QuaranStream
In response to the recent COVID-19 limitations affecting the theatre community and beyond, Normal Ave is excited to announce QuaranStream, a free series of commissioned world premiere digital plays on Facebook Live and IGTV. Normal Ave will be canceling the remainder of it’s live programing for the 2019-20 season, including the revival of Suzan Lori-Parks’ The Book of Grace. Normal Ave will resume in-person programming when responsible in the Fall of 2020.
Each week, Normal Ave will give two living playwrights a paid micro-commission to write a 10-minute play. Each playwright will be paired with a director, a group of actors, and given a title. Playwrights are then encouraged to write a ten minute play that is meant to be performed in quarantine, using the environments and materials that each actor has available to them in their homes. Throughout this challenging time, Normal Ave is interested in exploring the question of how we create with what we're given, in the circumstances that we are all bound by.
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QuaranStream will begin on April 9 on Facebook Live and IGTV. Their works will be directed by a member of Normal Ave’s artistic producing team. Readings will feature James Scully (YOU on Netflix), Sara Kapner (The Band’s Visit National Tour), RJ Vaillancourt (Saint Joan), and more.
QuaranStream will be produced by Shannon Molly Flynn, Jeremy Landes, and Kylie M. Brown and virtually stage managed by Jenna Ng Lowry. Noah Befeler will produce the live stream.
"While we, along with hundreds of other theaters, are faced with uncertainty, our commitment to fostering and giving a platform to new works, practicing radical audience accessibility, and inviting collaborative freedom is not going anywhere", said Normal Ave's Executive Director Jeremy Landes. "We cannot wait to share these nine bold and wonderful new short plays with the community.”
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Week 4
I Liked Bill Cosby as a Child and Now I Feel Guilty
Friday, May 1, 8 PM
written by Enzo Gattuccio
directed by Kylie M. Brown
featuring Katie, Marcia, and Jim Croyle
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QuaranStream: In Development
An Excerpt From You'll Know When You Get There
Saturday, May 2, 8 PM
written by Lilly Camp
directed by Jeremy Landes
featuring Olivia Hartshorn and Erin Walsh
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I Liked Bill Cosby as a Child and Now I Feel Guilty
Sunday, May 3, 8 PM
written by Paige Zubel
directed by Shannon Molly Flynn
featuring Reed Campbell, Ilana Gabrielle, Gavin Earl Johnson,
Lexi Orphanos,Jake Parisse, Paul Pilcz, and Alanna Saunders
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Past Productions:
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Week 1 - Organic Produce is More Expensive
April 9, 8 PM - Yianni Papadimos
directed by Kylie M. Brown
featuring RJ Vaillancourt and Sara Kapner
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April 12, 8 PM - Megan Chan Meinero
directed by Shannon Molly Flynn
featuring James Scully, Mel Weyn, Claire Saunders, and Tommy Heleringer
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Week 2 - Horton Hears a Cough
directed by Jeremy Landes
featuring Drew Carr and Pascal Portney
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April 19, 8 PM - Lily Houghton
directed by Shannon Molly Flynn
featuring Kirsten Harvey and Jake McCready
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Week 3 - Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?
April 23, 8 PM - Gillian Beth Durkee
directed by Kylie M. Brown
featuring Drew Lewis and Sabina Freidman-Seitz
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April 26, 7:05 PM - Harron Atkins
directed by Jeremy Landes
featuring Starr Kirkland, Justin Sams, and Jeorge Bennett Watson
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