Skyscraper
A new play by Georgica Pettus
Friday July 11; Saturday, July 12; Thursday, July 24, and Friday, July 25, 2025
Roosevelt Island Tramway
ACOMPI presents Skyscraper, a site-specific tragicomedy about the delicate architecture of ego. Written and directed by new media artist Georgica Pettus, the play unfolds in four acts across multiple locations between Midtown East and Roosevelt Island, centered around the iconic Roosevelt Island Tramway. Performances take place on select evenings in July 2025.
The story follows land use lawyer Jordan (Zachary Zamsky), his girlfriend Eliza (Georgica Pettus), and his colleague Claire (Sharleen Chidiac). Through intimate inner monologues, the characters reveal their desires, the lengths they’ll go to achieve them, and the lies they tell themselves to make it all okay.
Performed in real time, the audience travels alongside the actors—from Midtown East to Roosevelt Island, including a shared tram ride over the East River. The play runs approximately 45 minutes.
Cast
Zachary Zamsky as Jordan
Georgica Pettus as Eliza
Sharleen Chidiac as Claire
Performance Locations
Act I: Tramway Plaza, Midtown East → Roosevelt Island Tramway
Acts II–IV: Firefighters Field, Roosevelt Island
Special Thanks
Renée Paule, PAGEANT, Lili Dekker, Kayhl Cooper, Maja Wittrup, and Riley Mac
Photography by Walter Wlodarczyk
ABOUT
Photography by Walter Wlodarczyk
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playwright, director, actor
Georgica Pettus is a playwright and artist based in New York. Her first play, 4,000 Dollars, premiered at KAJE in 2024 and at New Theater Hollywood in 2025. Pettus has exhibited video and new media work at The Shed, HeK Basel, Dunkunsthalle, PÎVO São Paulo, Modern Art Oxford, HESSE/FLATOW, and Foreign & Domestic, among others.
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actor
Zachary Zamsky is a born and bred New York City-based actor. You can see some of his work on film in Union County (dir. Adam Meeks/Berlinale) and Fan Fiction (dir. Ben Lederman/Palm Springs Intl. Shortfest). He is also featured in Blue Sun Palace (dir. Constance Tsang), which came back victorious from Cannes, garnering the French Touch Jury Award. Zamsky has training from LaGuardia High School (2015) and from Boston University’s Conservatory Program (2019).
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artist, cherographer
Sharleen Chidiac is based in NYC. She works in dance and is a co-founder of PAGEANT, an artist-run performance space in East Williamsburg. She makes music as a member of the rock band VOYEUR. She works in fashion as a choreographer for brands including Marni, Hodakova, SC103, and Ellen Poppy Hill.