Project:
Hope and civic imagination are the backdrop for the show.
By inviting radical imagination into policy and public spaces, we can take the necessary steps to remediate past injustices and build a beautiful future where everyone is housed.
This performance was a nerdy and raucous vision for guaranteed housing. Immersive and interactive, The Most Beautiful Home…Maybe juxtaposed housing data, Lyndon Johnson, torch songs, and stories of Americans facing home insecurity. The show asked audiences to create housing policies collectively and envision a future where everyone has a home.
In Real Life
“Working with Mark-n-Sparks is a mix of vulnerability with technical pieces that can sometimes feel abstract. Their process makes you feel like you are connected to something bigger than yourself or your silo.”
the program!Digital
“With humor and insight, it took us beyond business as usual, creating cues for problem-solving outside of our usual practices.”
the program!Touring Productions
2023 Festival Unbound, Touchstone Theatre, Bethlehem, PA
2022 Media and Immersive eXperience (MIX) Center in Mesa, AZ
2022 Syracuse State, Syracuse, NY
2022 REDCAT, Los Angeles, CA
2021 Mixed Blood Theatre and Springboard for the Arts
2021 Virtual Production, Network of Energy Water and Health in Affordable Buildings Annual Convening
Press
Can Theater Contribute to Equitable Housing, Next City, January 2024
On Theatre, Home and Housing, Howlround Theatre Commons, January 2024
Festival Unbound’s The Most Beautiful Home…Maybe Asks Poignant, Painful Questions About Our Housing Crisis, The Southsider, December 2023
Imaging New Solutions; Forecast: Issue #5: Housing, Summer 2022
“The Most Beautiful Home…Maybe” hits Syracuse Stage this weekend, LocalSYR.com, June 2022
The Housing Crisis takes Stage at REDCAT; Los Angeles Times, May 2022
Reflections on “The Most Beautiful Home…Maybe”, Maria Rosario Jackson & Nikiko Masumoto, January 2022
Review: The Most Beautiful Home…Maybe, Talkin’ Broadway, November 2021
The most beautiful home . . . maybe is community-based theater designed to influence policy makers on housing, Spectrum News, July 2021
Shifting the Affordable Housing Narrative through Arts and Culture; Shelterforce, November, 2019
Cast
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Karla Mosley*
Zébra
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Hannah Pepper-Cunningham
Zendra
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Bruce A. Young*
Zebdrix (IRL)
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Joe Strachan
Musician (IRL)
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Alejandro Tey
Zébra (Digital)
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Alison DeLa Cruz
Zebdrix (Digital)
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Sha Cage*
Zee (Digital)
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Brian Freeman*
Ze-Nae (Digital)
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Ric Salinas*
Zebdrix (IRL)
Scenic, Props & Costume Designer
Composer
Production Manager
Jay Claire (IRL)
Catherine Campbell (Digital)
Credits
Media Designer
Jake Pinholster
Assistant Media Designer
Miro Design Creative Director
Melissa Painter (Digital)
Wendy Belt
Stage Manager
Maria Oliveira*
Tori Schuchmann* (Digital)
Emily Robinson*
*Appearing through an agreement between Mixed Blood Theatre and Actors’ Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Community Engagement Events
Housewarming: Little Tokyo and Skid Row: A Walking tour and teach-in on housing history and current developments. Saturday, May 21, 2022.
Teach-in on Affordable Housing November 2021: Presentations by the Rondo Community Land Trust and performances from zAmya Theater
Interviews with - X number of advocates in LA, Syracuse, Twin Cities, Washington DC, Boston, etc.
Syracuse Stage - there were at least two/three events
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Success Stories
For each production we featured local success stories either via video or by live cameos. Here are some examples:
Mesa Success Story: Foster 360
Twin Cities Success Story: Tahiti
Syracuse Success Story: Home Headquarters
Los Angeles Success Story: LA Room and Board
Twin Cities Success Story: Community Stabilization Project
Syracuse Success Story: Good Cause Eviction
Presenting & Development Partners include:
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