Following the 3:00 p.m. performance of La MaMa presents Those Who Remained on Sunday, May 11, La MaMa will present an entertaining and informative post-show talkback.

Featuring: Playwright Sophia Gutchinov, Director Rani O’Brien, LES “Treats Truck” owner/author Kim Ima, and La MaMa representatives Director of Programming Nicky Paraiso, and Marketing Director Erick Alonso.

Revealing the creative journey behind La MaMa Presents Those Who Remained, Sophia Gutchinov’s multimedia one person show, the conversation will explore the show’s themes of identity, ancestry, and love, while highlighting the collaborative process, as well as the intersection of activism and art, the role of ceremony in contemporary storytelling, and how the Lower East Side’s rich theater history continues to shape new voices. Audiences are invited to engage in an open dialogue about traditions, resilience, and the transformative power of performance.

Sophia initiated her time at La MaMa as a Resident Artist after Director of Programming Nicky Paraiso saw her activist speech to NYS Senators at an AAPI protest in Lower Manhattan.