Down & Out presented by the Exponential Festival

Presented by the Exponential Festival in Brooklyn 2026

down&out is a new performance series about feeling bad at the club. How do we hold despair, conflict, disconnection, disappointment, panic, and ennui actively in a space where we’re meant to be dissociative and euphoric? If the dancefloor can't be an escape from our personal, social, and political realities, can it still be a release? Written by Ife Olujobi, directed by Garrett Allen, performed by a rotating cast of actors and club kids alike, and live-scored by a professional DJ, down&out aims to bridge the gap between nightlife and the capital-T Theatre by exploring the kaleidoscopic and spontaneous ways we perform for and with each other on a night out, and to examine what the hedonism of the club can offer us in these trying times.

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Written by IFE OLUJOBI
Directed by GARRETT ALLEN

Featuring
AJA DOWNING
CANDICE SAINT WILLIAMS
DEVANTÉ MELTON
LINDSAY RICO
MARIYEA
MAYA MARGARITA
MAXWELL VICE
NANA XOXO
PARIS ALEXANDER
YEELEN COHEN

Sound by DOULA
Lighting by WILDBLUR
Flyer by Dre Massaad

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Find them: @ifeolujobi / @garrettallenn​.

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CW: Strobe, fog, references to violence, suicide, and drug use