AMERICAN THEATRE | Cadence Theatre Names Pipeline Writing Fellows

RICHMOND, VA.: Cadence Theatre Company has introduced the 2023-24 Pipeline New Works Fellows for Playwriting and Screenwriting. Fellows will create new work below the mentorship of business professionals with the objective of getting a totally developed piece by the top of this system.

The playwriting cohort, led by David Lindsay-Abaire, will embody Djola Branner, Juliana Caycedo, Eva DeVirgilis, Andrew Gall, Olivia Luzquinos, M. Mary Sullivan, and Liv Wilson. All reside within the Virginia/D.C. metro space, however come from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences.

Djola Branner is an interdisciplinary artist/educator/administrator who combines motion, sound and lightweight to create compelling portraits of American life for the stage, specializing in these traditionally absent from theatre. He is presently the director of the School of Theater at George Mason University.

Juliana Caycedo started writing out of necessity throughout the pandemic when avenues of efficiency had been clogged. She is fascinated by the best way different folks expertise life, consuming artwork, dialog, and writing as a option to course of what she sees and hears. 

Eva DeVirgilis turns in the direction of playwriting for the chance for connection, after an explosive TEDxRVAwomen discuss concerning the apology reflex of girls. Her work strives to create unapologetic areas the place we will safely have a good time, chuckle loudly, boast, mirror, join, forgive and really feel worthy. 

Andrew Gall has labored within the theatre business for 30 years and has a wealth of expertise as a multidisciplinary artist and administrator. Turning his focus to writing, Andrew is presently getting his MFA in Playwriting/Screenwriting from Augsburg University and is enthusiastically trying ahead to shut collaboration inside this fellowship.

Olivia Luzquinos is presently ending a B.A. in Musical Theatre with a minor in Screenwriting from American University, coming off of a current engagement at SigWorks along with her play, Damn Things Will Kill Ya. Olivia’s writing builds off dialogue between advanced ladies and genuine queer relationships, deciphering what precisely she desires to say concerning the world.

M. Mary Sullivan, who works within the psychological well being subject, observes how folks work together with humor after strolling by means of horrendous life conditions. He writes for the completely different components of ourselves; the younger components, outdated components, rebellious teenage components, the components we want we may return to. He notes that whereas the pursuit of writing could appear lonely, the top result’s all the time a sense of not being alone. 

Liv Wilson is a dramaturg, playwright, librettist, and theatremaker who writes to make sense of the world, themselves, and the connection between the 2. They wrestle with the irritating anomaly of attempting to pin down play, an motion inherently unencumbered, unscripted, and ephemeral.

For the primary time, the Pipeline New Works Fellowship may also embody a cohort of screenwriters, led by Clay McLeod Chapman. The screenwriting fellows will embody Rusty Baldwin, Adrian Belman, Jordyn Caldwell, Abigail Chase, Marcus Dowd, Madelyn Dwyer, and Kathryn Thompson.

The program begins in January with month-to-month cohort conferences, Q&As with skilled writers, and particular person mentorship check-ins because the fellows work by means of drafts of their new works. Fellows’ work could also be thought-about for a fee for additional improvement.

Cadence Theatre Company is a performing arts group in Richmond, Va. The firm goals to encourage, rework, and educate the neighborhood by growing expertise and presenting up to date theatre and movie works that uplift the spirit, problem the thoughts, and honor each our individuality and our shared humanity. As of 2020, Cadence had an estimated funds of $287,000.

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