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Rachel Bykowski ’17 featured on Theater Communication Group’s “Diversity and Inclusion” blog series

  • October 2, 2014
  • by catherineforever666
  • · Chicago · Current Students · Essays · News · Press

Rachel Bykowski,our Chicago based first year MFA playwright, gives a thoughtful interview for TCG about her experience being a female playwright and her hope for more opportunities in the future for female identified writers.

Here’s an awesome quote from the interview:

“Theatre is not exclusive; it is inclusive. It is important for men to hear these conversations in order for them to understand how important parity is and how it strengthens their theatre community. While working with an all women theatre company, I have had the opportunity to engage in conversations with men who share our ideas and dream of true gender parity in theatre. The theatre companies, ensembles, and productions that have been created based off of conversations like that, are truly some of the most dynamic pieces of art I have ever witnessed and only strengthen the community at large because everyone is working together toward the same goal.”

Read the full interview here

Other Ohio MFA playwrights who have participated in this TCG “Diversity and Inclusion Series” series include Catherine Weingarten’17 and Cecilia Copeland.

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Qui Nguyen’s “She Kills Monsters” is coming to Available Light Theater in Columbus, Ohio!

  • September 29, 2014
  • by catherineforever666
  • · alumni · News · Productions · Qui Nguyen

Ohio MFA Playwriting Alum, Qui Nguyen’s play “She Kills Monsters” has an upcoming production at Available Light Theater this December in Columbus, Ohio!

Qui Nguyen, a co-founder of the NYC based theater company “Vampire Cowboys Theater”, has had his work produced at such venues as The Flea, South Coast Rep and the Playwrights Center in Minnesota.

Available Light Theater says in their missions statement that they: “Engage our community by staging provocative works that examine our culture, expose its shortcomings, and reveal the beauty of humankind.”  The production runs December 4th through the 20th and there are a limited number of pay what you can seats.  Go see it!

More Info on Production:

She Kills Monsters is an ingenious trip into the world of fantasy role-playing games, as played by Tilly Evans, a lonely, geeky, and gay Ohio teenager who takes refuge in her action-packed imaginary world.

It’s a tribute to the power of stories, packed with homicidal fairies, raunchy ogres, bloodthirsty cheerleaders, and more 1990s pop culture references than you can shake a thigh-master at.

Recommended if You Like: Skyscrapers of the Midwest, God’s Ear, Dungeons & Dragons

Robin & Peter Hersha present…
SHE KILLS MONSTERS
by Qui Nguyen
Directed by Ian ShortDecember 4 — 20, 2014
Riffe Center Studio Two
77 South High St.

Click here for even more info.

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Chanel Glover is now a part of the terraNOVA Collective GroundBreakers Playwrights Group!

  • September 25, 2014
  • by catherineforever666
  • · alumni · Chanel Glover · New York · News

Chanel Glover, a recent OU playwriting alum, has just been accepted into terraNOVA Collective’s “Groundbreakers” playwright group, a prestigious NYC based playwriting group for emerging writers!

Their site states that, “Groundbreakers Playwrights Group is an 18-week playwriting intensive, through which terraNOVA Collective develops work in early stages of development. The work developed through the program is presented to industry and general audiences as part of the New Play Series in winter 2015.”

We are very excited for Chanel and can’t wait to see all the fabulous things she will do in NYC!

Info from Press Release:

terraNOVA Collective, under the direction of Producing Artistic Director Jennifer Conley Darling, continues to develop work with and nurture playwrights in its 2014-15 season. Now in its 12th season, terraNOVA Collective is delighted to work with 10 playwrights this year, presenting new work by ALEXANDRA COLLIER, STEVE DIUBALDO, ANDREA LEPCIO, and CHRISTINA MASCIOTTI, as well as developing six brand new plays with emerging and mid-career playwrights selected for the 6th annual Groundbreakers Playwrights Group. The selected playwrights are ELIZA BENT, EMILY BOHANNON, CHANEL GLOVER, GEORGETTE KELLY, DAN KITROSSER, and ENRIQUE URUETA.

Jennifer Conley Darling says, “The 10 playwrights we will work with this season embody the vision and goals under which terraNOVA thrives – – risk-taking, insightful, form-bending, disciplined, and all around brave, big-hearted, passionate creators. We’re thrilled to showcase work in all stages of development from early drafts through to production.”

Click here for more info on the group

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“Revolution” Madness coming this Friday!

  • September 23, 2014
  • by catherineforever666
  • · Current Students · Events · Madness · News

The fourth madness of the semester will be produced by second year playwright, Ryan Patrick Dolan!  His prompt is “Revolution” Madness.

Show is September 26th, 11pm, in the Hahne Black Box theater. Admission is free. We recommend you get there 45 to 60 minutes ahead of time to assure yourself a seat.

For more information about Madness the fall semester, check out our Madness page.

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Rachel Bykowski has short play in Chicago!

  • September 17, 2014
  • by catherineforever666
  • · Chicago · Current Students · Events · News · Productions

First year playwright and Native Chicagoan, Rachel Bykowski, has an exciting new play The Invisible Ones which will be featured at Fury Theater’s “Short Attention Span Theater Fest.”  With her talent for tackling provocative subject matter and creating rich and addictive poetic language; we know this play will be awesome!  Congrats Rachel!

More info on EVENT:
Six Chicago playwrights were invited to write about their experience of being a local Chicagoan.
Dates: September 18,19,20, 25, 26, 26 at 7PM at Chase Park
Rachel is premiering her newest one act The Invisible Ones inspired by Amiri Baraka’s incredibly play Dutchman which dealt with racial tensions during the 1960’s. Bykowski’s play takes place on the Chicago Red Line and discusses the assumptions people make of others based solely on another person’s appearance and what part of the city they call home. In addition, it explores how Chicago does or does not deal with the now daily violence that plagues the city’s neighborhoods and the repercussions that violence has on its residents.

Click here for even more info on Fury Theater’s Short play Fest

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“Hungover Madness” Coming this Friday!

  • September 16, 2014
  • by catherineforever666
  • · Current Students · Events · Madness

Madness this week will be produced by second year playwright, Aaron Johnson! The theme is “Hungover Madness” and the night will explore various takes on how one deals/works through a hangover.

It will be 11pm, in the Hahne Black Box theater. Admission is free. We recommend you get there 45 to 60 minutes ahead of time to assure yourself a seat.  Hope to see ya there!

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Right Hand Red #2

  • September 13, 2014
  • by rpdolan
  • · News

right hand red

  • September 13, 2014
  • by rpdolan
  • · News

Behind the scenes Video & Article on OU’S Madness in the The Post

  • September 13, 2014
  • by rpdolan
  • · Madness · News

For the Ohio University Master of Fine Arts playwriting students, there is no “Syllabus Week.” They don’t get out of class early after only having read the professor’s classroom policies. They don’t take a month to groom their first play.

They only have four days.

 

That’s the lead paragraph from the feature article on our “Madness” show that was published this week in Ohio University’s Independent Student Newspaper,The Post.

Click here for a two-minute news clip with an interview with Charles Smith, the Head of the MFA Playwriting program, and clips for rehearsals and tech.

colin and travis

A link to the online article, with several pictures from rehearsals and tech, written by Meryl Gottlieb can be found here.

The next madness is Friday, September 19th, and is being produced by 2nd year MFA playwright, Aaron Johnson.

Constance Sabo

Photo credits: Lauren Bacho, The Post

 

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Updated the Opp-log!

  • September 12, 2014
  • by catherineforever666
  • · News · opp-log

The opp-log has just been updated!  New opps include the O’Neil, Babes with Blades and City Theater’s awesome 10 minute play contest in Florida!  Check em out!!

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