You are all invited to the:
2024 IC New Play Incubator (NPI)
Saturday, November 16, at 3 pm
in the Hockett Family Recital Hall (Whalen Center for Music)
The eight finalist 10-minute plays written by our School of Music, Theatre, and Dance students and alumni will be presented as rehearsed staged readings directed, performed, and stage managed by current students, with dramaturgy provided by their peers.
The presentations will be followed by a 15-minute panel with the playwrights, moderated by the dramaturgs; a short inspirational speech by our Distinguished Playwright Judge James Scruggs; the Awards Ceremony (Golden Egg Awards and Silver Egg Award); and a reception in the McHenry Lobby of the Whalen Center.
The Golden Egg and Silver Egg trophies were created & built by TPD student Halayna Ogozalek.
10-MINUTE PLAYS TO BE PRESENTED:
PRIMARY DOCUMENTS by Claire Gratto (BATS ’23)
*BATS = BA in Theatre Studies
directed by Andrew Poma
dramaturgy by Devyn Young-Pak
I DON’T THINK I’VE EVER TOLD YOU MY NAME by Cami Weldon (BFA Acting ’25)
directed by Nicholas Ismailoff
dramaturgy by Max Campion
ANNA STRIA’S ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THROWING AN ABSOLUTE RAGER by Avery Saad (BATS ’24)
directed by John Baranowski
dramaturgy by Max Campion
THOSE WHO HAVE GONE BEFORE by Shirley Price (BATS ’24)
directed by Amy Shapiro
dramaturgy by Are Stein
HEADSPACE by Aaron Jamieson Roberts (BATS ‘17)
directed by Aren Duffy
dramaturgy by Max Campion
WHERE THE TRACKS END by Colin Nacion (BATS ’24)
directed by Colby Murphy
dramaturgy by Devyn Young-Pak
10 MINUTES WITH AMELIA EARHART by Sydney Terfloth (BATS ’26)
directed by Mo de Poortere
dramaturgy by Are Stein
PLAYFOR A HIVEMIND by Connor Stanford (BATS ’25)
directed by Mj Jacobs
dramaturgy by Are Stein
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NPI Production Stage Manager: Indiana Ward
NPI Associate Producer: Ella Joice
NPI Founding Producer & Instructor: Saviana Stanescu Condeescu
Directors' Faculty Mentor: Wendy Dann
Dramaturgs' Faculty Mentor: Walter Byongsok Chon
Finalist judges: Shirley Serotsky, Artistic Director of The Hangar Theatre, and Sam Buggeln, Artistic Director of The Cherry Arts.
Our 2024 Distinguished Playwright Judge is James Scruggs, winner of this year's prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship (Drama and Performance Art) - www.jamesscruggs.com
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Casts&Crews:
Primary Documents
Playwright: Claire Gratto
Director: Andrew Poma
Dramaturg: Devyn Young-Pak
Stage Manager: Nico Padilla
Cambria Jones Johnson: Charlie Jurta
Ava: Mackenzie Watkins
"Salesman / Voicemail /Mother Beyond”: Amelia Moss
I Don't Think I've Ever Told You My Name
Playwright: Cami Weldon
Director: Nicholas Ismailoff
Dramaturg: Max Campion
Stage Manager: Nico Padilla
Ellie: Mackenzie Watkins
Kelsey: Maren Nazar
Paige: Andreina Martinez
Anna Stria’s Ultimate Guide to Throwing An Absolute Rager
Playwright: Avery Saad
Director: John Baranowski
Dramaturg: Max Campion
Stage Manager: Kerby Roenke
Anna: Amelia Moss
Sienna: Charlie Jurta
Mac: Thatcher Schulmeister
Dani: Christian Lawson
Stage Directions: Amy Shapiro
Those Who Have Gone Before
Playwright: Shirley Price
Director: Amy Shapiro
Dramaturg: Are Stein
Stage Manager: Sarah Evans
Imogen Moore: Jada Soltau
Maya: Ava Puccio
Headspace
Playwright: Aaron Jamieson Roberts
Director: Aren Duffy
Dramaturg: Max Campion
Stage Manager: Dena Chen
Sam: Story Korkis
Alex: Brock Marion
Pal: Marley Garner
Doc: Sam Henson
Where the Tracks End
Playwright: Colin Nacion
Director: Colby Murphy
Dramaturg: Devyn Young-Pak
Stage Manager: Dena Chen
Drew: Quentin Williams
Ben: Michael Lazovitz
10 Minutes with Amelia Earhart
Playwright: Sydney Terfloth
Director: Mo de Poortere
Dramaturg: Are Stein
Stage Manager: Sarah Evans
Jackie Pond: Marley Garner
Amelia Earhart: Jada Soltau
