SYNOPSIS
In 4,000 Dollars, one woman spends all of her money in one day. It’s the summer of 2024. Student loan forgiveness has been canceled. A latte costs $7. Cofinity—a bootleg New York State health insurance—considers an abortion “cosmetic” and therefore declines to cover it. Mary- Louise begins her day with 4,000 dollars and ends it 81 dollars and 68 cents in debt. As her bank account dwindles, she counts and recounts her losses. The downward spiral taking place in Mary-Louise’s mind is physically realized on the stage—which takes the physical form of a boxing ring.

PERFORMANCES
JUNE 7-9; 14-16, 2025 AT 8PM
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY GEORGICA PETTUS
EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY ASHBE BLAND

STARRING
GEDAGICA PETTUS..... MARY-LOUISE ELLIS
BELLA CARLOS..... ALL FEMALE CHARACTERS
BENNETT SMITH .... ALL MALE CHARACTERS
AMANDA BA..... RING GIRL

STAGE DESIGN AND BUILD BY CHELSEA SCOTT
WITH ASSISTANCE FROM CHLOE GARDNER
PRODUCTION DESIGN BY REECE FRANCIS PERKINS
ORIGINAL SCORE BY EMMETT MATHISON
COSTUME BY EMMA CAMPBELL
LIVE AUDIO MIX BY NIK DAWSON
FISCALLY SPONSORED BY FRACTURED ATLAS

SPECIAL THANKS:
KAJE, THE VANGUARD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, KATE LEVANT, JACQUES VIDAL, KETTL MATCHA, MATERIALS FOR THE ARTS, THE JOYCE THEATER, ARDON'S SWEET SCIENCE BOXING GYM, ALEX BURHOLT, ELIZAVETA SHNEYDERMAN, ALEX HUGGINS, SOPHIA DORESMAN, CAROLINE WEINSTOCK, TONY BLAND, PETER AND SALLY PETTUS, OTHER MEANS, CITY NATIONAL BANK

BIO
Georgica Pettus (b.1997) is an artist working in performance and new media. She received a BA from Barnard College of Columbia University in 2020, and an MFA from Oxford University in 2022. Pettus lives and works in New York.