New venue. New plays. Same rebellious attitude.
The fifth annual Collective:10 followed four previous SOLD OUT C:10 productions, and featured 11 original plays selected from hundreds of submissions. 11 new plays premiered in November 2017. All of this year's plays were published in The Collective:10 Play Anthology, Vol. 5, which will also feature two additional new plays.
The plays selected for this year's C:10 were a dynamic mix from some of our favorite playwrights and some exciting new voices, including:
Mark Borkowski, Julie Brister, Stacey Isom Campbell, Jonathan Davidson, Nicolas diPierro, Maximillian Gill, Erin Mallon, Craig McNulty, Brandon T. Snider, David Thigpen, Tessa Borbridge and Thomas C. Dunn.
The 11 plays premiered in two PROGRAMS.
PROGRAM A
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LAUNDRY AT THE COIN & SPIN by Stacey Isom Campbell
Directed by Jacqueline Knapp, featuring Geany Masai* and Lacy Marie Meyer
THE RELUCTANT ANARCHISTS by Craig McNulty
Directed by Margaret Champagne, featuring Joan Porter* and Maureen Shannon*
UNCOVERING by Erin Mallon
Directed by Nina Mehta, featuring Ross DeGraw*, Rock Kohli*, Ava Paloma and Zoë Van Tieghem
STELLA AND ADOLPHO by Jonathan Davidson
Directed by Michael Abbott Jr., featuring Nathaly Delacruz and Daniel Hall
KINDLY FASTEN YOUR SEATBELT by Julie Brister
Directed by George Demas, featuring Bettina Bilger, Margaret Champagne* and Jenetha Philbert
PROGRAM B
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11/9 by Mark Borkowski
Directed by Gabe Fazio, featuring Mark Borkowski, Francis Benhamou*, Suzanne Didonna and Swann Gruen
MARINER MOTEL by David Thigpen
Directed by Malindi Fickle, featuring Kevin Kane* and Sayra Player*
SOMEPLACE STRANGE by Mark Borkowski
Directed by Malindi Fickle, featuring Khan Baykal and Lacy Marie Meyer
STARS AND CRESCENT by Maximillian Gill
Directed by Pirronne Yousefzadeh, featuring Jacqueline Antaramian, May Calamawy, Swann Gruen and Laith Nakli*
TRUMP SUPPORTER BEATEN by Nicolas diPierro
Directed by Nicolas diPierro, featuring Brian Hotaling and JB Roté
STIFF by Brandon T. Snider
Directed by Emma Canalese, featuring Joe Maruzzo and Brandon T. Snider
*These actors appear courtesy of Actors Equity Association.
AN EQUITY-APPROVED SHOWCASE
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All performances were at THE PARLOUR, 144 Fifth Avenue at 19th Street.
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