9 Summer Playwright Portraits, 2019

9 Summer Playwright Portraits, 2019

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Carla Chang,

Atlantic Theater

Sean Donovan

Bushwick Starr

Sarah Einspanier

Clubbed Thumb

 

Miranda Haymon

New York Theater Workshop

Michael R. Jackson, 

Playwrights Horizon

Playwright Grace McLean, 

LCT3

 

Playwright Chana Porter, 

New Georges

Playwright Nia O. Witherspoon,

Jack

Zhu Yi, at the Wild Project, 

Clubbed Thumb

Playwright Michael R. Jackson, Main Stage, Playwrights Horizon. 2019

Playwright Michael R. Jackson, Main Stage, Playwrights Horizon. 2019
Co-Produced-Page 73 

A Strange Loop

Book, Music, and Lyrics by Michael R. Jackson

Directed by Stephen Brackett

Choreographed by Raja Feather Kelly

FEATURING

Antwayn Hopper — Thought 6

James Jackson, Jr. — Thought 2

L Morgan Lee — Thought 1

John-Michael Lyles — Thought 3

John-Andrew Morrison — Thought 4

Larry Owens — Usher

Jason Veasey — Thought 5

Scenic Design: Arnulfo Maldonado

Costume Design: Montana Levi Blanco

Lighting Design: Jen Schriever

Sound Design: Alex Hawthorn

Hair, Wig, and Makeup Design: Cookie Jordan

Orchestrations: Charlie Rosen

Music Director: Rona Siddiqui

Vocal Arrangements: Michael R. Jackson

Music Coordinator: Tomoko Akaboshi

Production Stage Manager: Erin Gioia Albrecht

Assistant Stage Manager: John C. Moore

Playwright Nia O. Witherspoon, Brooklyn Arts Exchange, 2019

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Playwright Nia O. Witherspoon, 2019

Brooklyn Arts Exchange, 

Parkslope

Playwright Grace McLean, LCT3, 2019

Playwright Grace McLean, LCT3, 2019

IN THE GREEN

BY Grace Mclean

Directed by Lee Sunday

Cast:Rachael Duddy, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Grace McLean, Mia Pak and Hannah Whitney

 sets by Kristen Robinson, costumes by Oana Botez, lighting by Barbara Samuels, sound by Nicholas Pope, and orchestrations by Grace McLean and Kris Kukul, with music supervision by Kris Kukul

Playwright Carla Ching, Atlantic Theater 2, 2019

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Playwright Carla Ching, Atlantic Theater 2, 2019

Nomad Motel,

Written by Carla Ching;

 Directed by Ed Sylvanus Iskandar

Scenic Design:Yu-Hsuan Chen

Cast:

Ian Duff, Molly Griggs, Christopher Larkin, Samantha Mathis and Andrew Pang

Playwright Zhu Yi, at the Wild Project, Clubbed Thumb, 2019

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Playwright Zhu Yi, at the Wild Project, Clubbed Thumb, 2019

YOU NEVER TOUCHED THE DIRT

written by Zhu Yi

directed by Ken Rus Schmoll

With Holly Chou, John D. Haggerty, Daniel K. Isaac, Kenneth Lee, Jennifer Lim, and Julyana Soelistyo

sets by Andrew Moerdyk

costumes by Heather McDevitt Barton

lights by Jiyoun Chang

sound by Brendan Aanes

props by Raphael Mishler

production stage manager Melanie Aponte

Playwright Miranda Haymon, New York Theater Workshop, Next Door, 2019

Playwright Miranda Haymon, New York Theater Workshop, Next Door, 2019

In the Penal Colony

Writer and Director Miranda Haymon

Producers The Hodgepodge Group and Lucy Powis

Featuring Jamar Brathwaite, David Glover and Dhari Noel

Set Designer Emmie Finckel

Lighting Designer Cha See

Sound Designer Valentine Monfeuga

"But we keep fucking going ya’ll. It keeps going. We keep going. It keeps going. We keep going. It keeps going. Profits go up. They go up. We go up. Then it goes down. We keep going."

Playwright Sean Donovan, Bushwick Starr, 2019

Playwright Sean Donovan, Bushwick Starr, 2019

Cabin

Written and Directed by Sean Donovan

Choreographed by Sean Donovan, Tyler Ashley and Brandon Washington

Featuring: Tyler Ashley, Sean Donovan and Brandon Washington

Original Compositions by Heather Christian with Lyrics by Sean Donovan, Consulting Director: Stephen Brackett, Set Designer: Carolyn Mraz, Sound Designer: Dan Dobson, Video Designers: Austin Switser and Jess Medenbach, Costume Designer: Wendy Yang, Lighting Designer: Amanda K. Ringger, Technical Director: Carl Whipple, Production Stage Manager: Randi Rivera, Producer: Sandra Garner, Lingua Franca Arts

Playwright Will Arbery,, Clubbed Thumb at The Wild Project Stage 2018

Playwright Will Arbery, Clubbed Thumb at The Wild Project Stage 2018

Plano

written by Will Arbery

directed by Taylor Reynolds

with: Brendan Dalton, Crystal Finn, Susannah Flood, Ryan King, Cesar J. Rosado, Mary Shultz and Miriam Silverman.

Daniel Zimmerman (set design), Stephanie Levin (costume design), Isabella Byrd (lighting design), Mark Van Hare (sound design), Kelly Bartnik (choreography) and Kristy Bodall (production stage manager)

Playwright Angela Hanks, Clubbed Thumb at The Wild Project Stage 2018

Playwright Angela Hanks, Clubbed Thumb at The Wild Project Stage

 2018

Wilder Gone

written by Angela Hanks

directed by Margot Bordelon

with: Toni Ann DeNoble, Crystal Dickinson, Washington Kirk, Nicole Lewis, Christopher Livingston, Hubert Point-Du Jour and Markita Prescott.

Reid Thompson (set design), Beth Goldenberg (costume design), Marie Yokoyama (lighting design), Kate Marvin (sound design), Rick V. Moreno (production stage manager)