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### Event Description: "Is It Thursday Yet?" at BroadStage

**Event Title:** Is It Thursday Yet?

**Dates and Times:**
- October 3, 2024, at 7:30 PM
- October 4, 2024, at 7:30 PM
- October 5, 2024, at 7:30 PM

**Venue:** BroadStage

**Duration:** 75 minutes with no intermission

**Production Advisory:** This production contains loud sounds, some flashing lights, and moments of darkness.

**Event Overview:**
"Is It Thursday Yet?" is a captivating performance that weaves together dance, live music, and home video footage to explore the intricate life of dancer and choreographer Jenn Freeman following her Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis at age 33. This deeply personal and evocative piece invites the audience to witness Freeman's journey as she revisits childhood memories through the lens of her diagnosis.

**Creative Team:**
- **Co-created, Co-choreographed, and Performed by:** Jenn Freeman and Sonya Tayeh
- **Composer and Vocalist:** Holland Andrews
- **Scenic Design:** Rachel Hauck (Tony Award winner, Hadestown)
- **Costume Design:** Márion Talán de la Rosa
- **Lighting Design:** Cha See
- **Sound Design:** Melanie Chen Cole
- **Media and Projection Design:** Joseph Digiovanna
- **Drum Score and Performer:** Price McGuffey
- **Stage Manager:** Jenna Hanlon
- **Creative Consultant:** Alexander Hammer
- **Produced By:** Ian Stuart
- **Originally Produced by:** La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, California
- **Commissioned by:** Ronald O. Perelman Performing Arts Center at World Trade Center, New York, NY

**Special Notes:**
- The performance features original live music by composer and vocalist Holland Andrews.
- The set is designed by Tony Award winner Rachel Hauck.
- The work is co-created and co-choreographed by Jenn Freeman and Sonya Tayeh, both of whom are acclaimed in their fields.

**Accolades and Support:**
- Jenn Freeman is a 2023 NDP Grant Award recipient, supported by the New England Foundation for the Arts with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and the Mellon Foundation.
- Additional commissioning funds were provided by the O’Donnell-Green Music and Dance Foundation.
- Freeman is also a 2023 New York State Council on the Arts grant award recipient.

**Tickets:**
- Available for purchase for all three show dates.

**Critical Acclaim:**
- Described as "A moving, cathartic journey of the mind," "Is It Thursday Yet?" is celebrated for its testament to the liberating and life-affirming power of dance.

**For More Information and Tickets:**
- Visit the BroadStage website to learn more and secure your tickets for this extraordinary performance.

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Is It Thursday Yet? is a stunning tapestry of dance, live music and home video footage that invites you into the unique complexities of dancer and choreographer Jenn Freeman’s life following her Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis at age 33. Since then, she has navigated an endless sea of epiphanies, examining childhood memories through this new 


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