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We've all got baggage...
         hers is trying to
ruin her.

promo photo for Baggage at the Door new musical Off-Broadway with redhead in white dress with blue flowers sitting amongst a pile of blue and purple luggage., a creepy animation-style green pig near her ankle peers out, with text that reads: "Off Bway BAGGAGE AT THE DOOR" "Created by & Starring Dana Aber, Direction & Dramaturgy by Joe Langworth" "when falling in love triggers her lurking PTSD, she might be f*&#ed.

Baggage at the Door is an original one-woman musical addressing the critical moment a (seemingly well-adjusted trauma-queen) survivor realizes she may no longer be able to simply cope; when falling in love triggers her lurking PTSD, she might be  f*#&ed.

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Promo picture for Baggage at the Door musical Off-Broadway,  of an illustrated green pig, peering with an evil expression

Premiering at AMT Theater 
November 2-16

Promo picture for Baggage at the Door musical Off-Broadway,  of an illustrated green pig, peering with an evil expression

Location: AMT Theater

354 W 45th St

btw 8th & 9th Aves

New York, NY 10036

(Get Directions)

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            Show performance dates:

​Previews: Oct 31 (7pm) & Nov 1 (3pm & 7pm) 

Production Run: Nov 2 - 16

Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays at 7pm

Wednesday matinees at 3pm 

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Tickets Available Online

Choose a date on the calendar or visit

https://our.show/amt-theater/baggageatthedoor 

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Four consecutive Januarys with four near-death experiences...um, Happy New Year?
This particular January, the scorched survivor’s barricades are breached and protective layers peeled away as she navigates the precarious terrors of falling in love. In Baggage at the Door, this bright-eyed city girl is unmasked as a poster child for high-functioning PTSD. If she can’t connect, she may miss out on a future she longs for.

Struggling with internal dumpster fires on a spare stage richly textured with immersive sound and animated projections, she tap-dances eating cheese, sings her conflicted identifies, swaddles herself with protective rhinestones, and enlists the audience’s guidance on a witty, honest, and gripping journey to break the trauma cycle and find the courage to finally unpack.

                     Baggage at the Door is a fiscally-sponsored project under Fractured Atlas. Click here to donate

When falling in love triggers her lurking PTSD,
she might be
f*#&ed.

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Recent Buzz for Baggage at the Door

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"Dana Aber is what's known in the theater as a triple threat.

—Paulanne Simmons,

            Theater Life

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"Ms. Aber is a woman of singular vocal talent.  

Her voice is silk and right up there with any number of folks working on Broadway."

—Tulis McCall,

      The Front Row Center

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Cast & Creatives

Promo picture for Baggage at the Door musical Off-Broadway,  of creator and star Dana Aber

Creator & Performer
Dana Aber

Promo picture for Baggage at the Door musical Off-Broadway,  of director and dramaturg Joe Langworth

Director & Dramaturg
Joe Langworth

Promo picture for Baggage at the Door musical Off-Broadway,  of music director Jacob Stebly

Music Director
Jacob Stebly

Promo picture for Baggage at the Door musical Off-Broadway,  of an illustrated green pig, peering with an evil expression

Production Management - Brent Michael Jones

Lighting Design - Aiden Bezark

Orchestrations - Josh Freilich

Add'l Orchestrations - Andrew Morrissey

Add'l Arrangements & Music Preparation - Jacob Stebly

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Scenic Design - Mark Halpin

Projection Design - Dana Aber

Bassist - Magda Kress​

Percussionist - Chris McWilliams

Producers - Big Thunder Productions in association with AMT Theater.

Press Representative - Richard Hillman, PR.

Social Media Management - Kate Noonan

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Original art created for the show by: Jamie Gaul, Josh Haplea, Chelsey Hill, Nichola Latzgo, Annie Moor, Bee Michael, Dr. Natalie J. Russ, and Dana Aber.

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Songs created in collaboration with: 

James Ballard, Christie Baugher, Alanya Bridge, Amy Burgess & Sara Cooper, Rachel Dean

Mika Kauffman, Teresa Lotz, Martha Miller, Thomas Jacobsen, and Joseph Trefler

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