Playfest 2.0

Playfest 2.0


6 original plays
6 women writers
tackle the theme of a woman's strength
 
 
Led by artistic director Victoria Evans-Erville, the company held a playwriting competition this winter for female writers in California who were asked to tackle the theme of a woman's strength.   Six winning short plays will be presented in a fully staged, one night only, performance on April 24 at 8pm.
 
The wide-ranging selections are:
One Is For Letters by Playwrights Foundation resident Erin Bregman, a June Ann Baker Prize winner and Princess Grace award finalist.  She has been a Jerome fellow and her work has been commissioned by the Magic Theatre.
 
Cosmetic Counter and NightMares by award winning actor and playwright Marilyn Hughes; Cosmetic Counter won the SF Playwrights Foundation's DramaRama short play festival and was the first place winner of the Marin Fringe Festival.
 
Though They May Be Parted by Patricia Milton, president of Playwrights Foundation in SF; her plays have been performed in SF and NYC and many US cities in between.
 
Jewish Roots by emmy nominated Ellen Sandler, who has written for many prime time network television shows and created original television pilots in the US and internationally.  Jewish Roots was previously produced in LA starring Fran Drescher.
 
Homeostasis, by Lauren Yee, who has been honored with numerous fellowships including one from The Dramatists Guild.  A finalist for many prestigious writing awards, Ms. Yee won the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival Paula Vogel award.  Her various commissions include Yale's O'Neill Studio and last year she was a member of the 2009 Public Theater emerging playwrights group in NYC.
 
This year's directors are Amy Crumpacker, Victoria Evans-Erville, Lisa Giglio and Kate Jopson.
 
 
 

 

 

 

 Previous Playfests

  • 2008 - The Seven Virtues
    A Wake (Patience/Forgiveness) by Marisela Treviño Orta
    Directed by Elizabeth Williamson
    Featuring Tara Generalovich, Leah Herman, Khamara Pettus and Gina Seghi

    Food Service (Humility/Modesty) by Elana McKernan
    Directed by Debbie Lynn Carriger
    Featuring Patrick Engle, Sarita Ocon and Kate Thompson

    The Art of Benevolence (Kindness) by Judy Juanita
    Directed by Nakissa Etemad
    Featuring Tamar Cohn, Tenaya Hurst, Clare McNulty and Carlye Pollack

    Burial (Diligence) by Judith Offer
    Directed by Lila Neugebauer
    Featuring Dee Baily, Jennifer Graham, Shirley Hall, Maggie Tenenbaum and Karen-Meredith Wolf

    Late Night at the DHC (Chastity) by Pat Milton
    Directed by Hester Schell
    Featuring Michaela Greeley, Alexandra Kay, and Katie Krueger

    Immoderate (Temperence/Moderation) by Susan Sobeloff
    Directed by Tamiyka White
    Featuring Julie Kurtz, Mary McGloin and Eleni Zaharopoulos

    The Fundraiser     (Generosity/Charity) by Karen Macklin
    Directed by Lisa Edsall-Giglio
    Featuring Chijundu Okonmah, Danielle Perata, Sandra Weingart and  Vidya Sundaram

       Stage Manager: Christine Dumke   
     
  • 2007 - International Awards and Prizes

    • A Waste of Tears (Academy Award) by Anne-E. Wood
      Directed by Dawn Monique Williams
      Featuring Alexaendrai Bond, Treacy Corrigan, Ben Dziuba, and Maryssa Wanlass

      And the Winner Is (Pulitzer Prize) by Judith Offer
      Directed by Gemma Whelan
      Featuring David Mugglebee, Carolyn Power and Ria Lawrence

      The History of Sweat (FiFi Award) by Judy Juanita
      Directed by Erin Blackwell
      Featuring Darothy Durkac, Jill Eickmann, Rachel Rajput

      Dingy (World Stupidity Award) by Maria Rokas
      Directed by Victoria Erville-Evans
      Featuring Tamar Cohn, Jenna Johnson and Mary McGloin

      Blood Promise (Grammy Award) by Cat Callejas
      Directed by Debbie Lynn Carriger
      Featuring Sarah Eismann, Leontyne Mbele-Mbong, and Jen Stukey

      War and Peace in 30 Seconds (Clio Award)
      by Sharon Eberhardt
      Directed by Nancy Shelby
      Featuring Rob Dario, Jean Forsman, Nidhi Singh and Teri Stockton

      Process of Elimination (Nobel Prize)
      by Marisela Treviño Orta
      Directed by Wilma Bonet
      Featuring Mick Mize, Timothy Redmond, and Valerie Weak

      Stage Manager: Christine Dumke

  • 2006 - The Seven Seals

    • Playwrights: Cat Callejas, Judy Juanita, Andrea Kuchlewski, Patricia Milton, Marisela Treviño Orta, Alina Trowbridge and Anne-E. Wood

      Directors: Adriana Baer, Erin Blackwell, Velina Brown, Keiko Shimosato Carreiro, Desdemona Chiang, Margo Hall and Mei Ann Teo

      Stage Manager: Diana Strachan

      Actors: Amanda Adili, Liz Anderson, Laura Jane Bailey, Michael Barr, Lea Bender, Misti Boettiger, Diana Boos, Chlë Bronzan, Erin Carter, Tamar Cohn, Kevin Copps, Rob Dario, David Fierro, Tiffany Harrison, Lisa Hori-Garcia, Nicole C. Julien, Yusef Lambert, Joy Lian, Patrick MacKellan, Hector Osorio, Jennifer M. Rich, Christine Schisano, Elizabeth Sibley, Ryan Tasker, Kristy Trujillo, Abi Van Andel, Virginia Wilcox and Dan Wilson

  • 2005 - The Seven Dwarves

    • Playwrights: Erin Blackwell, Karen Macklin, Jeannie Barroga, Ellen Koivisto, Judy Juanita, Andrea Kuchlewski, and Pat Milton

      Directors: Emily Koch, Deb Carriger, Bernadette Quattrone, Molly Noble, Lisa Giglio, Lorri Holt, and Rebecca Noon

      Actors: Afi-Ayanna Shepard-Staley, Alexaendrai Bond, Amrita Gandhi, Chi Chi Okonmah, Dan Wilson, Darell Harper, Darothy Durkac, Desdemona Chiang, Felicia Benefield, Greg Ayers, Heather O'Brien, Jennifer Dean, Jenny Debevec, Karen Merek, Kim Jiang, L.A. Renigen, Le Neac Weathersby, Lily Tung, Lisa Jenai Hernandez, Marissa Keltie, Martha Luehrmann, Nicole Julien, Rachel Rajput, Rena Morabe, Sally Clawson, Sheila Devitt, Sigrid Sutter, Tiffany Sierra, and Yoonie Cho

  • 2004 - The 7 Years of Woman's Will

    • Playwrights: Linda Ayres-Frederick, Kristi Goodnight, Leslie Einhorn, Erin Blackwell, Mae Ziglin Meidav, Pamela K. Walker, and Torange Yeghiazarian

      Directors: Emily Koch, Debbie Lyn Carriger, Molly Noble, Tioni McCoy, Tessa Koning-Martinez, Leslie Martinson, and Jessica Heidt

      Actors: Darlene Dhillon, Lyndsay Faye, Amrita Gandhi, Catz Forsman, Lisa Patten, Bella Warda, Jeanette Harrison, Casey Jones-Bastiaans, Aaron Turner, Mary Unruh, Katy Brown, Jennifer Dean, Lisa Jenai Hernandez, Kendra Keller, Tristan Thunderbolt, Cassidy Brown, Jean Forsman, Joseph Midyett, Chi Chi Okonmah, Tom Parker, Ashley Baker, Joan Bernier, Christian Cagigal, Mary McGloin, Mia Paschal, Kendra Chell, Tom Darci, Gabriel Lehner, Tiffany Holland, Christine Odera, Lea Bender, Lizzie Calogero, Jenny Debevec, and Mike Reynolds

  • 2003 - The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People

    • Playwrights: Kimberly Davis Basso, Erin Blackwell, E. Hunter Spreen, Coley Lally, Cheryldee Huddleston, Jeanne Barroga, and Leslie Einhorn

      Directors: Wilma Bonet, Erin Merritt, Tessa Koning-Martinez, Ann Feehan, Susannah Martin, Amy Mueller, and Debbie Lyn Carriger

      Actors: Arwen Anderson, Monica Cortés Viharo, Marjorie Crump-Shears, Chi Chi Okonmah, Sheila Berotti, Laura Derry, Darothy Durkac, Lea Bender, Bruce Burns, Jennifer Erdmann, Bernadette Quattrone, Kellee Bedford, Zehra Berkman, Carl Spiegelberg, June Stoddart, Mary Ann Biewener, Chloë Bronzan, Crystal Bush, Tiffany Holland, Cassidy Brown, Lisa Jenai Hernandez, Casey Jones-Bastiaans, Alison C. Wright, Susan Gaskill, Annie Larson, Greg Lucey, and Teri Stockton

  • 2002 - The Seven Seas

    • Playwrights: Kimberly Davis Basso, Eugenie Chan, Linda Ayres-Frederick, Alison Wright, Ellen Koivisto, Margery Kreitman, and Cat Callejas

      Directors: Maxine Wyman, Debbie Lyn Carriger, Torange Yeghiazarian, Bahati Bonner, Velina Brown, Kay Kleinerman, and Kathryn Seabron

      Actors: Tom Darci, Megan Thruston, Leslie Einhorn, Monica Cortés Viharo, Laura Derry, Mary Saudargas, Darothy Durkac, Kristen Lo, Mary McGloin, Ty Blair, Denise Erickson, Courtney Shropshire, Kenyon DeVault, Tom Juarez, Beth Kellermann, Alexandra Matthew, Jean Mullis, Chloë Bronzan, Melvina Jones, Keith Burkland, Jessica Jacobson, Suraya Keating, Dana Lewenthal, Esther Mulligan, Noel Woods, Olivia Groves, Diane Tasca, Lisa Jenai Hernandez, Carol Flanagan, Lee Kiszonas, Annie Larsen, Lara Bruckman, Perry Smith, Melvin Escoto Butel, Allyson Kulavis, Mario Alvarado, Raquel Haro, and Jeanette Harrison

  • 2001 - The Seven Colors of the Rainbow

    • Playwrights: Jeannie Barroga, Alison Wright, Cat Callejas, Linda Ayres-Frederick, Daniele Nathanson, Kimberly Davis Basso, and Tania Katan

      Directors: Virginia Abascal, Chris McHugh, Mary Saudargas, Debbie Lyn Carriger, Kathryn Seabron, Ellen Koivisto, and Keiko Shimosato

      Actors: Janis De Lucia Allen, Gillian Chadsey, Nick Sholley, Monica Muñoz Cortés, Jean Mullis, Christian Schneider, Tony Williams, Melanie Curry, Melvin Escoto Butel, Jeanette Harrison, Tom Parker, Lara Bruckmann, Mary McGloin, Heather Peroni, Onico Edain, Carol Flanagan, Perry Smith, Darin Wilson, Sheila Berotti, Anaïs Koivisto, Deidre Kotch, Laura Derry, Kevin Kelleher, and Alexandra Matthew

  • 2000 - The Seven Deadly Sins

    • Playwrights: Kimberly Davis Basso, Cat Callejas,Tania Katan, Alison Wright, Linda Ayres-Frederick, Elizabeth Spreen, and Eugenie Chan

      Directors: Debbie Lyn Carriger, Kathryn Seabron, Wilma Bonet, Ginny Reed, Susan E. Evans, Mary Coleman, and Ellen Brooks

      Actors: Jaxy Boyd, Keith Davis, Mary McGloin, Selena Sue Navarro, Melvin Escoto Butel, Carlos Aguirre, Tom Parker, Fred Smith, Lizzie Calogero, Ellen Koivisto, Dan Wolf, Christina Augello, Sheila Berotti, Comika Griffin, Adam Chipkin, Annie Kunjappy, Jennifer Marshall, Trish Mulholland, Kieron Edwards, Greg Lucey, Bethany Maxwell, Wendy Wilcox, Melanie Hermann, Anaïs Koivisto, Derek Mutch, and Nick Sholley

  • 1999 - The First

    • Playwrights: Jeannie Barroga, Beverlee Blair, Cat Callejas, Kimberly Davis Basso, Tania L. Katan, Elizabeth Spreen, Andrea Cristina Thome, and Mary Wagner

      Directors: Shaun Loftus, Virginia Abascal, Susan E. Evans, Miko Lee, Katie Bales, Debbie Lyn Carriger, Amy Robins, and Linda Ayres-Frederick

      Actors: Joaquin Aranda, Casy Jones Bastiaans, Madeline Lacques-Aranda, Alberto Rosas, Jaxy Boyd, Melissa Culross, Paul Lancour, Cambron Williamson, Beth Donohue, Carolyn Doyle, Éowyn Mader, Fred Smith, Hunter K. Eastburn, Patricia Hughes, Angela Noble, Kathryn Pallakoff, Patrick Dooley, Tricia Mulholland, John Warren, Wendy C. White, Floriana Alessandria, Keith Davis, Brian Linden, Amy Sass, Richard J. Silberg, Tara Blau, Laura Derry, Alexandra Kuntzsch, Marlène Ramírez-Cancio, Ryan Gowland, Tori Hinkle, Linda Jones, and Michele McHall