Rha Goddess of Divine Dime Entertainment, Ltd and Shasa Dees of Made in da Shade are pleased to announce LOW: Meditations Trilogy Part 1 as a part of the provocative line up for UNDER THE RADAR 2008, a twelve-day theater festival. Presented by The Public Theater (Artistic Director Oskar Eustis; Executive Director Mara Manus) and Producer Mark Russell, UNDER THE RADAR 2008 tracks new theater from across the U.S. and around the world.

LOW is at The Public Theater from January 10 through January 20, 2008. The Public is located at 425 Lafayette Street in New York City. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at The Public Theater box office, online at www.thepublictheater.org, or by phone at 212.967.7555.  Seating for all shows is general admission.

A multidisciplinary one-woman solo theater piece, LOW is conceived, written, and performed by performance/hip hop artist and social activist Rha Goddess and is directed and developed by Chay Yew. As part one of Rha’s The Meditations Trilogy, the show is a 75-minute dramatic exploration that asks “what is insanity?” and addresses the mythology, stigma, fear and confusion surrounding mental illness. Fusing poetry, music, prose, and movement, Rha Goddess transforms into a vibrant young woman named Lowquesha and chronicles an all too common journey through the mental health system. Part manifesto, part family history, and part spiritual evocation, this installation of The Meditations Trilogy is a call for understanding and positive change and asserts that achieving a state of well-being in this society is a revolutionary act! With equal doses of laughter, outrage, and compassion, the show is disturbingly articulate and will challenge its audiences in ways not ventured before.

LOW premiered at Actor’s Theatre of Louisville in the 2006 Humana Festival of New American Plays. 

Three very special post-show discussions highlight LOW’s run at The Public Theater:
o Sunday, January 13 Panel on Hip Hop Theater hosted by Clyde Valentin
o Monday, January 15 with Special Guest activist, writer Kevin Powell
o Tuesday, January 15  Launch of the Hip Hop Mental Health Project with research, dialogue, and study

For more info, please visit www.thepublictheater.org or www.rhaworld.com.  For booking, contact MAPP International at www.multiartsprojects.com.