“Mr. Jesurun – author, director and designer – is ingenious…the style and mastery of the form stamp him as innovative.”
– New York Times

John Jesurun’s Stopped Bridge of Dreams unfolds inside an anonymous globe circling jetliner—a modern age pleasure palace—operated by a mother and son.Inspired by 17th Century Japanese writer, Saikaku Ihara’s "'floating world" stories, Stopped Bridge of Dreams features a variable nightly series of revolving playlets and characters. Jesurun weaves text, video, music and live internet feeds to reflect the anxiety of spiritual and sexual dislocation in contemporary life. Featuring Obie-winning actress Black-Eyed Susan.

Written, directed and designed by: John Jesurun
Assistant Directors: Kevin Hourigan and Ryan Amador
Lighting: Jeff Nash
Costumes: James Reilly
Technical Director : Jesse Ricke
Projection Consultant: Richard Connors
Music: Jim Coleman, Dan Kaufman
Sound Design: Kumi Ishizawa
With: Black-Eyed Susan, Ikechukwu Ufomadu, Preston Martin, Claire Buckingham
Telepresence and Multi-Media Production: CultureHub
Website Design: Ben Williams
Production Manager: Sarah Holcman
Cinematography: Lindsey Medeiros
Editor: Raffael Toledo

This production is made possible through the support of National Endowment for the Arts, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, The Ford Foundation, The Coca-Cola Foundation, The Curtis W. Mc Graw Foundation, Robert Sterling Clark Foundation and Materials for the Arts.