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NEXT UP: AN INDUSTRY PRESENTATION OF
Presented by Sanguine Theatre Company, Roman Sanchez, and Charlie Chauca
PEACHY
A sorta chekhovian traumedy
By Jasmine Sharma
Directed by Sarah Shin
Featuring Cast Members:
Parvesh Cheena*
Jess Darrow
Joel Perez*
Miriam Laube*
Katherine Bahena-Benitez
Osh Ashruf*
Sharmarke Yusuf*
Jasmine Sharma*
Sierra Lancaster
*This actor appears courtesy of Actors’ Equity Association
THIS PRODUCTION IS AN APPROVED EQUITY SHOWCASE
JASMINE SHARMA
JASMINE SHARMA (she/her) is a South Asian-American performer/writer/activist. She aims to focus her work at the intersection of race/femininity/Americanness. If we’re collaborating on stories that are community driven/centering non nuclear family structures/funny, that’s a sliv/slaff/sley. Recent acting includes ASCAP’s MĀYĀ: A New Musical, the west coast premieres of WIVES and CALVIN BERGER: A Musical, THE WOLVES (McCarter Theater), and a lot of new work development (NYTW, The Public, Ma-Yi, etc). Jasmine is currently writing PIGEONHOLE, commissioned by Center Theatre Group. Other plays have been produced/developed/recognized by The Kilroys, The O’Neill, The Kennedy Center, Shattered Globe Theatre, Goodman Theatre, Jackalope Theatre Company, IAMA Theatre Company, The Entertainment Community Fund, Moxie Arts NYC, The Fled Collective, Ashland New Plays Festival, The Road Theatre, The 24 Hour Plays, AlterTheater Ensemble, Valdez Last Frontier Theatre Conference, The Blank Theatre, Lime Arts Productions, among others. As a screenwriter, her short film “Conflicted Cuties of Color” is currently in post production, releasing fall 2023, and she is a 2022-2023 Reel Sisters Fellow. Jasmine has also contributed to @iWeigh. Sometimes, she directs new work, sometimes she Script PAs Broadway musicals. Northwestern University.
jasminesharma.org | @jasminesharmaa
MOST RECENT
OUR ANNUAL NEW WORK FESTIVAL
playwrights
SPRING BREAK
April 2022 @ Open Jar Studios
This new play festival championed the work of three outstanding early career playwrights and provided them with development support, funding, professional resources, and more.
FEATURED PLAYS INCLUDED:
can't ignore the rat
By Emma Lea Hasselbach
Directed by Ana Radulescu
AT GOD'S BACK
By Camille Simone Thomas
Directed by Si Si Boudoin
CARETAKE OF HER
By kanishk pandey
Directed by Neeta Thandani & Max Mooney
A CO-PRODUCTION WITH WAVES OF LOVE, LLC
The Sitayana
(or "How To Make An Exit")
By Lavina Jadhwani
September 30 – October 2nd, 2022
@ The Marlotte
This one woman retelling of the Sanskrit epic poem, The Ramayana, flips the traditional narrative to show the princess Sita’s point of view on this ancient tale. We follow the young princess through marriage, banishment, exile, and heartbreak, and experience this classic tale anew in an utterly human way. Part coming of age, part Hindu epic, The Sitayana is ultimately a break up play about a young woman who goes to incredible lengths to fulfill her duty.
Creative Team
Lavina Jadhwani – Playwright
Sarah Shin – Director
Sean Perreira – Co-Production Designer
Cordie Hirsch – Co-Production Designer
Bea Perez-Arche – Stage Manager
Cast
Kendra Jain* – Sita
*This actor appeared courtesy of Actors Equity Association
A STAGED READING OF
Amputees
by QUENTIN NGUYEN-DUY
March 13th, 2022 at 3pm
@ The Tank
First-generation Vietnamese-American Sam Nguyen is home for the Holidays. In hopes of reassembling the family, his father, Vietnamese-born Phuong Nguyen, calls for a reunion to celebrate the family’s “Asian LunarMas” — a hybridized creation which binds the Vietnamese Tết with the Western celebration of Christmas. Forced to rekindle his relationship with his schizoaffective brother and estranged mother, Sam seeks to find the origins of his family’s trauma in his father’s past. When the past becomes blurred with the present, Sam is confronted with an ugly family history that is not so far from his own.
Creative Team
Quentin Nguyen-duy – Playwright
Sarah Shin – Director
Cara Hinh – Dramaturg
Cast
Tuânminh A Đỗ – Sam
Ian Michael Minh – Dev
Viet Vo* – Phuong
Jordan Mann – Annie
Eunji Lim – Ba Noi
*This actor appeared courtesy of Actors Equity Association
