Out in the Open - Press
Articles & Interviews
Suite 101 -- Interview
She's Bringing it All 'Out in the Open' by DJ McErlean-Hopson
In 2009 Andrea Cofino had a mission. She wanted to find a way to educate all ages about the struggles individuals went through in the LGBTQ community. Inspired by the beats from spoken word poetry, she created 15 monologues from 91 interviews from all over the world speaking about homophobia and transpohobia. Her main goal was to breach topics that mainstream society tends to leave out such as queer history, how there is inter-community discrimination, and much more. Thus, Out in the Open was created. Read on to see how this playwright started her own movement of awareness...
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 The Pace Press The Pace Press -- Interview
Out in the Open Transforms Community, Raises Money by Jackie Berg
For most seniors, a thesis is a necessary milestone to graduation. For Andrea Cofino, it is a venue for challenging social norms and uniting the LGBT community and its allies through art, expression and storytelling entitled "Out in the Open: Stories of Queer Oppression and Empowerment." Cofino's thesis brought forward the true stories of 91 interviewees from around the globe in a spoken word poetry show that also relied on multimedia, character interaction and humor to portray the unsung perspectives and experiences of her subjects...
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The Pace Press -- Article
A Sneak Peek into Powerful Poetry by Julyssa Lopez
It's 69 degrees on April 18, and visitors of City Hall Park are being bestowed with not just agreeable weather, but live entertainment. After weeks of rehearsing within the walls of One Pace Plaza, co-directors Senior Andrea Cofino, sophomore Rebecca Cunningham and a 23-person cast have come to the park to practice their show Out in the Open: Stories of Queer Oppression and Empowerment literally out in the open, as sophomore cast member Macaela Sears puts it...
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Reviews
LESGO NYC -- Review
Out in the Open: July 17 & 21
Out in the Open is a life-altering performance piece exploring queer history and experiences of the LGBTQA communities. Whether you love poetry, spoken word, monologues, anthologies or simply have an interest in anything queer, you cannot miss this show...
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The Pace Press -- Editorial Review
My Love Letter to Out by Laura Delarato
In the past few weeks, we all saw the black and white, abstract posters for "Out in the Open" all over the halls and on Cafe 101 tables. It was hard not to know about this show, and from its PR it was hard not to go see it. All the seats in the Multipurpose Room were filled with people holding reserved tickets. Non-reserved ticket holders shared the back and sides of the room and photographers had to walk around people sitting on the floor...
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