DisPlace: A North Loop Fantasy Quest, March 13–16, Luminary Arts Center
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 at 2:05PM
zAmya Theater Project has announced DisPlace: A North Loop Fantasy Quest, an original production that blends real-world housing issues with fantasy role-playing adventure. Created in partnership with the North Loop Neighborhood Association and Avivo Village, DisPlace: A North Loop Fantasy Quest runs March 13 – 16 at Luminary Arts Center, 700 N 1st Street, in the North Loop.
The North Loop is an economically diverse neighborhood with high-end condos and organizations supporting individuals experiencing homelessness. It is also ranked among the lowest of neighborhoods affected by poverty. Recent conflicts over a homeless encampment highlighted the urgent need for community dialogue and solutions. In response, zAmya Theater Project, the North Loop Neighborhood Association and Avivo Village collaborated to foster a shared vision of inclusivity, safety, and housing support for all residents.
One outcome of this partnership is DisPlace: A North Loop Fantasy Quest - a theatrical adventure created by and for North Loop community members across the housing spectrum. This innovative production weaves stories of unsheltered homelessness into a fictional narrative, inviting audiences to imagine bold solutions for ending homelessness. The goal is to inspire an ongoing coalition of neighbors working together to compassionately address housing concerns.
About the Play
Hear ye, hear ye! His honorable Lord Sunshine hereby invites you to the first official Festival of DisPlacement, celebrating the triumph over poverty in the Kingdom’s Northern Loop! Rest assured, there is absolutely no chance whatsoever that you will run into any wayward heroes or formidable monsters on your way to Archer’s Arena – which is definitely not Target Field. However, please be advised that you may want to keep your sword on you…you know… just in case. Inspired by the high-energy imagination of tabletop roleplaying games and created in conversation with North Loop and Avivo Village residents, DisPlace is an epic fantasy quest about the reality of housing injustice in Minneapolis.
Through audience participation, and immersive storytelling, DisPlace challenges audiences members to think about how we can come together as a community to create housing justice.
Directed by Harry Waters Jr. and written by Elle Thoni with contributions from Charli Fool Bear-Vetter, the play features performances by zAmya Theater Project troupe members and Avivo Village residents. Music will be composed by Carlisle Evans Peck.
All ages welcome. Parental discretion is advised – audience discussions may include adult topics such as substance use and trauma. $10 gift cards will be available after each performance for individuals with lived experience of homelessness (while supplies last). Sign up at the box office upon arrival. No refunds on tickets. More info at zamyatheater.org.
