Second-year Contemporary Theatre and Performance students present New Play Workshop: Monica, Richie, & Angel: A One-Act Traumatic Comedy and To All the Ways We Say Goodbye on-demand as part of the mainstage production season. Please register to receive the streaming link by email on Thursday, April 13 at 4:00pm ET. You will have 24 hours to stream the production.
These two new one-act plays were developed in the New Play Workshop work-in-progress course led by facilitators Tea Alagic and Pippin Parker.
Monica, Richie, & Angel: A One-Act Traumatic Comedy
Written by: Carlos Zipactonal Martínez (they/them)
Directed by: Raina Lawrence (she/her)
In the Summer of 2021. Monica & Angel, a chaotic odd couple living together, struggle to stay afloat in their apartment. Tensions rise when Angel discovers a secret that Monica is hiding. Only to make matters worse, Richie returns to heal a broken relationship with Monica.
Featuring:
Elly Han (she/her) as Monica
Jerome Allen (he/him) as Richie
Irisdelia Garcia (she/they) as Angel
To All the Ways We Say Goodbye
Written by: Zandra Paxton (she/her)
Directed by: Xin “Zinc” Tong (they/them)
How many times do you say “goodbye” before realizing a relationship has come to an end? After meeting off an app, an unlikely pairing stumble their way through a series of (un)happy accidents, trying to figure out what it means to find “LOVE” in this age of technology.
Featuring:
Shonari James (she/her) as Ginny
Bin Bin Kuo (he/him) as Ben
with original music by Zoe Lo
New Play Workshop Creative Team:
Facilitators: Tea Alagic & Pippin Parker
Stage Managers: P. Tyler Britt & Jessica Dell Beni
ASM: Adam Koob
Scenic & Props Scenographer: Portia Elmer
Lighting Designer: Paige Seber
Costume Designer: Tiffany Chen
Sound Designer: Prince Bawuah
Projection Designer: Erica Blumrosen
Movement / Alexander Mentor: Cynthia Reynolds
Voice / Diction Mentor: Alba Quezada
Presented by the College of Performing Arts at The New School.
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