Kea and the Ark

Through puppetry, dance, electric cello and storytelling, Sebastienne Mundheim and White Box Theatre will share the story of independent, revolutionary thinker and maker Kea Tawana, a woman who built an 86-foot long, three-story tall ark in the Central Ward of Newark. Kea’s ark was an act of protest, tenacity, and imagination. In 2026, Mundheim and White Box Theatre will bring Kea and the Ark to ArtPhilly’s What Now festival as a springboard for thinking about when and where revolutionary thought begins.