Acting - RAYA TUFFAHA

Tuffaha -especially- maintains a strong intensity, giving many moments even more surprise, or a comic edge." - Victor Janusz

[Tuffaha] operates with a quieter precision" - The Sound on Stage

Raya (Bella) stands on one foot with a smile on her face. Her arms are extended.

Raya (Eurydice), looking at Daniel Oakes (Orpheus) with fear and regret. The lighting is warm and golden. Both people are wearing white. Only Raya's face is visible.

Raya (Eurydice) holds Jake Rothman (Father). Behind them stand T Sallie (Little Stone), Rolice Yulan (Big Stone), and Neil Steinglass (Loud Stone). The lighting is blue and dim. Raya kneels, wearing a white dress. She holds Jake in her lap. Jake's eyes are closed. T, Rolice and Neil wear puffy black jackets, and have black makeup "tears" streaming from their eyes. They shout at Raya.

Raya (Mobius) wears purple pajamas and a blue hat. She stands on a yellow couch, with a blanket wrapped around her shoulders, brandishing a small coffee table. Her back is to the camera. Four people and a mannequin crouch together against a door, cowering from the coffee table. The floor is alternating red and white tiles, with a blue tile in the foreground.

Raya (Naina) stands at a microphone, wearing a blue-green shirt. Her left arm is raised directly above her head. She holds a photo in her left hand.

Raya (Nurse) helps carry Nena Martins (Phaedra).

Raya (Person) crouched behind a flipped-over metal cot, holding a pistol. In the background, Shail Modi (Boy) wears a beanie and sits with his hands on the ground behind him.

Header image by Martin Tomlinson