THE COURTROOM

A Reenactment of One Woman’s Deportation Proceedings

transcripts arranged by Arian Moyad

Don’t miss this special presentation of The Courtroom: A Reenactment of One Woman’s Deportation Proceedings, an urgent docu-drama created from real-life transcripts of deportation trial, arranged by Arian Moayed.

The story centers on Elizabeth Keathley, a Filipina immigrant who entered the United States on a K-3 visa to live with her husband. After inadvertently checking “yes” on a driver’s license form, she was registered to vote, and participated in a midterm congressional election in violation of US election law. When the mistake was discovered at her citizenship hearings, the Department of Homeland Security ordered her deportation. The transcripts from a Chicago immigration court all the way to the US Court of Appeals present an unflinching look at the American immigration system—and one woman at its mercy.

PERFORMANCES

OCT 9–12
THU / FRI / SAT @ 7:30 p.m.
SUN @ 2 p.m.

SUPPORTER TICKET
(Reserved seating)
$60

GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET
(Also Pay What You Can — seating not assigned)
$10–30

Please note: Online ticket sales close 1 hour before the start of each performance. Tickets may be purchased at the door — subject to availability.

Questions? Contact the Box Office at 510.646.1126 or boxoffice@oaklandtheaterproject.org

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CAST

Elizabeth Keathley
Kamaile Alnas-Benson

John Keathley
Matthew Canlas

Richard Hanus
Natalie Pasquinelli

Gregory Guckenberger / Margaret O’Donnell
Gabriela Canales

Immigration Judge Craig Zerbe / Judge Kenneth Ripple
Samantha Wright

Chief Judge Frank Easterbrook
Anna Zheng

Judge Michael Stephen Kanne
Jacinta Kaumbulu

Creative & PRODUCTION Team

Director
Michael Socrates Moran

Stage Manager
Renee-Valentina Pascua

Production Manager
Mylo Cardona

Technical Director
Ashley Munday

Assistant Technical Director
Sam Fehr

Videographer
Adam Elder Montanaro

House Managers
Michael Perez
William Oliver III

Concessionaire
Marjorie Cleveland


LOCATION

All performances take place in Downtown Oakland:

Oakland Theater Project at
FLAX art & design
1501 Martin Luther King Jr. Way
Oakland 94612

Parking Lot Entrance: 15th St

Public Transit: The venue is a 7-10 minute walk from Oakland’s 12th Street BART Station.