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New Plays Now
By The MFA Playwriting Class of 2014:
Alexandra Bassett
Hammaad Chaudry
Sander Gusinow
Mustafa Kaymak
Claytie Mason
Ashley Minihan
Rebecca Nichloson
Bryan Quick
Celine Song
Michael Walek
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Yvette and the Wild Shame
by Alexandra Bassett
Mentor: Elizabeth Swados |
| A summerhouse. A ceremony. A war. “Let them explore the island. What can happen? Mud, we can wash. Blood, we can also wash.” |
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Ruth and Naomi
by Sander Gusinow
Mentor: Richard Greenberg |
| This play is about obligation and sacrifice, and the consequence of loving unconditionally. |
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The Wishing Tree
by Mustafa Kaymak
Mentor: David Henry Hwang |
| What does it take to break THE forbidden? |
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Remission
by Ashley Minihan
Mentor: Amy Herzog |
| What if the one you love hid a serious illness from you... until he relapsed? |
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Anatomy of Pie
by Rebecca Nichloson
Mentor: Lynn Nottage |
| Anatomy of Pie is concerned with family, the silent energy between mothers, daughters and lovers. |
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Faust (a tragedy) (staged reading)
by Bryan Quick
Mentor: Alice Tuan |
| Drunk and raving, Faust sells his soul to get back the only thing he has ever cared about. |
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Family
by Celine Song
Mentor: Will Eno |
| Family is a play about being born into a violent planet. |
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Men in Love (staged reading)
by Michael Walek
Mentor: Caryl Churchill |
| What do men really think about love and sex in 2014? |
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The Ford Studio at Pershing Square Signature Center
480 W. 42nd Street
April 3-26
Free Admission
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