Spent a week recently in Chicago in the rehearsal room for the upcoming Chicago premiere of SHEEPDOG at Shattered Globe Theatre, directed by Wardell Julius Clark and starring Leslie Ann Sheppard and Drew Schad. Felt very inspired by the team Wardell has assembled.
I received the most moving testimonial from my beautiful friend Jen Silverman, read by the inimitable Jiehae Park. A wonderful night — thank you New Dramatists!
Very excited to premiere SHEEPDOG in Chicago at Shattered Globe Theater, helmed by director/activist Wardell Julius Clark. The play runs from January 16 – February 29, 2020.
https://www.sgtheatre.org/sheepdog/
Honored and thrilled to be included with these wonderful colleagues, and welcomed into the New Dramatists family.
Press release HERE.
New Dramatists, an artistic home and developmental laboratory for professional playwrights, is proud to announce the addition of seven writers to its illustrious, dynamic resident playwright company: Will Arbery, Kevin Artigue, Gracie Gardner, Dipika Guha, Mary Elizabeth Hamilton, Madhuri Shekar, and Ariel Stess. They will be in-residence through June, 2026. These adventurous theatre artists were selected by a seven-person committee of New Dramatists current residents, alumni, and outside theatre professionals from 398 applicants after undergoing a highly competitive, nine-month review and consensus-based decision-making process. New Dramatists kicks off their seven-year residencies with an evening of readings and celebration at the annual New Playwright Welcome in the fall.
I’ll be spending five happy weeks up at Ryder Farm this summer working on a new play. This will be my fourth residency up at the farm, and the first as part of the Working Farm. Couldn’t be more excited to swim in Peach Lake and enjoy some (tick-free) nature.
Link to full details here.
With director Leah C. Gardiner and actors Erika LaVonne and Lea Coco.
On my play SHEEPDOG. Link here.
Here at South Coast Rep and excited to dig in with my wonderful director Leah C. Gardiner and small but mighty cast, Erika LaVonn and Lea Coco.
More about the actors here: https://www.scr.org/get-connected/south-coast-repertorys-stories/south-coast-repertory’s-stories/2019/04/02/meet-the-cast-of-sheepdog
