Crawlspace was presented at The Cell Theater.
Thursday February 19, and Friday February 20, 2026.
Dante Crichlow
a reading of a new play by Maya Ison
directed by Noah Latty
featuring Mya Ison, Clarissa Vickerie, Anya Whelan-Smith, and Viv Schoeller-Snyder
stage management by Sabrina-Michelle Francis
Crawlspace centers Jamie, a Black queer writer navigating her early 20s and her long-term relationship with Dana. Jamie is nannying the 9-year-old daughter of a writer she deeply admires. Things go awry as Jaime makes life-altering decisions that affect her selfhood, relationships and career. Peek into Jaime’s crawlspace where her darkest thoughts, memories, and fantasies collide to create the writer she is afraid to become.
Crawlspace
A Workshop by Mya Ison
At Pete's Theater at The Flea
Playwright- Mya Ison
Director- Nola Latty
Movement Director- Genevieve Juras
Producer- Thalia Sablon
Stage Manager- Angel Glasby
Cast:
Danyel Geddie, Emma Rosemond, Anya Whelan-Smith, Char Nakashima-Conway
Crawlspace centers Jaime, a Black queer writer navigating her early 20s and her long-term relationship. Jaime is beginning to come into herself as an artist while she is nannying the 11-year-old daughter of a writer she deeply admires. Things go awry as Jaime begins to make life-altering decisions that affect her selfhood, relationship, and career, all while we peek into her subconscious through dream sequences and magical realism.