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First
read thru of THE DAY OF THE PICNIC –
(l to r) Karen Vicks, Nancy Boykin (back to us),
playwright Russell Davis, director Valentina Fratti,
Pratima Agrawal, Kevin Bergen,
Forrest McClendon and Susan Moses.
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First
read thru of THE RANT –
Elena Araoz, Donovan Hagin, dramaturg Kittson O’Neill,
Rick DesRochers, playwright Andrew Case (obscured)
Paul Krick and David Ingram.
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Dramaturgy
Diva Michele Volansky and Rick DesRochers. |
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First
read thru of MILITANT LANGUAGE –
Charlotte Northeast, playwright Sean Christopher Lewis, Davey
White, director Seth Rozin, Joe O’Brien,
dramaturg Larry Loebell, stage manager and
sound designer Chaz Brastow, Ankit Dogra,
Bowman Wright and Anthony Lawton.
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Sean
Christopher Lewis discusses his play
MILITANT LANGUAGE with director Seth Rozin,
dramaturg Larry Loebell and actors. |
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Around
the table with at a THERE OR HERE rehearsal
with Elena Araoz, dramaturg Michele Volansky,
director Amy Feinberg and Julianna Zinkel. |
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Jade
King Carroll, director and playwright Christina Ham confer during
AFTER ADAM rehearsal. |
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A
very pregnant Kittson O’Neill, dramaturg
for THE RANT and AFTER ADAM. |
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Director
Rick DesRochers “conducts” a rehearsal of
his own play BUBU THE TERRIBLE – KING/SLAVE with
Charlotte Northeast, David Ingram, Elena Araoz,
Kevin Bergen, Sarah Doherty, Buck Shirner
and Amanda Schoonover.
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Director
Valentina Fratti confers with actor Kevin Bergen
while Michele Volansky surreptitiously listens in.
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Playwright
Aaron Poser (MY NAME IS ASHER LEV)
with Adena Potok, daughter of Chaim Potok. |
Sound
Designer, James Sugg edits sound for ASHER LEV. |
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Following
the staged reading of Christina Ham’s
AFTER ADAM participants and visiting artists
celebrate at a local café including director
Jade King Carroll, Christina Ham, artistic associate
Rick DesRochers, playwright Andew Case
and dramaturg Kittson O’Neill. |
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Interns (l to r) Annabelle Shore, Carrie Chapter,
Bela Rubin, Angela Coleman, Joshua Cohen
and Mathias Paul Krick in the green room. |
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Post
symposium exchanges (l to r) between
playwright Tom Gibbons, Rick DesRochers,
Christina Ham, Rajaswari Mohan and
an unidentified audience member.
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Director
Rick DesRochers with playwrights
Tom Gibbons and Christina Ham |
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Outside
the theatre – Annablelle Shore, doyenne of dramaturgy Michele
Volansky, former intern Liam Dailey
and MY NAME IS ASHER LEV director Daniel Goldstein.
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Duchess
of dramaturgy Michele Volansky,
Philadelphia Theatre Company artistic director
Sara Garonzik and Michal Meshejian
visit before a reading. |
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Philadelphia
Theatre Company dramaturg
Warren Hoffmann and conference dramaturg
Larry Loebell (MILITANT LANGUAGE) visit at a
break in the proceedings. |
Stage
manager John Flak cozies with director
Jade King Carroll (AFTER ADAM). |
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At
the Saturday night party Lisa McNulty
(Manhattan Theatre Club) charms Elizabeth Bennet
(back to us) actor Alok Tawari, playwright Jennifer Maisel (THERE
OR HERE - back to us, right)
and the ever-present Michele Volansky.
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It’s
late – Rick DesRochers and Sean Christopher Lewis |
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Around the table with THE DAY OF THE PICNIC – playwright Russell Davis (back to us), director Valentina Fratti (hidden), Kevin Bergen, dramaturg Emily Morse, Susan Moses, Forrest McClindon, Pratima Agrawal, Nancy Boykin and stage manager Chaz Brastow.
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Emily Morse comforts Michele Volansky during a break in activities as visitor Lisa McNulty looks on. |
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Dramaturg, Emily Morse of New Dramatists, flanked by playwright Jennifer Maisel (left) and director Amy Feinberg outside the Adrienne Theatre.
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