariel. Maggie Bofill as Prospero, and Kara Arena.Prospero and Miranda played by Maggie Bofill and Safiya Harris. Safiya Harris, and Nikita Epshteyn as Ferdinand. Miranda, Prospero, and Ferdinand played by Safiya Harris, Maggie Bofill, and Nikita Epshteyn. Victor Almanzar as Caliban.
FALL 2023: THE SITAYANA (or “HOW TO MAKE AN EXIT”) Adapted by Lavina Jadhwani from The Ramayana
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Maya Jeyam as Sita. “The Sitayana” is adapted by playwright Lavina Jadhwani as a female-centered interpretation of “The Ramayana.”
SPRING 2023: UNCLE VANYA
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Joel Blum as Vanya. Joel Blum and Christopher Sutton. Christopher Sutton as Astrov.Joel Blum, and Marina Shay as Yelena.Marina Shay as Yelena.Safiya Harris as Sonya.
FALL 2022: ANTIGONE
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Kara Arena as Antigone. Lou Liberatore as The Chorus. Brittany Nicole Williams and Kara Arena.Josh Adams and Kara Arena. Kara Arena, and Dana Watkins as Creon.Christopher Scott of the BPAC and Antigone Cast (L to R): Lou Liberatore, Brittany Nicole Williams, Josh Adams, Kara Arena, and Dana Watkins. Photo by Baruch Performing Arts Center.
2021: THE OTHELLO PROJECT
An up-close examination of the more intimate portions of Shakespeare’s Othello. This is a pre-recorded zoom reading with New York professional actors, directed by Christopher Scott (Baruch, Fine and Performing Arts).
