PAST PRODUCTIONS
From crammed rehearsals in vacated apartments to producing world premiere off broadway plays
PAST PRODUCTIONS
From crammed rehearsals in vacated apartments to producing world premiere off broadway plays
THE SITAYANA
(or, "How To Make An Exit")
By: Lavina Jadhwani | Directed by: Sarah Shin
The Marlotte (2022)
Starring: Kendra Jain
Production Design: Sean Perreira & Cordie Hirsch
Stage Management: Bea Perez-Arche
Sound Support: Erica Huang
EDUCATION
By: Brian Dykstra | Directed by: Margarett Perry
59E59 Theatres (2018)
Featuring: Matthew Boston, Bruce Faulk, Wesley T. Jones, Elizabeth Meadows Rouse, and Jane West
Scenic and Lighting Design: David L. Arsenault
Sound Design: Kevin Heard
Costume Design: Amanda Aiken
Production Stage Manager: Mark A. Stys
Assistant Stage Manager: Ann Barkin
Photography: Carol Rosegg
A high school senior is suspended when he tries to burn an American flag for a school art fair project. Undeterred, he conspires with his classmate, a slam poet in trouble for an expletive-laden poem, to enter a controversial new piece, setting off a free speech firestorm in a small Ohio town. Education is a provocative new play about two young people who fight for their right to express themselves in a society hostile to and fearful of change. An explosive new play about free speech, the dangers of polarization, and using art as a means for change.
ALEXANDRIA
By: Vince Gatton | Directed by: Jordana Williams
IRT Theatre (2018)
Featuring: James Foster Jr., Stephen Heskett, Shauna Miles, Jonathan Melo, Kristen Vaughan
Scenic & Lighting Design: Tyler M.Perry
Costumes: Amanda Jenks
Production Stage Manager: Melissa Farinelli
Graphic design: Christopher Fitzer
WINNER OF PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT 2018
Alexandria is a play about relationships that cross the deep divides of belief and conviction: what those relationships are worth, and what they cost.
In a small-town library in the deep South, two librarians maintain an unlikely close friendship, despite their many differences. But when a controversial wedding, a young queer runaway, and an ominous cyberattack come crashing through their front door, can that friendship survive?
JESSICA
By: Patrick Vermillion | Directed by: Emily Jackson
IRT Theatre (2017)
Featuring: Anna Nemetz, Ali Scaramella, Will Sarratt, Michael Trimm, and Alli Trussell
Scenic & Lighting Design: Tyler M. Perry
Costume Design: Amanda Aiken
Sound Design: John McKenna
Photography: PJ Norton
Graphic Design: Christopher Fitzer
WINNER OF PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT 2017
In 2013, Jessica vanished. Now, her closest friends are reconstructing her with cutting-edge technology to try and track her down. They prime the android with memories from Jessica’s past, but it’s clear that their stories don’t add up. As Jessica’s friends fight for ownership over an artificial Jessica, the android listens, learns, and plays along. Suddenly, the line between robot and real life is very, very thin.
Written by a playwright who “daylights” as a software engineer, Jessica dissolves the metallic glamour of traditional science fiction and delivers a jarring encounter with artificial intelligence.
“Jessica is a memory worth adding to your own neural network.” -Culture Catch
PRIMARY
By: Gracie Gardner | Directed by: Alex Keegan
IRT Theatre (2016)
Featuring: Kevin Argus, Jody Christopherson, Brian Miskell, Casey Nadzam
Costume Design: Anna Winter
Lighting Design: Stoli Stolnack
Scenic Design: Matthew Imhoff
Sound Design: Lawrence Schober
Props Design: Elizabeth Frino
Production Stage Manager: Michael Tosto
Fight Director: Anna Fearheiley
Choreography: Lucia Knell
WINNER OF PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT 2016
It’s 1999 in suburban Connecticut. 9-year-old Sophie is certain she’s the missing Sailor Scout. The allure of local politics has brainwashed her mother, Laura, into a misguided campaign for state rep. During a brutal primary election, Sophie but bring her back from the dark side and restore Laura to her true self.
“Primary is an entertaining and timely escape from our current political circus.” – Theatre is Easy BEST BET
COME BACK UP
By: Sarah M. Duncan | Directed by: Jillian Robertson
The Gym at Judson Memorial Church (2015)
Featuring: Tai Verley, Nicole Kontolefa, Amber Bogdewiecz, JT Tarpav, and Amber Avant
Costume Design: Anna Grigo
Scenic & Lighting Design: Derek Miller
Sound Design: Lawrence Schober
Letta has no interest in looking back at the painful years behind her, but a surprise visit from her ex-partner Clara brings a lot more than the past when she implicates Letta’s son, Buddy, in a local crime. How can Letta protect her son from a racist legal system while still holding him accountable? Can Clara be redeemed? And, what does it mean to truly forgive? Come Back Up explores race, exoneration, and the flaws in our society.
THE LIGHTHOUSE INVITES THE STORM
By: Josh Drimmer | Directed by: Logan Reed
The Chain Theatre (2015)
WINNER OF PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT 2015
Two 16-year-olds meet at an artsy pre-college program, where they flirt, fight, but are ultimately unable to handle the love they stumble into. Sixteen years later, they are face-to-face again, and innocent nostalgia is turning into something far more difficult. Funny and heartbreaking, lighthouse is a play about the past never past.
“Lighthouse is a truly intimate experience with the souls of the characters laid bare only a few feet before you.” – Culture Catch
FLAMINGO
By: Alex Trow | Directed by: Jillian Robertson
IRT Theater (2014)
WINNER OF PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT 2014
Flamingo is a romantic comedy that may be a romantic tragedy. Beneath it all is a deeper story of sexual awakening, gender expectations, and what binds people together. Frank, funny, heartwarming and heartbreaking, Flamingo is every wonderful and terrible relationship you’ve ever had.
“Trow’s script is fresh, quick, and intentionally smart…Flamingo is not your average love story.” – Theatre in the No
WILD
By: Crystal Skillman | Directed by: Evan F. Caccioppoli
IRT Theater (2014)
“The script is a knockout […] We’ve been down the path of love before, but Wild puts it in perspective” – Theatre in the Now
EXIT 27
By: Aleks Merillo | Directed by: Mark Karafin
Medicine Show Theatre (2013)
WINNER OF PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT 2013
“‘Haunting’ is the best and most used word to describe the captivating piece that Aleks Merilo has created in his play Exit 27.” – Emerging Playwright Review
THE PAVILLION
By: Craig Wright | Directed by: Jillian Robertson
The Drilling Company (2013)
BEES AND LIONS
By: Sarah M. Duncan | Directed by: Jillian Robertson
WOW Cafe (2012)
WINNER OF PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT 2012
STOP KISS
By: Diana Son | Directed by: Illana Stein
WOW Cafe (2012)
The Last Days of Judas Iscariot
By: Stephen Adly Guirgis | Directed by: Jillian Robertson
The Drilling Company (2011)
CARY'S CHAIN STORE MASSACRE
By: W.M. Akers | Directed by: Kathryn McConnell
Stage Left Studio (2011)
WINNER OF PROJECT PLAYWRIGHT 2011
