So many people from across the country–and in Australia, Scotland, and Canada–joined together to start a conversation about democracy using theatre as the way to get people thinking. And talking. Some events were in university settings, some in theatres, some in union halls, some in neighborhood centers, some in backyards.…
After a marathon kickoff to Women+ on the Edge of Democracy–in the form of 12 hours of readings at The Flynn Center for the Performing Arts in Burlington, Vermont–the W+ED project is making its way around the country, with 100 presenters from 40 states (and Canada, Scotland, and Australia, too!).…
Climate Change Theatre Action continues, with plays geared to the theme The Time Is Now being presented in Kenya. Esther Kamba, in collaboration with Goethe-Institut, Nairobi, Kenya, is producing a reading of CCTA plays including Appealing by Paula Cizmar on October 9 at 6 pm. The event is part of…
The Flynn has teamed up with the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize to create a project that will start a conversation about where we are in the world right now. Is democracy okay? Or just hanging on by a thread? These are the playwrights whose short plays and monologues will start…
Coming soon, fall 2026. It’s an anthology. A marathon performance. And a nationwide theatre action. I’m so honored to be one of the playwrights commissioned to write a short play for Women+ On the Edge of Democracy. It’s designed to be a “Collective Portrait of a Nation in Doubt and…
The timeless story, a single person, seemingly powerless, facing an unjust law. Will she stand up for what is right? Will anyone join her? This contemporary update of Sophocles’ play puts its namesake Antigone front and center, rather than Creon (as in the original). Ismene becomes Esme, and reminds us…
For fun, here are some views of ELEMENTAL – Earth, Water, Air, Fire, a project we started to build as one of the prototypes for our Conference of Fire (C o F) program. ELEMENTAL is designed to introduce kids and families to the function of fire in nature; for example,…
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,…
The world premiere of JANUARY is in rehearsals–and the cast is superb. Alinca Hamilton as Lauren; Darlenis Duran as Maya; Veronica Cruz as Joyce; Jed Peterson as Henry. JANUARY by Paula Cizmar. Directed by Lorca Peress. Production Stage Manager Mel Ashby-Hunt. Artistic Company includes Jan Hartley: Projection Design; Sun Hee…
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…