News: "ExtraO1dinary Aliens!" by Carolina Đỗ Opens March 7th at JACK

Betterfly Productions, Leviathan Lab, and JACK, in association with The Hearth Supported Productions and The Sống Collective, will present ExtraO1dinary Aliens!, by playwright Carolina Đỗ, directed by Vas Eli, at JACK (20 Putnam Ave, Brooklyn) from March 7- 14, 2026. Tickets ($45) are available for purchase at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/extrao1dinary-aliens.

ExtraO1dinary Aliens! features an immigrant/first-generation cast and creative team. Corneliu is an immigrant from Romania who is in love with Kay, a U.S. Citizen. Linh is Kay's best friend who might have let her student visa lapse?! David has dreams of opening his restaurant with his cousin Enoc. This play is a love story centered on immigrants and the ones who love them. How can love defy the dehumanizing machinations of the US Immigration system? What makes someone leave everything they've ever known to journey to a foreign land? What makes someone stay despite the hostile environment? What is the promise of the American dream, and can it ever be a reality?

The cast includes Vas Eli, Julie Tran*, Maria Müller, Belle Le, Marlon Xavier, and Jeffrey Brabant.

The creative team includes Isabel Criado (assistant director and stage manager), Michi Zaya (projection designer), and Jiahao “Neil” Qiu (lighting designer).

Carolina Đỗ (playwright) is a theatre maker, doer, and proud descendant of Vietnamese freedom fighters and refugees. An alum of the Soho Rep Writer-Director Lab, Fresh Ground Pepper Playground Playgroup, and Orchard Project Greenhouse Lab, Carolina’s writing has also been supported by residencies/fellowships at MacDowell, The Movement Theatre Company, JACK, The Hearth, Fault Line Theatre, Piper Theater, and Naked Angels. Carolina’s works have also been finalists for the Sokhary Chau Fellowship, Leah Ryan Fund, BricLab, and Bushwick Starr; and semifinalists for Playwrights Realm, Space on Ryder, and Princess Grace. She is Co-Founding Producing Artistic Leader for The Sống Collective, Creative Director for Mai House Studio, and Associate Director for Community Engagement for PlayCo.

Vas Eli (director) is an award-winning actor based in NYC. A multidisciplinary artist, he is also a 
director, writer, producer, dialect coach, educator and painter, as well as the founder of BETTERFLY 
Productions (The Pir, Zoom With Me, Far, Lemonking, The Sketchy Eastern European Show, When & Where).  

The performance schedule for ExtraO1dinary Aliens! is:

Saturday, March 7 @ 7pm
Sunday, March 8 @ 7pm
Monday, March 9 @ 7pm
Wednesday, March 11 @ 7pm
Thursday, March 12 @ 7pm
Friday, March 13 @ 7pm
Saturday, March 14 @ 7pm

Actors designated by an asterisk (*) are members of Equity. ExtraO1dinary Aliens! is an Equity 
Approved Showcase.

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