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NEXT DATE: May 16 at 8pm
On The Radar
Special reading series produced by
Associate Artistic
Director Jocelyn A. Brown
See the shows that might end up in our next season!
$10 General Admission
FREE to our Sustaining Members and
Advocate Level Donors
Wednesdays at 8pm
MAY 16 - The Origin Story of Mr. Clean
by Resident Playwright Zayd Dohrn
directed by Marya Mazor
Our Resident Playwright for 2012, Zayd Dohrn, brings us
a glimpse of the struggle between addictive escape and honest survival. When
Kris gets pregnant, she and her junkie friends Sal and Mikey decide to kick the
habit. But with no jobs, no prospects, and a duffel bag full of heroin under
the bed, they'll need more than Mister Clean to the rescue.
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CREW
Playwright: Zayd Dohrn
Director: Marya Mazor
CREW
Sal: Jackson Tobiska
Mikey: Adam Silver
Kris: Liz Holt
Roy: Michael Manuel
2012 SCHEDULE
JULY 25 - Magic Forest Farm
by Resident Playwright Zayd Dohrn
Directed by Associate Artistic Director Jocelyn A. Brown
Zayd Dohrn, the Chance Theater’s Resident Playwright for 2012, explores
how revolutions against convention and youthful passions can sometimes come full
circle. Seventeen-year-old Allegra hasn’t felt at home since her family
left the commune where she grew up. When a party unearths long-forgotten memories,
she heads back to Magic Forest Farm to explore where she came from and who she
really is.
[ Tickets go on sale Monday, July 16 ]
OCTOBER 10 - The Rise and Fall of "Tropic
Ana"
by Diana Montané
Directed by Chris Shelton
The life, work, and mysterious death from a fall from a 36th story window of
tempestuous Cuban sculptor Ana Mendieta. Was it suicide, a final performance
piece, or murder at the hands of her sculptor husband?
[ Tickets go on sale Monday, October 1 ]
MEET OUR 2012 RESIDENT PLAYWRIGHT
ZAYD DOHRN
A fresh, dynamic voice joins us in 2012 as the Chance’s Resident Playwright:
Zayd Dohrn. Zayd earned his MFA from NYU and was a two-year Lila Acheson Wallace
Fellow at Juilliard. He twice received the Lincoln Center’s Lecomte du
Nouy Prize, the Theatre Masters Visionary Playwrights Award, the Sky Cooper Prize,
and the Jean Kennedy Smith Award, as well as residencies and commissions from
theaters such as Dallas Theatre Center and the Royal Court Theatre of London.
Currently, Zayd is developing screenplays for Vox3 Films and American Film Company
while teaching playwrighting and screenwriting at Northwestern University.
Chance Theater is
enthusiastic to produce the unsettling dark comedy REBORNING on our Mainstage
and readings of two new plays of Zayd’s as a part of the
Chance’s On the Radar Series: THE ORIGIN STORY OF MISTER CLEAN and MAGIC
FOREST FARM. Jocelyn A. Brown, Associate Artistic Director and producer of On
the Radar, states, "We're very eager for this collaboration with Zayd Dohrn.
Independent from his notable parents, Bernardine Dohrn and William Ayers who
are former Weather Underground leaders, Zayd is making a significant impact in
the theatrical world with a voice that is as disconcerting as it is empathetic.
Zayd's plays have been described as riveting, fearless, and poignant, with themes
that you often find yourself chewing upon days later. With much anticipation
and pleasure, the Chance is looking forward to joining forces with Zayd Dohrn
as our Resident Playwright this year."
ABOUT "ON THE RADAR" READING SERIES:
“On The Radar” Reading Series at the Chance is a collection of new
works and works that are new to the Chance that are being considered for our
Mainstage season. Each season, OTR provides two readings of new plays from our
Resident Playwright. This series offers our audiences the opportunity to see
works in progress of contemporary and inventive theatrical experiences and provides
exploration for further production development. These productions have very short
rehearsal periods, between 3-5 days, and the artists all generously volunteer
their time. Running alongside the Mainstage season, performances are on Wednesday
evenings and are usually one-night-only events. Tickets are complimentary for
Sustaining Members as part of their benefits package.