The Play About the Bridge (Walking on Water)
2017
One-Act Play
with Celine Song (playwright)
15:00
Inspired by the research, development, and pursuit of The Bridge, a floating walkable sculpture to reconnect Brooklyn and Governors Island as they once were by a sandbar at low tide, The Play About the Bridge (Walking on Water) was a collaborative project between artist Nancy Nowacek (concept and set) and playwright Celine Song (writer). Celine Song’s script portrays the struggle between the artist’s utopian vision and the pragmatics of governmental policy and regulation.
Inspired by the nautical map of the New York City the set design symbolized the focal waterway of The Bridge. The work was performed by actresses Charlotte Arnoux and Allison Minik as a one-act play at night. They also performed the work outdoors in Zuccotti Park as part of the Brookfield 2017 Summer series. The public was invited to read or perform the work during the day. The work was commissioned by the first Works on Water Triennial.