Marina

Julio Torres and Martine Gutierrez
August 27, 28, 30 at 8:30 pm
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.  

Under the water, Marina awakens and is greeted with gifts from her sea creature friends, then suddenly she discovers something new on the floor—the phone. When she begins scrolling, she connects with someone online and becomes entangled with the world above.

This performance will take place offsite and in partnership with Little Island.

Conceived by Julio Torres & Martine Gutierrez
Written and Directed by Julio Torres
Performers: Martine Gutierrez, Spike Einbinder, Brandon Flynn, River L. Ramirez, Scully James, and more
Composer: Lia Ouyand Rusli
Choreographer: Ryan McNamara
Production Designer: Griffin Stoddard
Assistant Scenic Designer: Seth Mazlin
Puppets and Props: Camille Labarre
Costume Designer: Erik Bergrin
Lighting Designer: Yuki Nakase Link
Sound Designer: Christopher Darbassie
Video Designer: André Azevedo Sweet
Make Up Designer: Nina Carelli
Production Stage Manager: Lindsay Jones
Venue Coordinator: Caroline Englander

Photo credit: Photo by Daniel Arnold

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 has received two Peabody Awards, for HBO’s Los Espookys, which he co-created and starred, and HBO’s Fantasmas, which he wrote, directed, and starred. Most recently, his one-man show, Color Theories, was filmed during its sold-out Off-Broadway run last fall and released as an HBO comedy special that is now streaming. 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, and his upcoming coffee-table book, The Perfect Gift, will be released on November 3rd.

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