about the project

ACTUS REUS is a 75-minute theatre piece supported by the 2024 MAPFund Grant Cycle. It is the creation of an ensemble of trans, queer, and working-class artists. The piece is a fusion of movement, sound, and surrealist design used to confront the cannibalistic logic of capitalism. Through a dystopic retro-futurism aesthetic and visceral ritualized performance, ACTUS REUS literalizes the violence of class struggle and asks:

When survival demands that we consume each other, what remains of our humanity?

The project is currently in development for a Spring 2026 premiere in New York City, following a devised, community-engaged process.

about us

We love theatre...we don't always like it.
The American Theatre is in dire need of collective action on the part of practitioners that are committed to a shift. 

A shift in the environments in which theatre is created towards ones that are holistically inclusive and artistically stimulating.

A shift in standards of practice - true equity for all. 

A shift in what stories are being told, and how they are told.

We are committed to such a shift.
We are here to rock the boat.

And we couldn't be more excited about it.