The New York premiere of
SURFER GIRL
by Leslye Headland

presented by
Animus Theatre Company
​in association with ​
​The Dirty Blondes
April 10 - May 30
​16 PERFORMANCES ONLY

@ Foley Art Gallery
What happens when we disappear in order to survive; softening our edges and blurring our outlines to the point of invisibility so the people around us will, well keep us around? 

Not exactly homeless, never quite broke, always ready to become whomever she needs to be in order to stick around just that little bit longer. SURFER GIRL chronicles a young woman's affectless journey through life as she combats that passively inert state of mind that gives rise to her loss of self and to...couch surfing.

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM

By featuring eight actresses under the direction of four different directors across its 16 performances, we aim to give each performance of Leslye Headland’s SURFER GIRL a unique interpretation of the same sin, sloth.
April 10th and 11th
Performed by Courtney Shaw
​Directed by Alex Correia

April 17th and 18th
Performed by Erin Leigh Schmoyer
Directed by Taphat Tawil

April 24th and 25th
Performed by Karen Eilbacher
Directed by Jen Wineman

​May 1st and 2nd
Performed by Amy Northup
Directed by Jen Wineman
May 8th and 9th
Performed by Sarah Utterback
Directed by Alex Correia

May 15 and 16th
Performed by Jazmin Williams
Directed by Taphat Tawil

May 22nd and 23rd
Performed by Sara Canter
Directed by Noah Himmelstein

May 29th and 30th
Performed by Jessica Pimentel​
Directed by Noah Himmelstein
Written by Leslye Headland
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Leslye began her career writing and directing the Seven Deadly Plays series at IAMA Theatre Company in LA. Her Off-Broadway plays include Bachelorette, Assistance and The Layover. Bachelorette was the basis for her 2012 directorial film debut starring Kirsten Dunst, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. Other film credits include writing the 2014 remake of About Last Night starring Kevin Hart and writing/directing Sleeping with Other People starring Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie which also premiered at Sundance in 2015. TV credits include: pilots for HBO, Netflix and NBC, Terriers, Blunt Talk and Heathers. Headland's Sin Cycle is currently onstage at IAMA in LA, with the world premiere of the seventh and final play in the cycle, Cult of Love ("pride"), in a full production at IAMA in May 2018. Headland is currently working on her new show for Netflix, Russian Doll.

VENUE

FOLEY GALLERY
59 Orchard St, New York