January

Alinca Hamilton as Lauren. Darlenis Duran as Maya. Directed by Lorca Peress. Produced by MultiStages, NYC, 2025.

Firecrackers!

Music by Guang Yang. Libretto by Paula Cizmar. Helen Zhibang Huang (soprano) as Mei; Kelly Guerra (mezzo soprano) as Nessa. Stage director: Laine Rettmer. Musical director: Tianhui Ng. Produced by White Snake Opera.

Antigone X

Directed by Anita Dashiell-Sparks. Mehrnaz Mohammadi as Antigone. Ryan Alexander Holmes as Zeno.

Seven

Seven - a documentary play written by Paula Cizmar, Catherine Filloux, Gail Kriegel, Carol K. Mack, Ruth Margraff, Anna Deavere Smith, and Susan Yankowitz.

THE VIG. By Paula Cizmar. Directed by Bernadette Speakes. Antaeus Theatre. Zip Code Plays Season 2.

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JANUARY Premieres in New York
 
JANUARY Premieres in New York
MULTISTAGES is presenting the world premiere Off-Broadway engagement of Paula Cizmar’s JANUARY, directed by MultiStages Artistic Director Lorca Peress. A play about the aftermath of traumatic violence, JANUARY performs as part of THE FEMME COLLECTIVE four-week residency in repertory at  The Theatre at the 14th St Y. Performances began Thursday, January 11, and continue through…
JANUARY – The Cast!
 
JANUARY – The Cast!
The world premiere of my play JANUARY is cast and in rehearsals–and the cast is superb. Alinca Hamilton as Lauren; Darlenis Duran as Maya; Veronica Cruz as Joyce; Jed Peterson as Henry. Directed by Lorca Peress; Production Stage Manager Mel Ashby-Hunt. Artistic Company includes Jan Hartley: Projection Design;  Sun Hee Kil: Sound Design;  Kia Rogers:…
JANUARY in January
 
JANUARY in January
At long last, after delays caused by the pandemic, JANUARY will finally see the light of day. Produced by MultiStages in New York, directed by Lorca Peress, the production includes an artistic team made up of a projection artist; a choreographer; scenic, costume, sound, and lighting designers; music; social media creators, etc. The play is…

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