THE JOHNSONS at JACK

I’m producing my FOURTH show at JACK this fall. THE JOHNSONS will be the inaugural production in JACK’s new space at 18 Putnam Ave in Clinton Hill (Brooklyn, NY). THE JOHNSONS is yet another play about my all-the-time obsession, the American Dream, this time focusing on a family who struggles with what to do upon waking up from the dream. At the top of the play, the Johnsons must deal with the fact that their home is going into foreclosure as well as the fact that a family member has died in the bathroom. Each family member copes in his or her own way, all leading to a perhaps inevitable conclusion. Anyway – more info soon!

Once again I’m sharing my attempts at artwork with the world. I made the show image.

Drama of Works presents Rent Party at The Tank, NYC, July 13-28, 2019

Hey kids,

ANOTHER children’s show this summer because I love them! 😻 This time it’s a fun collaboration with Drama of Works on a show about Harlem rent parties. The puppetry is fire. 🔥🔥🔥

 

Project Y’s Sleeping Beauty (Sort Of) at ARTNY Theatre / The Gerald Theatre, June 22-30

Hey kids,

My feminist update of Sleeping Beauty will be part of Project Y’s 4th Annual Women in Theatre Festival, June 5-30 at ARTNY. Yay children’s theater!

http://www.projectytheatre.org/2018/11/women-theatre-festival-2019-announcement/

Sleeping Beauty by Henry Meynell Rheam

New Light Theater Project’s The Great Novel at The Flea, June 7-29, 2019

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I have a new play called The Great Novel that New Light Theater Project is kind enough to be producing it! Come see!

https://www.newlighttheaterproject.com/the-great-novel

Abridged BULLY in Clubbed Thumb’s 2019 Winterworks, Jan 16-20

Clubbed Thumb asked me to edit my play BULLY down to 45 minutes, and since I’ll basically do whatever they ask me to do, I did. Come see! Directed by the very cool Sarah Blush.

Join us in just a few weeks for: WINTERWORKS 2019 an evening of short-ish new plays directed by our 2018-2019 Directing Fellows THANK YOU to everyone who donated in 2018. It was a great year and we’re looking forward to the next-with some big news on the horizon. But for now, here are some pics from our holiday party: See their work and then meet the artists at our weekend-long office party: Kate Eminger directing RATS! by Bryna Turner featuring Jane Bradley, Laura Esterman, Layla Khosh, Ellie MacPherson and Kelly McAndrew sound design by Ben Vigus | stage manager Christina Woolard Tara Ahmadinejad directing LUNCH BUNCH by Sarah Einspanier featuring Eliza Bent, Ugo Chukwu, Flora Diaz, Nadine Malouf, Keilly McQuail, Julia Sirna-Frest and Paco Tolson design by Oona Curley | stage manager Matthew Henao Sarah Blush directing BULLY by Amina Henry featuring Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Maechi Aharanwa, Hannah Cabell, Polly Lee, Elia Monte-Brown and Carmen Zilles choreography by Kelly Bartnik | stage manager Lauren Veit Seven performances only – seating is extremely limited! Wednesday, January 16th at 7pm Thursday, January 17th at 7pm Friday, January 18th at 3pm and 7pm Saturday, January 19th at 3pm and 7pm Sunday, January 20th at 3pm Runtime is approximately 2 hours followed by drinks and snacks in the Clubbed Thumb office. at Playwrights Downtown 440 Lafayette Street, 4th floor, New York, NY 10003 Tickets are free but you must make a reservation by emailing kim@clubbedthumb.org

ArsNova PlayGroup

For the past two years I’ve been gifted with the opportunity to be a part of Ars Nova’s Playgroup. Alas, all good things come to an end. I will miss seeing the group on a regular basis. (Good smilers in this group.) Playwright bonding time can be so delicious.

My last meeting was in December 2018. Sigh, sigh, and another sigh.

xoxo

Production Stills from BULLY at SUNY PURCHASE

I’ve been rather delinquent in updating my posts – too much to do, not enough time to do it! This fall I taught Playwriting at SUNY Purchase which was somewhat of a DREAM if I leave out the 2-hour travel to and from the campus. Getting students excited about playwriting is fun.

Also this semester, SUNY Purchase produced my play BULLY. It was directed by boss lady Logan Vaughan (a DREAM) and performed by a group of boss lady actors.

BULLY @ SUNY Purchase

October 2018

Directed by: Logan Vaughn

Featuring:

Wren Rebecca Jimenez

Simone Georgia Morgan

Mya Carter

Hayleigh Franklin

Aeriell Hartshorne-Hesketh

Zoleka Vandal

Photo Credit: Zoe Markwalter

BULLY at SUNY Purchase, October 2018 Directed by: Logan Vaughn Photo Credit: Zoe Markwalter

The Reviews are in for HUNTER JOHN AND JANE. They’re not terrible!

The New York Times calls it a “bull’s eye”.

The Village Voice calls it “funny and strange”, “generous and surprising.”

https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/08/08/hunter-john-and-jane-boasts-frights-imagination-and-uh-squirrel-guts/

 

 

Hunter John and Jane opens tomorrow!

My #metoo #blacklivesmatter ghost story with songs (and a puppet) opens tomorrow at JACK. Come see!

Performers:

Erin Cherry*

Bob Jaffe*

Madelyn McCray*

Jenson Smith*

Daniel Kublick*

Carolyn Holding*

Ugo Chukwu*

Jane Bradley

(*indicates member of Actors Equity Association)

Director: Sash Bischoff

Stage Management: Joel Andrew Cote

Set Design: Brett J Banakis

Lighting Design: Jamie Roderick

Costume Design: David Crowley

Sound Design: Andy Evan Cohen

Composer: Jared Saltiel

Musician: Jack Dentinger

Puppet Master: James Ortiz

Fight Choreographer: Esco Jouley

DATES/TIMES

August 2 – 4 at 8pm

August 8 – 11 at 8 pm

August 15 – 18 at 8 pm

LOCATION

JACK

505 1/2 WAVERLY AVE., BROOKLYN, NY 11238  |  BETWEEN FULTON ST. AND ATLANTIC AVE. IN CLINTON HILL  |  C OR G TRAIN TO CLINTON-WASHINGTON

https://ci.ovationtix.com/35022/production/993338?performanceId=10292012

Tickets for Hunter John and Jane are on sale now!

HUNTER JOHN AND JANE

Hunter John and Jane will haunt you.

Written by Amina Henry
Directed by Sash Bischoff

In her third production at JACK, playwright Amina Henry shares a ghost story, with songs, about a homeless man who is approached in the park by the ghost of a murdered prostitute. The ghost enlists him on a quest to find her remains so that her grieving mother can finally bury her and move past her mourning. Hunter John and Jane approaches trauma, mental illness and violence towards women in a whimsical way, giving the audience the opportunity to engage with difficult topics through poetic language as well as through a rich musical and visual landscape. With this play, Henry re-imagines what a love story can be, re-imagines what a musical can be, and proposes a world in which all lost or missing individuals are worthy of being found.

Featuring
Erin Cherry
Bob Jaffe
Madeline McCray
Jenson Smith
Dan Kublick
Carolyn Holding
Ugo Chukwu
Jane Bradley

Stage Manager Joel Andrew Cote
Scenic Designer Brett Banakis
Lighting Designer Jamie Roderick
Sound Designer Andy Evan Cohen
Composer Jared Saltiel

Puppet Master James Ortiz

at
JACK
505 1/2 Waverly Ave, Brooklyn, NY
btwn Fulton St. and Atlantic Ave.
Take the C or G to Clinton-Washington or enjoy a 15-minute walk from BAM or Barclay Center.

Wed-Sat, August 2-18, 2018 @ 8 pm

Tickets: $18
www.jackny.org/hunter-john-and-jane.html

DATES/TIMES
August 2 at 8 pm
August 3 at 8 pm
August 4 at 8 pm
August 8 at 8 pm
August 9 at 8 pm
August 10 at 8 pm
August 11 at 8 pm
August 15 at 8 pm
August 16 at 8 pm
August 17 at 8 pm
August 18 at 8 pm