Fall 2021 Virtual Workshops
Our Second Emerging Playwrights Program is Complete!
Over three months, these playwrights explored and developed their drafts with talented collaborators, built an intimate artistic community, and received financial and artistic resources to continue to develop their plays. Learn more about these playwrights and collaborators below!
Jonathan Edmondson (he/him)
Anne Karyna Bakan (she/her)
OCTOBER WORKSHOP - the pigeon.
Nate and Declan went on two dates. And that was it. They barely know each other. But when no one has heard from Declan in two weeks, and his brother Adam comes to investigate, he reaches out to Nate for help. In response, Nate finds himself face-to-face with the very thing he has been trying to avoid. the pigeon examines the truths we wish we could say, the lies that are crafted instead, and what we wish was in the world right outside our window.
Artistic Team
Written by Jonathan Edmondson (he/him)
Directed by Anne Karyna Bakan (she/her)
Dramaturgy by Brittney Anderson (she/her)
CAST
Adam — Matthew Doherty (he/him)
Declan — Nico Galloway (he/him/they/them)
Nate — Michael Manocchio (he/him)
Cora — Vanessa Agovida (she/her)
Phoebe — Vida Manalang (she/they)
NOVEMBER WORKSHOP - Stacy & Mia
Stacy and Mia are college roommates. Or lovers. Or both. University is a confusing rollercoaster for these two women as they face financial crisis and what it means to truly be supportive in an unbalanced relationship.
Artistic Team
Written by SMJ (they/them)
Directed by Chamari White-Mink (they/them)
Stage Management by Carri Yeager (she/her)
Design Consulting by Luca Bonacci (they/them)
Cast
Stacy — Faye Telemaco-Beane (they/she)
Mia — Rita Castagna (she/her)
SMJ (they/them)
Chamari White-Mink (they/them)
Jasmin Casiano (she/they)
Avery Rose Pedell (she/her +)
December WORKSHOP - THE BUS STOP
When the world of two unapologetic teens and an apathetic twenty-something collide at a shady bus stop, all pleasantries are thrown out the window. Follow these spunky women in their journey in facing the patriarchy, relationships, and their own acceptance of identity.
Artistic Team
Written by Jasmin Casiano (she/they)
Directed by Avery Rose Pedell (she/her +)
Cast
Bea — Anna Faye Lieberman (she/they)
Girl — MJ Daly (they/she)
Friend — Medina Purefoy-Craig (she/her)