Sophie Becker and Ronnie Woods present: Ronnie’s World

Sophie Becker performs with her ventriloquist dummy Ronnie Woods to present Ronnie's World. Ronnie is impulsive, ambitious, and the perfect foil to Sophie's controlled stage presence. Ronnie, a self-proclaimed "independent woman," navigates the pitfalls of relationships, dependencies, and forms of self-presentation alongside Sophie. When Ronnie begins to question her role as a doll and develop her own ambitions, the balance between the two is disrupted. With Ronnie's World , Becker plays with motifs and conventions of ventriloquism: the showmanship of the 1950s, comedy traditions, and the puppet as a projection screen for impulses, desires, and fears. At the same time, she draws on older forms of so-called "voice casting" as well as spiritualist practices, exploring the deep bonds that people can develop with inanimate objects. A game unfolds between theater, performance art, and experimental comedy, revolving around desire, recognition, and the question of who is actually speaking for whom. Seating is limited. Performance will run approximately 30 minutes. Sophie Becker is a performer and actress living in New York. Her work has been shown at venues including New Theater Hollywood, SculptureCenter, De Studio, C-mine, Art Omi, and NADA Miami. She is currently featured in the exhibition Greater New York 2026 at MoMA PS1. Photo Credit: Zoe Chait