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beat tales, with an explicit focus on Theater Guild award) opened at
writing complex and genuine roles for London’s Old Vic and is now playing
women and girls. A lover of the artform around the world, most recently at
of theatre in particular, Aly prides Heidelberg’s Zimmertheater. More
herself on having done just about every recently, Joe’s play Orwell In America
job there is to do on, around, or in the premiered at Northern Stage before
general vicinity of a stage. In the year continuing on to a successful run at
2021, Aly has seen her work developed 59E59. Last year, Joe’s play Robey was
and produced by EastLine Theatre workshopped by Premiere Stages where
(Adventurers Anonymous), Full Circle it will have its premiere in the 2021-22
Theatre Collaborative (After Aulis), season. In addition to his theatre work,
Theatre Off-Kilter (Occupied), and Joe has developed a pilot for television
Slightly Askew Theatre Ensemble (Two called Scales of Justice (USA Network).
of Every Animal). She's thrilled to be A recipient of numerous awards and
working with Laura and Dreamcatcher honors, among them fellowships from
Rep to develop this piece further and NYFA, the NEA, and NJ Arts, Joe taught
see her vision realized. playwriting for many years at
Dartmouth College. Joe lives with his
James McLindon is a member of the wife Anne at their home in West
Nylon Fusion Theater Co. in New York. Orange, New Jersey.
When We Get Good Again won the
Playhouse on the Square’s New Works David Lee White is a playwright and
@ The Works competition and theatre artist currently living in
premiered there in Memphis this past Bordentown, NJ. For 14 seasons he was
January, winning an Ostrander Theatre the Associate Artistic Director at
Award for Best Original Script. His play, Passage Theatre in Trenton. His work
Salvation, was developed at PlayPenn includes original plays, docudramas,
and premiered in New York, Giovanna musicals and a solo show. Titles of some
Sardelli directing, to critical acclaim in of his works include Blood: A Comedy
the New York Times and elsewhere. (produced by Dreamcatcher Rep in
Comes a Faery was developed at the 2011) Slippery As Sin, Fixed, ALiEN8,
O’Neill National Playwrights Conference, Panther Hollow and, of course, Ways To
Sean Daniels directing, was a finalist for Be Happy. He has been teaching and
the Humana Festival, and was performing improv comedy for over 30
premiered at the New Ohio Theatre by years, is a member of Dreamcatcher's
Nylon Fusion. Mr. McLindon’s plays improv troupe The Flipside and teaches
have been developed and/or produced improvisation at Drexel University in
at theaters such as the O’Neill Philadelphia.
(selection and six-time semifinalist), ~ Staff ~
PlayPenn, Victory Gardens, Lark,
Abingdon, hotINK Festival, Irish Jeff Ertz (Production Design) is a multi-
Repertory, Samuel French Festival, platform storyteller and post
Edinburgh Fringe Festival, New Rep, production czar, creating
Lyric Stage, Boston Playwrights, Local and facilitating media in film, television,
Theatre, Telluride Playwrights Festival, event production and branded content
Great Plains Theatre Conference, and around the world. In running post
Seven Devils. operations at Red Thread Productions,
Jeff takes on a variety of technical and
Joe Sutton’s plays include Voir Dire creative roles to serve the needs of each
(nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and story, including post supervisor, editor,
the Best Play Award of the American composer, producer, sound designer
Theatre Critics Association), As It Is In and sound mixer. Jeff also writes,
Heaven, The Third Army, and Restoring records and licenses music to television,
the Sun. Theatres producing Joe’s plays film, internet video and
include New York Theater Workshop, retail programming. jeffertz.com
Long Wharf, Arena Stage, BAM, the
Cleveland Play House, and the Old Yolanda V. Fundora (Art Direction)
Globe. Some time ago, Joe’s play licenses her textile design, illustrates
Complicit (winner of the Beverly Hills and design books and works with