Theater Apprentice Program: 2008 Performances
In Spite of the Devil
by Andy Bragen
Directed by Jim Dennen
July 9, 10, 11, 12, August 1 at 8pm and August 2 at 1pm
Andy's honors include a Tenessee Williams Fellowship from the Sewanee: University of the South, a Jerome Fellowship, a New Voices Fellowship from EST, a Dramatists Guild Fellowship, and residencies at Millay Colony and Blue Mountain Center. Andy’s plays and translations have been presented at numerous theatres across the country, including The Guthrie Theatre, PS122, The Playwrights Center, Queens Theatre in the Park, Rattlestick, LAByrinth, EST, The Aurora Theatre, Repertorio Español, and the Lark. His translation of Vengeance Can Wait premieres at PS122's "Best of Boroughs" festival April 25-May 4, 2008. He is working on commissions for Clubbed Thumb and the University of Rochester. He has an MFA from Brown University. For more info: www.andybragen.com.
Girls on the Clock
by Diana Fithian
Directed by Mia Rovegno
July 16, 17, 18, 19, 31 at 8pm and August 2 at 4pm
This is Diana’s first production of a full-length play; her one-act Take Care of Yourself was produced by manhattantheatresource. She co-wrote the short film Doorman, an official selection at both the 2006 Cannes Film Festival and 2007 Sundance Film Festival, and her feature-length screenplay The Young Dr. Jensen won a 2006 Sloan Screenwriting Grant. Diana earned a BA in Theatre and English with honors in Creative Writing from Brown in 2004 and an MFA in Dramatic Writing from NYU in 2006, where she was the recipient of a Lew and Edie Wasserman Scholarship.
Painting/Eating
by Zoë Chao and Rachel Caris
Directed by Lowry Marshall
July 23, 24, 25, 26, 30 and August 2 All at 8pm
Zoë graduated from Brown with a BA in the History of Art of Architecture. Brown credits include Bobrasuschenbergamerica, 36 Views (Setsuko), Hair (Chrissie), and City of Angels (Alaura). She is also a member of the New Works/World Traditions Dance Company, which has recently been invited to perform at the September 2008 opening ceremonies of the National Biennale Festive of Art and Culture in Kaye, Mali. In the fall, she will begin her MFA in Acting at UCSD.
Originally from Los Angeles, CA, Rachel is both a performer and writer. Favorite roles include Lynn McCarthy in Red Herring (Brown University), Scrawny Person in Peer Gynt (Brown University) and Charlotte in Charlotte's Web (Acadia Repertory Theatre). She recently completed her first novel titled Lilly. Her piece 84 Indian Elephants, my Mom and her Spatula was produced by The Vestige Group in Austin, TX as part of The Muses: Memories of a House. Rachel has a B.A. in Literary Arts (Honors) and Theatre Arts from Brown University. She has studied at the London Dramatic Academy and is certified in small-sword stage combat by the Society of American Fight Directors.
