ExtraO1dinary Aliens!ExtraO1dinary Aliens!
BETTERFLY Productions and Leviathan Lab @ JACK NY | New York, NY 2026
Written by Carolina Đỗ Directed by Vas Eli
Lighting Neil Qiu 邱嘉皓 Projection Michi Zaya Sound Vas Eli
Photos by Tudor Cucu
BETTERFLY Productions and Leviathan Lab @ JACK NY | New York, NY 2026
編劇 Carolina Đỗ 導演 Vas Eli
燈光設計 邱嘉皓 投影設計 Michi Zaya 聲音設計 Vas Eli
攝影 Tudor Cucu
About關於
ExtraO1dinary Aliens! is an absurd romantic comedy about making a life together while navigating the American immigration system. Corneliu, a Romanian artist, and Kay, an American citizen, try to hold on to love as visa rules and the demand to prove one's exceptional worth enter their relationship. Drawing on playwright Carolina Đỗ and director Vas Eli's experiences, the play brings humor to the uncertainty of belonging, and to the communities that help people through it.
Corneliu 是來自羅馬尼亞的藝術家，Kay 是美國公民。兩人想一起生活，簽證規定卻不斷介入這段關係；Corneliu 還得一再證明，自己有多麼「與眾不同」。《ExtraO1dinary Aliens!》由 Carolina Đỗ 編劇、Vas Eli 執導，從兩人的經驗出發，把愛情與美國移民制度寫成一齣荒誕喜劇，也寫下居留的不安，以及朋友如何陪伴彼此度過難關。
Press媒體報導
“The use of gobo and emotionally evocative lighting by Jiahao “Neil” Qiu amplified the moments about love and fear very well.” — Kodi Lynn Milburn, New York Theatre Review
“…the visual world shifts fluidly between grounded reality and cosmic curiosity.” — Malini Singh McDonald, Theatre Beyond Broadway — on lighting and projections
“Thoughtful lighting and blocking decisions throughout similarly underscore the theme of defamiliarization…” — Noah Simon Jampol, Thinking Theater NYC