Created and Performed by Malik Work
Directed by Vernice Miller

NYC native MC, poet, actor, writer, and rapper Malik Work bares his soul and shares his story through the lens of NYC in VERSES @ WORK. It connects the world of hip-hop and jazz, as well as the early millennium nightlife of the Lower East Side of Manhattan and intertwines verse, video, live music, musical theater, hip-hop, spoken word, dance, and theatrical monologue in a captivating, vibrant, and energetic show. This award-winning production was featured at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda, South Africa, at Nublu and The Park Avenue Armory in 2020 and most recently toured Verses@Work: The Abridged Mix as part of The Public Theater's Mobile Unit Summer of Joy. The South African press named Malik “the griot from New York, Shakespeare of the streets.”