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LiLi/Darwin

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Darwin Del Fabro, Playwright & Performer

Darwin Del Fabro (she/her) is a Brazilian writer, performer, and producer based in New York. After years of creative work in theater and music, LILI/DARWIN marks her return to the stage following her gender transition. Drawing from a lifelong connection to the story of Lili Elbe, Darwin intertwines personal narrative with historical record in this intimate, genre-defying piece. Darwin appeared in Blumhouse Productions' They/Them, now streaming on Peacock, directed by John Logan. She has also appeared on stage in both New York and Brazil. New York Theater: A Midsummer Night's Dream with the Juneberry Collective, The Feather Doesn't Fall Far From the Wing at Signature Theatre, Real at the Tank. Brazil: Shrek the Musical, Fiddler on the Roof, The Wizard of Oz, all original cast of the Brazil premiere productions. TV: Ligações Perigosas & Novo Mundo. Darwin has five albums recorded — the cast recording of the Irving Berlin Revue, "Be Careful, it's My Heart", "Darwin Del Fabro in Rio”, “Darwin Del Fabro: Revisiting Jobim”, and “Darwin Del Fabro: Revisiting Jobim 2." She recently released "Darwin Del Fabro: Revisiting Elis Regina." Darwin founded Madalena Productions, a production company working across stage, screen, and music studios.

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Meghan Finn, Director

Meghan Finn (she/her) is the Artistic Director of The Tank. She previously served as the Associate Artistic Director at 3LD Art & Technology Center. Her directorial work has been seen at the Tank, the V&A, Serpentine Galleries, The Wexner Center, SCAD, The Logan Center for the Arts in Chicago, Museo Jumex Mexico City, The Power Plant, Canadian Stage, Carnegie Mellon, Brooklyn College, MIT, NYU, the Great Plains Theater Conference and others. She has directed three world premieres by playwright Mac Wellman, including most recently The Invention of Tragedy (2019). Other recent credits include: I Am Nobody a new musical by Greg Kotis (Urinetown) at The Tank; as well as The Nine Dreams: Blake & the Apocalypse by writer Nick Flynn (film). She directed a short film by playwright Peggy Stafford called 16 Words or Less which has been screened at indie film festivals nationally and in Europe. She is a frequent collaborator of conceptual artist and sculptor Pedro Reyes, and directed Doomocracy for Creative Time. Finn collaborated with photographer Mitch Epstein on a live performance with cellist Erik Friedlander as well as celebrated premieres by Erin Courtney, Peggy Stafford, Gary Winter, Ben Gassman, Alexandra Collier, Carl Holder, Eliza Bent and Cori Copp. When We Went Electronic by Caitlyn Saylor Stephens which premiered at The Tank in 2018 toured in 2021 to The Roes Theater in Athens Greece and OnStage! Festival Rome and Milan. She holds a BA in Theater from The University of Southern California and an MFA in Directing from Brooklyn College.

Cast & Creative

Costumes by

Darwin Del Fabro in collaboration with Dior

Press Relations

Keith Sherman & Associates

Key Art by

Eleanor Philips

Promotional Photography by

Oliver Miguel

Lili — coming soon to The Tank

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