All images from Ancestral Table’s LA premiere. Credit: Farah Sosa courtesy LA Phil.
What is Ancestral Table?
Ancestral Table, by interdisciplinary artist, Mary Prescott, is a 5-course communal meal and live performance that examines the relationships between ecology, migration, cultural inheritance and maternal legacy through her Thai mother’s family recipes. As the meal is served, audiences are immersed in original music entwined with text from her mother’s personal memoirs and film layering personal archives with newly-made media. Through deeply engaged sense memory, storytelling and conviviality, audiences are transported to the sounds, environments, time, space and place of Mary’s ancestors.
(Please note: While this family-style meal will have some vegetarian elements, some dishes contain meat and/or shellfish. Courses throughout the meal may also contain eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, gluten/wheat, and/or soy.)
Here’s what attendees had to say about Ancestral Table’s LA premiere:
“This was incredible – one of the best experiences and meals I’ve ever had. Thank you!”
“Very grateful to be fully immersed in Thai American storytelling of family lineage and connection to our mother’s stories. An amazing fully embodied experience.”
How can I ATTEND & support the Production?
Purchasing supporter tickets directly from this page NOW guarantees your spot at the table, and ensures that your ticket purchase directly supports our ability to bring Ancestral Table to the community.
Your supporter ticket will contribute to essential production expenses (food, cooks, caterers, tech, production staff, equipment rentals, etc), and will make room for more community members to join the experience!
Thank you so much for your patronage! Your contribution of any size helps bring Ancestral Table to life!
To make a non-ticketed contribution, please use one of the methods at the bottom of this page.
“An incredibly moving evening that will be with me for a long time. I hope that it will make its way to more grateful audiences and diners in the near future!!!”
SUPPORTER TICKETS
Admission for 1.
Suggested standard contribution for patrons who spend close to this amount for a nice dinner out and a live performance.
Not tax-deductible.
Admission for 1 + a complimentary glass of wine.
Suggested for patrons who spend close to this amount for a nice dinner out and a live performance, and wish to deepen their support.
Not tax-deductible.
Admission for 1 + two complimentary glasses of wine.
Suggested for patrons who wish to support the actual cost for one person to experience the 5-course meal and live performance that is Ancestral Table.
Not tax-deductible.
Admission for 1 with premium reserved seating + two complimentary glasses of wine.
Suggested for patrons who wish to support their actual cost to attend Ancestral Table, make room for another community member to join, and bolster the production.
Not tax-deductible through this portal.
To receive a tax-deduction, please make your contribution HERE. To contribute by check, please email HERE.
Admission for 6 with premium reserved seating + 2 complimentary bottles of wine.
This contribution level supports the actual cost for the patron + 5 guests, makes room for 6 more community members, and heavily bolsters the production.
Not tax-deductible through this portal.
To receive a tax-deduction, please make your contribution HERE. To contribute by check, please email HERE.
Admission for 12 with premium reserved seating + 4 complimentary bottles of wine.
This contribution level supports the actual cost for the patron + 11 guests, makes room for 12 more community members, and very heavily bolsters the production.
Not tax-deductible through this portal.
To receive a tax-deduction, please make your contribution HERE. To contribute by check, please email HERE.
Admission for 1.
Suggested for students, artists and others who spend close to this amount for a nice dinner out and a live performance.
Not tax-deductible.
Limited availability.
All images from Ancestral Table’s LA premiere. Credit: Farah Sosa courtesy LA Phil.
Make a non-ticketed CONTRIBUTION
If you would like to make a non-ticketed or additional contribution, please use one of the following methods:
To make a tax-deductible contribution, please click HERE. Please note that Epitaph Arts is Mary Prescott’s fiscally sponsored entity through Fractured Atlas.
To contribute by check, please email HERE.
To stay on this page and make a non-tax-deductible contribution, please use the form below.
I am extremely grateful to Roulette, NYSCA, Princess Grace Foundation, Café Royal Foundation, National Performance Network and private donors for their foundational contributions to Ancestral Table’s NYC premiere.
Co-commissioned by Roulette, LA Phil, The Great Northern Festival, and National Performance Network. In partnership with Liquid Music and American Composers Forum.
Development support provided by Mabou Mines, Harlem Stage, Loghaven Artist Residency and The Bogliasco Foundation.
For questions, please email HERE.
