

Otherland Theatre Ensemble
The Otherland Ensemble is a physical theater devising company made up of artists from India, Greece, Mexico, Spain, and the United States. Through transformative embodiment of larger-than-life characters, we tell stories of outcasts and underdogs moved by universal struggles in outrageous worlds. Otherland Ensemble’s work is rooted in our ability to cherish the cultural differences of our individual members while simultaneously responding to global conversations that unite us.
Logo design by Malvika Tewari.
Logo design by Malvika Tewari.

Eli and The Bear
Eli faces the same struggle as so many young people in our world today:
he not only faces the identity confusion and heartache of growing up, but does so while surrounded by a society that popularizes authoritarian and divisive thought.
What hope does he have? What kind of world will he perpetuate?
Photo by Terrence McNally.
he not only faces the identity confusion and heartache of growing up, but does so while surrounded by a society that popularizes authoritarian and divisive thought.
What hope does he have? What kind of world will he perpetuate?
Photo by Terrence McNally.

Eli and The Bear
Despite these sometimes dark themes, the play is tonally lifted throughout by its poetic imagination, including many moments of comedy, heart, and family. It lives within a rich sensorial world: rich colors and textures, height and depth, rain, music from a record player, fireflies, dance, moments of magic, clown, rhythm, a thunderstorm, and even physical violence all contribute to the sensorial life of the piece.
Photo by Terrence McNally.
Photo by Terrence McNally.