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September 4 -­‐ 6, 2014 at The Bushwick Starr Directed by Michelle Sutherland Adapted from the poems and letters of Emily Dickinson Original music composed by the Theater Plastique ensemble Produced by Jordan Harrison, Michelle Sutherland, and Theater Plastique Stage management: Isabel Cervantes Scenic and costume design: Diego Montoya Dramaturgy: Elisabeth Barnick Consulting dramaturgy: Emma McFarland Assistant Directors: Rebecca Cunningham, Lauren Hlubny, Lio Sigerson, and Blayze Teicher Lighting design: Justin Keenan Miller Video design: Kevan Loney Sound design: Amanda DeCastro DJ: DJ jojoSOUL (Saturday night party) Scenic Construction: Sully Ross Production Assistant: Christine Pardos Sound Content created by Amanda DeCastro, Niko Bakulich, Tapeface, Asa Horvitz (http://www.koansandperformance.com), Chris Lajoie, Elijah Miguel Video Content created by Kevan Loney (http://kevanloney.com), Asa Horvitz (http://www.koansandperformance.com), Mason Cripple (http://masoncripple.tumblr.com), and Todd Forsgren (http://toddforsgren.com) Scenic Assistance provided by Will Simmons, Basil Reyes, MixNYC, Jason, Ryan Streit, Tyrone Bevans, Elisabeth Barnick, Abdur-­‐
Rasheed Nuri, Christine Pardos, Lauren Hlubny, Michael Dobson, and others. Performance Ensemble: Abdur-­‐Rasheed Nuri, Aidaa Peerzada, Alexander Kushi-­‐Willis, Amelia Lang-­‐Wallace, Andrey Lyle Patino, Ayako Ibaraki, Bianca Vitale, BRAT, Caitlin Goldie, Camila Perez Santiago, Charlotte Gaspard, Chrissy Malvasi, Christine Pardos, Clara Elser, Danielle Romeo-­‐White, Eliza McKelway, Emily Nash, Gonzalo Bouza, Heidi Lange, Heloise Wilson, Jasmin Frankel, Jill Waters, Jose Rivera Jr., Julia Boyes, Kat Norcutt, Kensaku Shinohara, Lauren Norman, Lily Narbonne, Lucia Roderique, Luis G. Gomez, Mariana Vily, Matthew Corry, Max Gieser, Maya Kates, Meghan Pulles, Michelle Bocanegra, Mischa Ipp, Molly Collier, Molly Nordin, Morgan Baker, Olander Wilson, Rebeca Rad, Rebecca Beberaggi, Regina Parkinson, Rin Olsson, Ryan Pater, Scears Lee, Sean Jenny, Seon Gomez, Sneha Raja, Stephanie Hogan, Tiffany Springle, Zach Ragland Special thanks to The Bushwick Starr and their lovely staff, MIXNYC, Bart Cortright, Materials for the Arts, Tectonic Theater Project, Ben Lasser, Elisabeth Barnick, Hans Gallas, Caleb Hammond, Michael Dobson, Abdur-­‐Rasheed Nuri, Christine Pardos, the cast of our San Francisco workshop, all the people who loved and supported Gertrude Stein SAINTS!, our incredible cast & crew, and all of our amazing Kickstarter backers. Kickstarter Backers: Allison Garskof, Almeda Beynon, Ben Gansky, Ben Lasser, Brendan C Quinn, Caroline Lorenz, Chad Chenail, Chessa Madison Metz, Curtis Young, Daniel Jimenez, Danielle, Davis Robinson, Donna Asali, Eleanor Bishop, Elisabeth Barnick, Emma McFarland, Erin Fae, Erin Fox, Eve Jacobs, Hans Gallas, Jacqueline Saleem, Jessie Mills, Jordan Harrison, Joshua Jabbour, Julia Boyes, Julia Bruk, Katherine Pan, Katya Stepanov, Kelley Holley, Kickstarter, Kristen Felicetti, Kym R Lindsey, Lauren O'Neal, Lauren Z. Adleman, Lily Narbonne, Lindsay Kaufman, Louis Fabbri, Margo, Martha Kuhn, Michelle Graham, Miranda Wonder, Molly Nordin, Niina Pollari, Richard Katz, Robin Towse, Ryan Leggett, Ryan Pater, Samuel Mulligan, Sean Jenny, Sophie Tholstrup, Stephen Wagener Bennett, Susan Harrison, Toro Communications, Wendy Talbert Gordon, Will Rogers, Yancey Strickler Space Igloo Sponsor: Robin Towse Performer Bios: Morgan Baker (Performer) is a proud Florida State graduate with a BA in Theatre. She is now a (newly!) Brooklyn-­‐based theatre artist. She has recently performed in Rudy on Drums! (Rudy) at the Manhattan Rep and taken part in readings for Primary Stages’ ESPA. Let’s groove tonight, y’all. Niko Bakulich (Sound Content Creator) is a composer, producer, and multi-­‐instrumentalist from San Francisco. He has written and performed music for dance, theater, and film. His most recent album was with the San Francisco group Lucre, published independently. Elisabeth Barnick (Dramaturg) is a Traveller on a hill. Rebecca (Becca) Beberaggi (Performer) is a NYC based Actress/Singer. A graduate of The Stella Adler Studio, her recent credits include: Essie in The House of Connelly, Robin in Road to Damascus and Angie in Top Girls. As a Singer check her out at Soundcloud.com/BebeBadMime and connect on Twitter.com/Beberagg. Much love to Theater Plastique! BRAT (Performer) Choreographer* Danca* Fine Art Model* Yogi Mama* Pilates Instructor* NYC Bebe* West Indian Americana* Grenadian* Nevisian* Midwest DHQ '09* Gonzalo Bouza (Performer) is a Spanish actor born and raised in Madrid. New York based. More than twelve years of experience performing on several Films, Theatre and TV shows in Spain and USA. Some of his credits are: Cabaret Barroco, SrriSrro and Cabaret Cemento (Theatre) or Anomalous, Little Galicia and Sin Matador (Film). Julia Boyes (Performer) feels immensely blessed to be a part of Emily Dickinson! Recent dance credits include works with Mark Dendy, Maurya Kerr, and Andrew Harper. Theatre: Laura, The Glass Menagerie; Emma, Diff’rent. Training: The Maggie Flanigan Studio; BFA in Contemporary Dance from the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. Isabel Cervantes (Stage Manager) is currently a sophomore at Pace University and she is studying stage management this upcoming year. Isabel has greatly enjoyed working with Michelle and Jordan and hopes to work with them in the future. She also enjoys long walks on the beach and wants world peace. Matt Corry (Performer) is ecstatic to be joining the team of Emily Dickinson OUTER SPACE! A New York native, he graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Drama. He was last seen in Pistrix at the Midtown International Theater Festival and you can see him next at the Brooklyn Arts Exchange in Sound Syndrome. Rebecca Cunningham (Assistant Director) is a New York City based director with a passion for female representation in all aspects of theatre. She has directed on stages all throughout New York City including the Signature Center, HERE Arts Center, Robert Moss Theatre, and Paradise Factory. Previous AD credits: The Heidi Chronicles (Asolo Rep, dir. Laura Kepley). Training: Pace University, BA Directing. Amanda DeCastro (Sound Designer) received her degree in Commercial Music at The Florida State University. She is currently a Freelance Audio Engineer working out of New York City. Amanda has experience with working as a mixing, recording and live sound engineer. She is also a classically trained clarinetist and composer. She is very excited to have had the opportunity to be the Sound Designer for this performance. Clara Elser (Performer) is a recent graduate of the MFA Theatre program at Sarah Lawrence College where she focused mainly on new and devised work. Her thesis was a solo show entitled Whacked! An Intimate Evening With Lizzie Borden, which she wrote and performed. Jasmin Frankel (Performer) is more than ecstatic to be a part of Emily Dickinson OUTER SPACE! Her previous work includes The Children’s Hour, The Vagina Monologues, and The Serpent. Recently she performed a ballet solo in Once More With Feeling. She has trained in ballet and pointe for 12 years. Her diverse ethnicity allows her to explore various characters. Shout out to my mom, dad, my cat June Pie, and Ephraim. Thank you guys for all your support. [email protected] Charlotte Lily Gaspard & Midnight Radio Show (Performer) midnightradioshow.org Max Gieser (Performer) is a New Jersey-­‐born, Brooklyn-­‐based actor, writer, director, and comedian excited to be making his NYC debut. Recent roles include Poggio in ‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore and Beverly Weston/Sheriff Gilbeau in August:Osage County (UNCSA). Training: BFA in Acting, University of North Carolina School of The Arts (‘13) and The Laura Henry Studio. Caitlin Goldie (Performer). In nearly two years on the east coast, Caitlin has performed with many companies in venues such as Abrons Arts Center, HereArts Center, The Brick, IATI Theater, The Gallery Players, helping develop new plays at New Georges, EST, NYU and many other places. She has performed with members of The Wooster Group, Exquisite Corpse Co, This is Not A Theater Co., and more. Ask her about her self devised solo show "A Cabernet Cabaret" which toured wineries on the west coast. Seon T. Gomez (Performer) is a Brooklyn based guitarist. He plays with singer songwriter Jessica Carvo at many great venues around New York including The Knitting Factory, Mercury Lounge, and Rockwood Music Hall. He has scored two plays for The Dirty Blondes, playing live during the performances. He brings a unique energy to every project he gets his hands on. [email protected] Jordan Harrison (Producer) is a theater producer and video designer. He produced Gertrude Stein SAINTS! award-­‐winning run at FringeNYC 2013 and Abrons Arts Center. Currently a graduate student in Video & Media Design at Carnegie Mellon University, he also makes all promotional videos for Theater Plastique. @jordanwharrison www.jordanharrisonprojects.com Lauren Hlubny (Assistant Director) is an experimental dance theatre artist who recently graduated from Florida State University. She previously worked with Michelle on the magic dream ride that was The Hedgehog's DIlemma (2011), and is pumped to be back on this crew of unicorns. Thank you for joining the party! Asa Horvitz (Sound/Video composer). Musician, composer, director: Point Reyes, VALES, Koans and Performance Project, study: BA Wesleyan high honors, music, Fulbright 2011 – Poland. Current/collaborate/forthcoming: Lukasz Korczak/Gedney Barclay, Nowy Teatr Warszawa/Teatr Polski Wroclaw, Gown Down Moses (Festival d’Automne, Paris 2014, with Romeo Castellucci/Raffaello Sanzio), VALES recording and film project, drawings of salmon. http://www.koansandperformance.com/ Ayako Ibaraki (Performer) is originally from Japan and have appeared at several Off and Off-­‐Off Broadway theatres such as The Beckett Theatre at Theatre Row and Theatre for the New City. She is a graduate of AMDA and is currently studying with Wynn Handman. www.ayakoibaraki.com Mischa Ipp (Performer) is an international actress and producer who has worked professionally in film, TV, theatre, commercials and voice overs for many years. She is a graduate of the full time conservatory program at Stella Adler and has a BA from Curtin University. www.mischaipp.com; www.littleytheatre.co Sean Jenny (Performer) is a NYC based actor, singer, poet and playwright. He has performed in venues such as the Midwinter Madness Play Festival and Facing Page Productions. Training: Current Sophomore BFA Acting major at Marymount Manhattan College. Thank you Michelle and Lauren for this opportunity! His performance is dedicated to Sue Kelly. Maya Kates (Performer) is thrilled to be joining the cast and crew of Emily Dickinson OUTER SPACE! Selected credits include Jessie in 'night, Mother; Helena and Hermia in A Midsummer Night's Dream; Mrs. Gibbs in Our Town; and Henry in Henry V. Thanks to Mom, David, and everyone over at BTG and MMC. Amelia Lang-­‐Wallace (Performer) is ecstatic to be working on Emily Dickinson! Recently moving from Philadelphia, she was last seen on stage as Lena in Clybourne Park and Ronnette in Little Shop of Horrors! She would like to thank God, friends, and family for their encouragement. Let’s break body parts! www.Amelialangwallace.com Kevan Loney (Projection Designer) is currently a Video & Media Design MFA candidate at Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama. With a background in interactive computing, animation, and live performance he is working towards innovative and interactive design for live entertainment. Recently, he has worked as a Media Designer for the VIA festival (Pittsburgh), The Nina Variations (CMU), and Gertrude Stein SAINTS! (NYC), and assisted on The Glass Menagerie (CMU). He just completed work on the regional premiere of Pete ‘N’ Keely at Stages Repertory Theatre in Houston, TX. www.KevanLoney.com Chrissy Malvasi (Performer) is a graduate of the William Esper Studio Two-­‐year Acting Program. She also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. An actor, poet, and musician, she's thankful for productions in which she gets to be all three at once. Emma McFarland (Consulting Dramaturg) is thrilled to be working with Theater Plastique again after being the dramaturg for Gertrude Stein SAINTS! Emma is currently a dramaturgy/directing intern at Portland Stage in Maine. Eliza McKelway (Performer) is an actress and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. She's written, recorded, and toured nationally with the bands Anawan, Vales, and Point Reyes, and performed with Sxip Shirey at Joe's Pub, "Prometheus Within" at La Mama ETC., and "New Man" at Barrow Group Theater. Earlier this year, Eliza released her debut music video, "Grow", with her band Shen Din Shen. She graduated from Bennington College where she studied Acting and Vocal Performance. Justin Keenan Miller (Lighting Designer) designs lighting environments for both the stage and architecture. Pittsburgh credits: The Wild Party, The Rivals, Four Saints in Three Acts (Carnegie Mellon University), Night of the Living Dead (Microscopic Opera), Washington, D.C. credits: The Glass Menagerie Project at Arena Stage, Caroline or Change, Our Town, Stuff Happens, Suddenly Last Summer (Georgetown University). New York credits: Gertrude Stein SAINTS!, War Zones, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Annie Jr., Godspell, and many others. Justin has also assisted designers at: Arena Stage, Pittsburgh Public Theater, and the Pittsburgh Opera. www.JKMLightingDesign.com Scears Lee (Performer) is a multidisciplinary artist who lives in Brooklyn. His practice includes performance, design, puppetry and mask construction, drawings on paper, and painting. Scears represents a diverse background having exhibited or performed in a wide variety of venues including theatres, sideshows, circuses, pageants, and parades throughout the US and Canada. www.scearslee.com Diego Montoya (Scenic and Costume Design) Diego Montoya is a Brooklyn based fashion and costume designer. His recent work include Pink Melon Joy (Provincetown Tennessee Williams Festival), Mister Silhouette Man (Hot Festival, NYC) and several aerial performances for Atomic Circus in Montreal. www.DiegoLovesYou.com Lily Narbonne (Performer) is thrilled to be in EDOS @ The Bushwick Starr! Select NYC credits: Far (TeatroSOLO); A Serious Banquet, Pool Play (This Is Not A Theatre Company); The Three Musketeers, King Lear (Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival); Missionary in Manhattan: A Mormon Musical (Ukulele Orchestra of Great Brooklyn). www.lilynarbonne.com Emily Nash (Performer) is a Brooklyn-­‐based actress and singer with a BA in Drama from Vassar College. She is a proud member of the Bats at The Flea Theater, where she performed in the Drama Desk Award winning extravaganza, The Mysteries. Other recent credits include Fiona in Shrek the Musical and Marcy in Spelling Bee. www.emilynash.com Kat Norcutt (Performer) is an actor and director originally from South Carolina. She holds a BA in theatre from Sarah Lawrence College and is currently an intern with the New York City Players. [email protected] Lauren Norman (Performer) is a hand model. Her hands, legs, and face have appeared in over 50 publications. She is also an actress and ocean activist. She lectured about oyster conservation for The Big Green Theater's most recent collaboration with PS 123 and Superhero Clubhouse at The Bushwick Starr. She is currently a student at the Tom Todoroff Conservatory. Check out her website www.LaurenNorman.com and her Instagram account @MissLauren246 for pictures of oysters, and other images from her daily life as a model, actress, and ocean activist. Abdur-­‐Rasheed Nuri (Performer). I have worked with computers and electronics for over 20 years. A year ago I was introduced to the TV Studio and Stage side of Media, where I work. I love working with my hands so anything I can do in relation is excellent. Rin Olsson (Performer) is from Anchorage, Alaska originally, and thrilled to be a part of this production. Other shows include The Afflicted, with The Wandering Theatre Company and Bedlam Ensemble's Measure for Measure. Christine Pardos (Performer), a recent graduate of Skidmore College, is incredibly excited to make her NYC debut with such a wild show! Favorite credits include Macbeth and A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Saratoga Shakespeare Company), Passion Play (Skidmore College), Let’s Tap and Late Night Cabaret (Williamstown Theatre Festival). www.christinepardos.com Regina Parkinson (Performer) is a recent Brooklyn transplant hailing from Boston, MA where she dabbled in freelance art curation. Her background is in theater in dance with a more recent obsession with performance art as well as an overarching love with all things pop. She is thrilled to have landed in orbit with the fine folks of Emily Dickinson OUTER SPACE! Ryan Pater (Performer) is a graduate of University of North Carolina School of the Arts and couldn't have found a better creative opportunity, collaboration or space in NY. Aidaa Peerzada (Performer) is a 2013 graduate of Carnegie Mellon. Upon her recent move to NYC she worked with In The Basement Theatre Co. during their residency with Arts @ Renaissance. She is psyched to be working with Theater Plastique ! Meghan Pulles (Performer) is elated to be a part of this extra-­‐terrestrial experience. She is relatively new to performance art, however is no stranger to the stage. Previous roles include Clara in The Light in the Piazza, and Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie. Thank you Michelle, Jordan, and the cast and crew for all of their hard work, and gives all of her love to Jupiter! Meow. Rebeca Rad (Performer) hails from Brazil. NYC/LA/Rome/Sao Paulo. actress. directress. spirit guide. Select NYC: Lincoln Center, The Public Theatre, 54 Below, Joe's Pub, Paradise Factory, Theatre 167, The Brick, Under St. Mark's, Duplex, FOX, Discovery Channel, PBS, MTV, MTV2, MTVDesi, Multishow.X.BFA Pace University/Interlochen alum @RebecaRad Zachary Ragland (Performer) is a Brooklyn resident originally from Jacksonville, FL. He earned Bachelor degrees in Theatre and Communications with a minor in Psychology from The Florida State University. He is so glad to be working with such wonderful people on this very exciting production! Let's party! Sneha Raja (Performer) has been studying and performing in NYC for 3 years. She is currently performing in Public Works' "Winter's Tale" at Public Theatre Delocorte Theatre from September 5-­‐7. Jojo Rannazzisi (DJ jojoSOUL) is a percussionist, DJ, teaching artist and performer from Long Island, NY. jojo began drumming at the age of 10 in his elementary school band. He began teaching drum set privately in 1999, while studying music in high school. jojo attended the University of North Texas from 2000-­‐2001, excelling in African and Afro-­‐Cuban percussion. In 2002, jojo began writing music and performing as a professional disc jockey and emcee, while continuing to teach drum lessons both privately and with the National Drum Association. Working as DJ, drum/rhythm instructor, and performer, jojo has provided entertainment for a multitude of events throughout NYC and LI, engaging people to dance, drum, and enjoy. jojo creates music, remixes, edits, and produces sound for theater, film, and dance productions. jojo hosts and produces “Spread the Jam”, a weekly internet broadcast featuring guest musicians, DJs, MCs, poets, comedians, and artists. jojo strives to build his work with his children’s curriculum – “jammin’ with jojo”, as well as public interactive performances for “New York Drum Jam”, DJ events, bookings, and projects. Currently teaching: “Rhythm Percussion” at Williamsburg Movement And Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY. José Rivera, Jr. (Performer) is a Puerto Rican – American multimedia performing artist, director & choreographer based in Brooklyn, NY. NYU: Mad Forest (Radu), ACTING: the first 6 Lessons (Creature Chorus), Spring Awakening (Dr. VonBrausepulver), the displacement Project with Ximena Garnica. Choreo: In the Heights, Passing Strange, The Girl Who Was Plugged In. José is the PSM of the Dance Cartel, and an admin at CAVE home of LEIMAY. Danielle Romeo-­‐White (Performer). A native New Yorker and 2012 graduate from the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre with grounding practices in yoga, Butoh and music. Danielle loves corny jokes, impromptu dance parties and manual labor. Kensaku Shinohara / 篠原憲作 (Performer) Born in Sapporo, Japan, Shinohara started dancing and creating his own work while studying anthropology at International Christian University in Tokyo in 2004. After dancing and touring nationally and internationally with companies such as Nomade-­‐s, Grinderman, and with his own company Team Punchinello, he moved to NYC in 2009 to further his creative work. Trained in modern and contemporary dance techniques as well as improvisation, Shinohara has collaborated with artists such as Jennifer Muller, Tiffany Mills, Daria Faïn, Yoshiko Chuma, Darcy Naganuma, Philippa Kaye, Giada Ferrone, Lynn Neuman and others. He has presented his works for New Museum presents Dance for DNA, Movement Research at Judson Church, One Bryant Park/Bank of America Tower by chashama, Dumbo Art Festival, LaMaMa Experimental Theater, Hatch/Hatched Series, PMT Dance Festival, Evolve Dance Festival, WestFest, Queens Fringe Festival, Collaborations in Dance Festival, Fertile Ground/Take Root Series at Green Space, WAX Works, and more. He is also a certified Pilates Instructor and currently studying Thai body therapy as well. Lio Sigerson (Assistant Director). Thanks Em -­‐ hope you had as much fun as we did. liosigerson.com. Tiffany Springle (Performer) is thrilled to be a part of this creative and new theatrical experience! Her most recent credits include productions in the York Theatre and Actor’s Temple, as well as various workshops, readings, plays, musicals, film, concert, and voice-­‐over work. Visit www.TiffanySpringle.com for further information! Michelle Sutherland (Director, Producer) is a theater director and performance creator who develops original music theater and opera. Michelle began her work in the field of performance as the guitarist of an eight-­‐piece gypsy jazz punk band. Her work with this ensemble spanned five years and taught her valuable lessons in creating and sustaining punk rock levels of co-­‐ creativity. Michelle formed the artist collective Theater Plastique with Gertrude Stein SAINTS! being the first in a trilogy exploring what it means to be American. The second installment, Emily Dickinson OUTER SPACE! was workshopped in San Francisco in July. The American Trilogy concludes with Charles Bukowski ON ICE! Stay tuned for the prequels and Moby-­‐Dick 13.5!, a haiku music video anthology. www.michellesutherland.org Tape Face (Sound Content Creator) Mercury. This merit hath the worst. It cannot be again When fait hath taunted last And thrown her furthest stone. The maimed. Then it resist. The hound. As poor as... Conejected the stillness in the room No different the birds A hairbreadth scape. Alarms it's walls away Mercury. Blayze Teicher (Assistant Director) is a New York based director and producer. Recent directing credits include both the New York and world premiere of Alexander Sage Oyen's A Night Like This, David Haan's Invasive Species, and Andrew Rincon's Eulogy ( in development). She has enjoyed working in various capacities with The Public Theater, Primary Stages, Classic Stage Company, Second Stage Theatre, and currently works at Hello Entertainment (A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder, Ghost the Musical). Many thanks to Michelle and Jordan for being incredible captains on this impossible Space mission! Mariana Vily (Performer) is an international actress with a passion for language and music. Graduate of The Stella Adler Studio of Acting, and company member of Theatre East. Off-­‐Broadway: Sakharam Binder. International: The Rocky Horror Show, Hamlet. Many thanks to Becca, Michelle, Isabel and Theater Plastique! www.marianavily.com Jillian K. Waters (Performer) is from Colombia, she grew up in Japan and England. Recently she starred in Marisol as Marisol (ASDS). Training: BFA from Emerson College and MFA from The Actor’s Studio at Pace University. She is psyched to be part of this PHENOMENAL PROJECT! Thank you to ALL the EXTRAORDINARY people involved! www.JillianKWaters.com Heloise Wilson (Performer) is an actor and writer living and working in NYC. When she is not learning lines on the subway or contemplating working on some kind of play, Heloise likes to pretend she can bake. Very happy to be part of this cosmic celebration. www.littleytheatre.co Olander “Big O” Wilson (Performer) is fairly new to the city. Recently moving from Lake City, South Carolina. He is a comedian and actor that is super ecstatic on making his NYC debut. His recent credits include, Yellowman, A Street Car Named Desire and Compleat Female Stage Beauty among other short film projects. He is a May 2014 graduate of the University of South Carolina. He is nothing but blessed to be a part of this production. Theater Plastique (Company) Founded in 2013 by artistic director Michelle Sutherland, Theater Plastique is an artist collective that develops original music theater, opera, plays, and music videos that we call The New American POP Theater. The collective is organized around principles of diversity, multiplicity, plasticity; the collective is diverse, multiple, plastic. With music, Theater Plastique seeks to uncover what has been culturally embedded in the American psyche through rhythm. 'American' is not just one person, vision, identity, or way of thinking; it is multiple weaving over, under, resting beside. The collective creates a creative space for this multiplicity to emerge. Theater Plastique's first production, Gertrude Stein SAINTS! premiered at La MaMa Experimental Theater Club as part of the 2013 New York International Fringe Festival. The production won two awards: Overall Excellence in Music and Overall Excellence in Directing (Michelle Sutherland). Gertrude Stein SAINTS! was presented again in NYC at Abrons Art Center, June 12-­‐28th, 2014. The collective is currently developing new work using jazz techniques such as improvisation, call and response, and jam session as the basis for collaboration and exploration. Theater Plastique's second in The POP Trilogy of operatic performance celebrating American poetry, Emily Dickinson OUTER SPACE!, was workshopped at the Fury Factory in San Francisco before coming to The Bushwick Starr. OUR STAFF
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