I am determined to prove a villain/And hate the idle pleasures of these days. –Richard III, Wm. Shakespeare Richard Glouchester (Christopher Imbrosciano) is a miserable 17-year-old. Smart, angry, disenfranchised, an anomaly among his peers, who moves with unusual gait due to cerebral palsy. And yet he aspires to be king–er, rather, senior class president. Standing […]
actors with disabilities, Ayanna Berkshire, Christopher Imbrosciano, high school drama, high school milieu, Josh Hecht, Kailey Rhodes, Mike Lew, Napoleon Dynamite, Nick Ferrucci, Richard III, Sarah Gahagan, Teenage Dick, Tess Raunig, tragedy, William ShakespeareIt’s Thanksgiving Day 2000, and everyone in a certain East Village apartment are up to the task except the hostess, Ellen (Beth Thompson). She is obsessing about the results from the recent Gore vs. Bush Presidential election, which, because of Florida’s sketchy voting system, remain undecided. Not only is Ellen obsessed, in Lisa Kron’s timely […]
2000 election, Alissa Jessup, Anna Deavere Smith, Beth Thompson, Chris Murray, Danielle Weathers, drama, In the Wake, Jamie M. Rea, Jane Bement Geesman, Josh Hecht, Lisa Kron, political drama, Tamera Lyn, ThanksgivingWhen 15-year-old Olivia (Alex Ramirez de Cruz) storms out on her father Aaron (Chris Harder) and his wife Deborah, the only person she can turn to is her mother, Beatriz (Julana Torres). The two barely know each other, as Aaron was awarded full custody of Olivia when he and Beatriz separated eight years ago. Quiara Alegria […]
26 Miles, Alex Ramirez de Cruz, Chris Harder, drama, family drama, female playwright, Jimmy Garcia, Josh Hecht, Julana Torres, Profile Theatre, Profile Theatre Diversity and Inclusion Initiative, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Quiara Alegrea Hudes, Rebecca Martinez, road trip