The Genocide Tour

The Genocide Tour is a play. Or, maybe it's not a play. Who knows. It's about a man. His name is Noah. He is a Jew. He talks to the audience. A lot. He is realizing that perhaps the ways he has been taught about genocide doesn't quite add up. He grew up in Minneapolis, a city routinely engulfed with violence, as of late. A Polish tour guide, Łukasz, helps him out. There's also a young Jewish girl named Anne. You may recognize her. She is going through a break-up and is traveling around Eastern Europe to get back in touch with her roots. She broadcasts her journey to her many online-fans. There is an Israeli sitcom, The Settlers, filmed between 1949 and 1975 starring The Husband, The Wife, and The Arab. All three of them may be having an affair with each other. It's complicated. Sacheen Littlefeather and Golda Meir have a long conversation about indigeneity. Plus, the Abominable Snowman is trapped in a loveless marriage with an Israeli soldier.

Noah Crandell is a Brooklyn-based multidisciplinary performance practitioner whose work explores memory, history, and their contemporary afterlives. He has presented work at Dixon Place, TheaterLab, Prelude Festival, and Creative Time HQ, and has been an artist in residence at Holyrad Studio and Otion Front Studio. He received a Tow International Research Grant to perform at the Riga Performance Festival in Latvia, where he conducted field research across Eastern Europe at sites of genocide and memorialization. Crandell is a member of the collective What Would an HIV Doula Do, contributing writing to their zines We Remind You: HIV and Palestine, and What Is an AIDS Worker? He has worked as a facilitator with Perfect City at Trenton HomeWorks and Bard College and is an upcoming resident at the Vashon Artist Residency. He received his BFA in Drama from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and is an MFA candidate in Performance and Interactive Media Arts at Brooklyn College. noahcrandell.com

Molly Shayna Cohen (she/they) is an NYC-based director whose work centers on moments of transformation and the ephemerality in all things. Since moving from her hometown of Baltimore in 2022, she has worked at The Public Theater, Studio Seaview, Playwrights Horizons, Mabou Mines, Theaterlab, En Garde Arts, and more. They are a founding member of film collective Lux Daze Media, former Associate Artistic Director of Theatre of the Electric Mouth, and company member of the award-winning experimental theatre group The Acme Corporation. MFA in Directing from Brooklyn College '25. mollyshaynacohen.com

 

Important details to help plan your visit:

Venue Location
Our theater is located inside the Cigar Lofts at:
920 35th Ave, Unit 3N
Long Island City, NY 11106

Entry Instructions
The entrance to the building is on 35th Ave. A staff member will be at the main door to greet you and let you in. Once inside, you can take either the elevator or stairs to the third floor — we are in Unit 3N.

Getting Here
The venue is roughly a 10–15 minute walk from nearby subway stations or a short ride on the bus. Please plan your transportation accordingly.

Parking
Street parking is available in the neighborhood, though it can sometimes be tricky to find — allow extra time if you plan to drive.

Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible via elevator. If you have any accessibility needs or questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at (info@3amtheatre.com)

Thank you for joining us — we’re looking forward to sharing this performance with you.
3AM Theatre