This Purim Lab/Shul is taking the show on the road to a street near you – in person in NYC, and online reaching the world. Join us as we reimagine the old-school, outdoor spiel as a COVID-safe, multi-access, multi-media spectacle for audiences of all ages. Looking for a more family friendly Purim experience? Check out The Missing Megillah!

POSSESTHER: Liberating Humanity from Demons, Dybbuks and Dude Domination

Featuring the Lab/Shul staff including Ben Freeman, Sam Hipschman, Stephanie Kane, Rabbi Noam Lerman, Naomi Less, and Sarah Sokolic plus guest artists Mx. Cleo Mizrahi, Eleonore Weill and Lab/Shul’s resident drag queens, Goldie Lox and Ona Louise. With special guest performers Jenny Romaine, Dust Tea Shoulders, and Gagepex, and starring Artist-in-Residence, Elana June Margolis as POSSESTHER. 

Attendance In Person and Online is Free! 

Voluntary donations are welcome. Proceeds support GLITS and LGBTQIA+ Youth.

FOLLOW THE STORY – TIMES AND LOCATIONS:

Act I: “Esther Holds Court w/Luscious Libations and Edible Sensations”
5:30-6:30pm EST: 14th Street Y Rooftop, 344 E 14th Street, New York, NY

Act II: “On Tour w/Esther and The Megillah Mavens, Hosted by Goldie and Ona”
6:30-8:00pm EST: on Zoom only (register for the Zoom link!)

Act III: “The Finale – Possession/Suspension/Exorcism/Liberation”
8:00-9:00pm EST: House of Yes Outdoor Patio, 2 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn, NY

AND – Join our friends at House of Yes for Night of 1000 Faces Dance Party
10:00pm EST: House of Yes, 2 Wyckoff Ave BKLYN

PURIM GUEST ARTIST IN RESIDENCE

We are thrilled to welcome back Elana June Margolis, AKA Kohenet Chalav u’Dvash b’Tehom (the priestess of milk and honey in the void) as our Guest Artist in Residence for a second year! Elana June has been priestessing the Purim Portal for over a decade. When she isn’t popping portals, Elana June serves as the Fourth Grade teacher and Grades Chair at the Brooklyn Waldorf School. www.ElanaJune.com