1ST STAGE PRODUCTION
BEGINS FEBRUARY 2026
THE PERSHING SQUARE SIGNATURE CENTER / OFF-BROADWAY
MEAT SUIT
OR THE SHITSHOW OF MOTHERHOOD
WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY
AYA OGAWA
WARNING: Motherhood is not for the faint of heart...and neither is this play.
Meat Suit, or the shitshow of motherhood, written and directed by Aya Ogawa, is a gloriously genre-defying theatrical carnival that plunges audiences into the raw, hilarious chaos of being a mom. Performed by mothers for mothers, or those who love mothers, or simply those who have mothers, this play blends bouffon-inspired physicality, sharp satire, original songs, and total absurdity. Beneath the bedlam and humor, Meat Suit confronts a deeper theme: how every birth triggers quiet deaths — the mother’s autonomy, sense of self, and personal desire — and whether anything of the person she was survives. Come laugh, cringe, and cry through the unfiltered mess no one warned you about.
Second Stage Theater’s programs are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council, and by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
The Season is supported by a grant from the Howard Gilman Foundation.
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MARINA CELANDER
Marina Celander is a performing artist born in Sweden and has called NYC home for more than 30 years. She has performed extensively in the downtown experimental theatre scene, as well as nationally and internationally. Marina received the Lila Kan award from Pan Asian Rep for contributions to Asian American theatre. She was nominated for Innovation in Performance award at the Stockholm Fringe for her solo show Mermaid’s Howl which then ran at the Tony award winning LaMama ETC.Â

CINDY CHEUNG
Recent theatre: Laowang (Primary Stages), Bus Stop (CSC/Transport Group/NAATCO), The Antiquities (Playwrights Horizons/Vineyard/Goodman), Coach Coach (Clubbed Thumb), Merry Me (NYTW), Catch As Catch Can, Log Cabin, Iowa (Playwrights Horizons), Golden Shield (MTC). Select TV/Film: Dying For Sex, The Dinner Plan, The Sinner, The Flight Attendant, Awkwafina, Thirteen Reasons Why, Mistress America, Obvious Child, Children of Invention, Lady In The Water. Upcoming: American Classic, Weekend Warriors. For my fellow parents.

ROBYN KERR
Robyn Kerr is a Jamaican-Scottish actress now living and working in the US. Theater: The Great Society (Broadway), The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time (Broadway National Tour), Corruption (LCT), Knives in Hens (59E59), A Midsummer Night's Dream (CalShakes), The Heart of Robin Hood (Hudson Valley Shakespeare), Pride and Prejudice (Syracuse Stage), Dark Vanilla Jungle (HEREArts). TV: Murphy's Law (ITV), Casualty (BBC), MI5 (BBC). Film: Stud Life, Scoop, Hank and Asha. Big love to my little Bubamara and Bebo.

MAUREEN SEBASTIAN
Maureen Sebastian's theatrical credits include The Best We Could (MTC, Lortel nomination), Poor Yella Rednecks (MTC), Vietgone (South Coast Repertory), Lonely, I’m Not (Second Stage), Soul Samurai (Vampire Cowboys/Ma-Yi). Television credits include the upcoming “The Terror: Devil in Silver” (AMC), “Y2K” (A24), “Love Life” (HBO). She’s the co-creator of “Gulp Podcast” & “A Guide to Freedom: A North Star Fund Podcast”. She’s the recipient of White Bird’s Creative Artists Residency and a member of May-Yi’s Writer’s Lab.

LIZ WISAN

WRITTEN AND DIRECTED BY AYA OGAWA
Choreography by Catherine Galasso
Scenic Design and Costume Design by Jian Jung
Lighting Design by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew and Christina F. Tang
Sound Design by Megumi Katayama
Music and Lyrics by Leyna Marika Papach
Production Stage Manager: E Sara Barnes