2016 Script Development Series – “JANUARY”
MultiStages Script Development Series
Presents a Swan Day Event celebrating Women in the Arts during Women’s History Month
JANUARY
A new play by Paula Cizmar, Directed by Lorca Peress
featuring Darlenis Duran, Russell Jordan* Candice Myers* Romy Nordlinger*
Video Consultant Christopher Marston; Tate Kenney and Keiza Tyson, assistants
*AEA members
Thursday, March 17, 2016 at 7PM
Shetler Studio, Penthouse 1
244 W. 54th St. (between 8th and Broadway)
FREE
JANUARY is a multimedia play about the effects of gun violence on our society. Paula Cizmar presents a shocking and emotive story set within the minds of the mothers of the 10 year-old victim and the 10 year-old killer.
When does public concern turn to obsession? When does media reporting become exploitation? Who is the victim? What is our responsibility? Can we change the gun situation in the US?
JANUARY was nominated for the Kilroy List and is a MultiStages 2013 New Works Finalist. An earlier version of JANUARY was presented in the 2014 New Works Festival.
Playwright PAULA CIZMAR (Playwright) is a playwright whose work often combines poetry and politics. Her plays have been produced at Portland Stage, San Diego Rep, Playwrights Arena @LATC, the Jungle Theater, among others. Plays include Candy & Shelley Go To the Desert, The Chisera, Still Life with Parrot & Monkey, Street Stories, and Salvage (work-in-progress) for which she received a TCG/Mellon Foundation On the Road grant. She is the recipient of an NEA grant and is one of the writers of the documentary play Seven, which has been translated into 20+ languages and produced in over 30 countries. She is an assistant professor of playwriting at USC. January and The Chisera were first Kilroy List Nominations. January was a MultiStages 2013 New Works Finalist.www.paulacizmar.com