Saturday, February 21, 2015
Rob Barron, Artistic Director
Tara Nachtigall, Festival Coordinator
A unique festival that showcased the talents of student Actors, Directors and Playwrights from across the CUNY campuses. Featuring the premieres of ten one-act plays written by CUNY Playwrights, as well as an afternoon of workshops and panels.
A Conversation about Playwriting
Lynn Nottage (Pulitzer Prize winner for Ruined)
Michael Weller (Broadway: Moonchildren, Spoils of War and the upcoming Dr. Zhivago)
Eduardo Machado (Havana is Waiting, Broken Eggs)
A Conversation about Acting
Laura Osnes (Broadway: Bonnie and Clyde, Cinderella, Grease)
Delroy Lindo (Film: Up, Malcolm X. TV: Believe, Law and Order. Theatre: Joe Turner’s Come and Gone)
Amanda Quaid (The Public Theatre; The Old Globe; Lincoln Center; Soho Rep; Shakespeare Theatre Company)
Theatre and Community: A Workshop about Creating Transformative Encounters through Theatre
Conducted by Philip Taylor, PhD, Director of Doctoral Programs, NYU Steinhardt Music and Performing Arts Professions
The Collaboration Panel with The Tectonic Theater Project
Premiere of Ten New Plays:
JUST ONE MORE LINE, by Harrison Marx (Kingsborough)
Directed by Matthew Burda (CCNY)
COMING OUT, by Collin Fairlie (Hunter)
Directed by Marisela Gonzalez (Brooklyn)
HUNDREDS, by Desimarie Medina (BMCC)
Directed by Isabel Maradiegue (Laguardia)
PLEASE HOLD, by Michael Saint (Hunter)
Directed by Kevin Edwards (Brooklyn)
VIOLET McGEE AND HER INCREDIBLE MAGIC SLUGS, by Katie Wright (CCNY)
Directed by Rebecca Guskin (Brooklyn)
WHITE SPOTS, by Phil Matiz (BMCC)
Directed by Joann Mallory Mieses (CCNY)
GAME NIGHT, by Rebecca Mills (Lehman)
Directed by Pilar Gonzalez (CCNY)
BETWEEN LOVE AND LUST, by Rachel Navarro (BMCC)
Directed by Cesar Valderrama (CCNY)
GIMME DA LOOT, by Juan Collado (Laguardia)
Directed by David Watson (CUNY)
UP, UP AND AWAY, by Kejana Ayala (Lehman)
Directed by Doo Young Youn (Laguardia)