FRIGID New York @ Horse Trade
in association with The Dirty Blondes
and Rebecca Aparicio present
in association with The Dirty Blondes
and Rebecca Aparicio present
THE RESISTER PROJECT
January 4-15, 2017
The Kraine Theater
The Kraine Theater
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Responding to a divisive political campaign, THE RESISTER PROJECT is a variety show of performances featuring 10-new plays, stand-up comedy, music and poetry. By and for the community of indie theater artists to partake in peaceful resistance through the power of live performance, every night will also feature dialogues and talkbacks. Proceeds from the evening will be donated to the ACLU.
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We had planned to produce a show about Britney Spears in January, but we decided to cancel and put all our resources towards supporting a political project. We had to take stock of our mission which is to produce theater that fosters the right conversation and at the right time, and we decided that THE BRITNEY PROJECT (a show about celebrity-obsession and harmful aspects of pop culture) is actually NOT the right conversation right now.
It really affected us that 52% of white women voted for Trump. For us, that was a reminder to look at the conversations we were participating in and whether or not we were leading or listening. So, we want to support a series of performances but we want to take a step back creatively - and support a space for particularly threatened and marginalized artists to speak.
-Ashley J. Jacobson, Artistic Director
PRESS
Resistance is Fertile: Artists Activate in the Age of Trump |
Our pending emperor is infamous for not doing much to prepare; The Resister Project is a good first enactment, by and for the people, of taking the lead. |
PERFORMANCES
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10 MINUTE PLAYS
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SOLO ARTISTS
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TALKBACKS
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CREATIVE
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10 MINUTE PLAYS
ABBIE AND THAT JORGE KID
10 minute play
"A woman pleads for love and hate as she gets deeper into the rabbit hole of her white supremacist brother's intentions. What she says next may cost her boyfriend's life. The Brown, The White, and The Pretty. Sometimes love is not enough when you ride into the sunset."
Playwright: Nelson Diaz-Marcano
Director: Lauren Z. Adleman
Fight Choreographer: Callan Souzzi-Rearic
Cast: Brandon Ferraro, Benjamin Manno, and Chelsea Wolocko
"A woman pleads for love and hate as she gets deeper into the rabbit hole of her white supremacist brother's intentions. What she says next may cost her boyfriend's life. The Brown, The White, and The Pretty. Sometimes love is not enough when you ride into the sunset."
Playwright: Nelson Diaz-Marcano
Director: Lauren Z. Adleman
Fight Choreographer: Callan Souzzi-Rearic
Cast: Brandon Ferraro, Benjamin Manno, and Chelsea Wolocko
bridal boutique
10 minute play
"While waiting in a bridal salon, the mother and sister of the bride get in a personal political argument. What follows is a clash between generational definitions of propriety and happiness."
Playwright: Julia Specht
Director: Michelle Karst
Cast: Alexandra Frost, Kerry Logan, and Jazmin Patiño
"While waiting in a bridal salon, the mother and sister of the bride get in a personal political argument. What follows is a clash between generational definitions of propriety and happiness."
Playwright: Julia Specht
Director: Michelle Karst
Cast: Alexandra Frost, Kerry Logan, and Jazmin Patiño
FIGHT OR FLIGHT
10 minute play
"A non binary person apologizes to their father after a Thanksgiving day stabbing."
Playwright: Ashley Lauren Rogers
Director: Blayze Teicher
Cast: Bear Spiegel
"A non binary person apologizes to their father after a Thanksgiving day stabbing."
Playwright: Ashley Lauren Rogers
Director: Blayze Teicher
Cast: Bear Spiegel
INCURABLE
10 minute play
"What happens when you're told that you aren't doing enough to improve Black Lives?"
Playwright: Peyton Berry
Director: Marissa Shadburn
Cast: Sehri Alese*, Mia Anderson, and Tim Torre
"What happens when you're told that you aren't doing enough to improve Black Lives?"
Playwright: Peyton Berry
Director: Marissa Shadburn
Cast: Sehri Alese*, Mia Anderson, and Tim Torre
ME MONSTER
10 minute play
"There's a Me Monster in the White House. Ionesco meets Saturday Night Live, in the nightmare we keep waking up to."
Playwright: Maggie Bofill
Director: Cusi Cram
Cast: Fred Backus, Olivia Baseman, Roy Koshy, Michael Leon, Camara McLaughlin, and Jessie Winograd
"There's a Me Monster in the White House. Ionesco meets Saturday Night Live, in the nightmare we keep waking up to."
Playwright: Maggie Bofill
Director: Cusi Cram
Cast: Fred Backus, Olivia Baseman, Roy Koshy, Michael Leon, Camara McLaughlin, and Jessie Winograd
NASTY BITCH RADIO
10 minute play
"The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will be started by an underground feminist radio station. Are we ladies or are we nasty bitches?"
Playwright: Cat Crowley
Director: Aliza Shane
Cast: Jeanette Bonner*, Lex Friedman, and Amanda Marika
"The revolution will not be televised. The revolution will be started by an underground feminist radio station. Are we ladies or are we nasty bitches?"
Playwright: Cat Crowley
Director: Aliza Shane
Cast: Jeanette Bonner*, Lex Friedman, and Amanda Marika
TRUMP RALLY
10 minute play
"A glimpse inside the divisive and complex world of fanatical Trump supporters (and protesters) using actual found text from a rally in Vegas in January 2016."
Adapted from the 2016 documentary of the same name by Sean Dunne
Playwright: Sean Pollock
Director: Emily Lyons
Cast: Anna Rock
"A glimpse inside the divisive and complex world of fanatical Trump supporters (and protesters) using actual found text from a rally in Vegas in January 2016."
Adapted from the 2016 documentary of the same name by Sean Dunne
Playwright: Sean Pollock
Director: Emily Lyons
Cast: Anna Rock
WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND
10 minute play
"A verbal representation of the animosity and divisiveness that consumed Facebook leading up to and during the election."
Playwright: Ricky Whitcomb
Director: Jennifer Sandella
Cast: Chantal Gagnon, Tyler Gardella, Shantay Henry, Maddie McClouskey, and Jarrod Zayas
"A verbal representation of the animosity and divisiveness that consumed Facebook leading up to and during the election."
Playwright: Ricky Whitcomb
Director: Jennifer Sandella
Cast: Chantal Gagnon, Tyler Gardella, Shantay Henry, Maddie McClouskey, and Jarrod Zayas
WITH ALLIES LIKE THIS
10 minute play
"A grad student tries to screen her new film about the Black Lives Matter movement. With mixed responses from her friends, we have to ask, who gets to lead these conversations?"
Playwright: Esther Ko
Director: Tatiani Pandiani
Cast: Michael Perrie Jr, Kenzie Ross*, and Marielle Young
"A grad student tries to screen her new film about the Black Lives Matter movement. With mixed responses from her friends, we have to ask, who gets to lead these conversations?"
Playwright: Esther Ko
Director: Tatiani Pandiani
Cast: Michael Perrie Jr, Kenzie Ross*, and Marielle Young
SOLO ARTISTS
Julia Barclay-Morton
Jessica Carvo
Taylor Ferrera
Alice Fishbein
Aimee Herman
Hayden Kristal
Gili Malinsky
Sam Morrison
Lucie Pohl
Freia Titland*
James Toback
Jessica Carvo
Taylor Ferrera
Alice Fishbein
Aimee Herman
Hayden Kristal
Gili Malinsky
Sam Morrison
Lucie Pohl
Freia Titland*
James Toback
CREATIVE
PRODUCERS, Rebecca Aparicio, Ashley J. Jacobson, and Elizabeth Sarkady
MARKETING ASSOCIATE, Hannah Lemkowitz
PRODUCTION DESIGNER, Ben Bauer
BOARD OPERATOR, Samantha Zuckerman
ALS Interpretation provided by LC Interpreting Services, LLC
MARKETING ASSOCIATE, Hannah Lemkowitz
PRODUCTION DESIGNER, Ben Bauer
BOARD OPERATOR, Samantha Zuckerman
ALS Interpretation provided by LC Interpreting Services, LLC
*These actors appear courtesy of the Actors' Equity Association.
"Nice people made the best Nazis. My mom grew up next to them. They got along, refused to make waves, looked the other way when things got ugly and focused on happier things than 'politics.' They were lovely people who turned their heads as their neighbors were dragged away. You know who weren't nice people? Resisters."
Naomi Shulman