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NO MERCY

Daryl Roth Theatre

Summer 2022

WRITER | SMJ ('22 Dramatist Guild Playwrighting Fellow)

DIRECTORS | Miranda Cornell (NYTW 2050 Artistic Fellow), Alex Might (POTUS on Bway), SMJ

FIGHT/ INTIMACY COORDINATOR | Alex Might

FEATURING | Chloe Lexia Worthington, Charlotte Vaughn Raines, Maya Musial 

HISTORY | This show marked Kayla's first performance in an Off-Broadway House and the first time she felt she saw someone like her in

a character. 

SUMMARY | Maya, the only Latina wrestler in Trailblazer Championship Wrestling, has been dreaming of winning her first-ever TCW Championship for her entire life. Over the span of one night, Maya must face her white girlfriend, her white rival, her white boss, and the commercialization of acceptable racism in route to finally achieving her dream. No Mercy explores women's wrestling, legacy, family, queerness, being mixed-race, and cultural identity.

"Kayla Zanakis gives a phenomenal performance, portraying Maya Cruz’s struggles with navigating her societal and cultural expectations and the compromises she is forced to make at each intersection on her journey" - Katherine Hebert

Photos by Danny Bristoll

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