Pre-Existing Condition

Please join us for a dramatic reading of Marin Ireland's Pre-Existing Condition—a play exploring the challenges, shared community, and everyday indignities of learning to move forward after a life-altering, harmful relationship—as a catalyst for a powerful, guided audience discussion about domestic and intimate partner violence grounded in the perspectives of victims and survivors.

Featuring performances by Julia Chan (Uncle Vanya), Sarah Steele (The Good Fight), Myra Lucretia Taylor (American Fiction), and Greg Keller (Blue Bloods).

This event is a collaboration with the NYC Mayor’s Office to End Domestic and Gender-Based Violence in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

Directed by Maria Dizzia.

Facilitated by Bryan Doerries.

Presented by Theater of War Productions, WNYC, and Chase This Productions.

Registration is required to attend in person or on Zoom.

This free, public, live, hybrid event will take place in person and on Zoom Webinar, broadcast from WNYC. In person registration does not guarantee you a seat. If you choose to join us online, this event can be accessed on personal devices. The event Zoom link will be distributed via email and available to registered attendees starting two days prior to the event. This event will be captioned in English on Zoom.

All of Theater of War Productions' events follow the same format:

• The performers will read the texts.
• Community panelists will kick off the discussion with their gut responses to what resonated with them across time.
• We will open the discussion to the audience, facilitated by Bryan Doerries. To participate in the discussion online, please raise your hand using the button at the bottom center of the screen. If called upon, please accept the invitation to be promoted to speak and you will be visible and heard by the entire audience for the duration of your comments. If you would prefer not to be seen, please disable your video.

New York City Resources

If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse, we are here for you.

• NYC's 24-Hour Hope Hotline: 1 (800) 621-HOPE (4673)
• Chat with an advocate: on.nyc.gov/hotlinechat
• Call or visit the NYC Family Justice Center in your borough, or the one where you feel safest, Monday - Friday, 9AM to 5PM: nyc.gov/fjc
• Search NYC's online directory of services: nyc.gov/hopeservices

To learn more about free, confidential, non-mandated and community based programs for people who have been abusive in their intimate relationships, visit www.nyc.gov/respect

National Hotline

If you or someone you know is experiencing abuse outside of New York City, please visit or call:

• The National Domestic Violence Hotline: https://www.thehotline.org/ or 1.800-799-SAFE-(7233)

Additional New York City Resources and Ways to Get involved

• Sanctuary for Families: https://sanctuaryforfamilies.org/ or via their helpline at 212-346-6009
• VIP Mujeres: https://www.vipmujeres.org/ or via their helpline at 800-664-5880
• Arab American Family Support Center (AAFSC): https://aafscny.org/
• Sakhi for South Asian Women: Call: 212-868-6741 | Text: 305-204-1809 | Email: advocate@sakhi.org | Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday: 10:00am – 10:00pm ET | Tuesday, Wednesday: 24 Hours
• Korean American Family Support Center (KAFSC): https://www.kafsc.org/ or call their 24 hour hotline at 718-460-3800
• Womenkind: https://www.iamwomankind.org/ or 888-888-7702
• Voces Latinas: https://www.voceslatinas.org/ or 718-593-4528
• New York Anti-Violence Project (AVP): https://avp.org/ or 212-714-1141