The Cassette Shop is a new play that was developed in partnership with local nonprofit AsylumWorks. An original production, The Cassette Shop is a mix of testimony, ethnopoetic, devised, and documentary theatre. It was created by a group of asylum-seeking Storytellers based in Washington, DC, a process that was facilitated by Lead Deviser Asif Majid.
Hailing from countries as diverse as Iraq, Indonesia, Eritrea, Venezuela, China, and elsewhere, the group worked for over a year to create a production that is true to the experience of asylum seeking, while emphasizing the hope and hilarity that is so often such journeys.
Venue – Anacostia Arts Center, Theatre Prometheus
Playwright – Asif Majid
Director – Lauren Patton Villegas
Set and Props Designer – Dom Ocampo
Costume Designer – Taylor Gray Burke
Lighting Designer – Hailey LaRoe
Sound Designer – Kaitlyn Sapp
Projections Designer – Nitsan Scharf
Dom Ocampo 