Staged reading in support of Ukraine
by Natalka Vorozhbit

A staged reading in support of Ukraine featuring a play “Bad Roads” by the acclaimed Ukrainian playwright Natalka Vorozhbyt, presented by Lost & Found Project, directed by actors Anya Zicer and Dima Koan. The staged reading took place in LaMaMa Theater in an effort to raise funds in support of Ukraine. 

Bad Roads, in the darkest recesses of Ukraine in 2014, a war is raging. A heartbreaking, powerful, and bitterly comic account of what it is to be a woman in wartime. Bad Roads presents short stories set along the roads of Donbass during the war. There are no safe spaces and no one can make sense of what is going on. Even as they are trapped in the chaos, some manage to wield authority over others. But in this world, where tomorrow may never come, not everyone is defenseless and miserable. Even the most innocent victims may have their turn at taking charge. The play is being featured all around the world in leading theaters at this time. 

Donations made from ticket reservations were donated to the Ukrainian Emergency Performing Arts Fund, non-profit organization supporting artists that stay on the territory of Ukraine or try to escape in time of war. A total of $15,000 was raised on the May 12th, 2022 staged reading. 

Directed by Dima Koan & Anya Zicer
Music by Mariya Vasilevskaya
Poster design by Natasha Mileshina

Images by Pavel Dorohoy

Cast: Masha King, Sergey Nagorny, Yelena Shmulenson, Tatyana Kot, Zenon Zeleniuch, Dima Koan, Anya Zicer, Anna Bredikhina 

Presented by Lost & Found Project in association
with The Worldwide Ukrainian Play Readings Project

photos by Alexandra Vainstein