Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Alicia Pilgrim during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre on Friday, September 19, 2025

Malik Childs, Thomas Walter Booker, and Tiffany McLarty during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Alicia Pilgrim and Maleek Rae during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Murphy Lorenzo Applin Jr., Camille Upshaw, and Tiffany McLarty during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Murphy Lorenzo Applin Jr., Camille Upshaw, and Tiffany McLarty during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait)

Thomas Walter Brooker, Chelsie Sutherland, and Malik Childs during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait)

Camille Upshaw and Murphy Lorenzo Applin Jr. during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Malik Childs, Thomas Walter Booker, and Tiffany McLarty during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Tiffany McLarty during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Tiffany McLarty, Murphy Lorenzo Applin Jr., and Camille Upshaw during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Alicia Pilgrim (foreground), Murphy Lorenzo Applin Jr. (middle), and Camille Upshaw (background) during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Chelsie Sutherland, Malik Childs, and Thomas Walter Brooker during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Malik Rae and Graciella Ye Tsunami during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Chelsie Sutherland, Thomas Walter Brooker, Malik Childs and Tiffany McLarty during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Alicia Pilgrim and Maleek Rae during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Alicia Pilgrim and Maleek Rae during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Alicia Pilgrim during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Chelsie Sutherland and Alicia Pilgrim during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Tiffany McLarty and Alicia Pilgrim during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

Camille Upshaw and Alicia Pilgrim during Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre

On Friday, September 19, 2025, I had the pleasure of capturing a performance of Maleek Rae’s Guttah (Or Ceremonies for Alligator Bait) at The Cell Theatre in Manhattan.

Rae is one of the 2025-2026 Residents at The Cell Theatre and performances of Guttah took place the 19-21st and the images in the above gallery were made during the first night.