Marina

Julio Torres and Martine Gutierrez

August 27, 28, 30 at 8:30pm
August 29 at 9:30pm

In this new work commissioned for the 2026 Whitney Biennial, audiences are invited under the sea. Directed and written by Emmy® nominated, award-winner Julio Torres, Martine Gutierrez stars as Marina, a New York City seawench on a journey of romance and self-discovery.  

Conceived by Julio Torres & Martine Gutierrez 
Writer and Director: Julio Torres 
Performers: Martine Gutierrez and more 
Choreographer: Ryan McNamara 
Composer: Lia Ouyand Rusli 
Scenic Designer: Griffin Stoddard 

Julio Torres is an award-winning Brooklyn-based writer, director, and comedian from El Salvador. His work on Saturday Night Live earned four Emmy® nominations and received wide acclaim. His first solo hour, My Favorite Shapes by Julio Torres, received rave reviews and was released as an HBO comedy special in 2019. Torres co-created and starred in HBO’s Peabody Award–winning series Los Espookys alongside Fred Armisen and Ana Fabrega, and created, wrote, directed, and starred in HBO’s Fantasmas. Most recently, his one-man show Color Theories was filmed during its sold-out Off-Broadway run and will be released as an HBO comedy special this spring. Torres made his feature directorial debut with A24’s Problemista, which he wrote and starred in alongside Tilda Swinton. His first book, I Want to Be a Vase, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2023.

Martine Gutierrez (b. 1989) is an artist and muse.