





Staged-Reading of "MASC." by Ang(ela) Bey Directed by Reva Stover Azuka Theatre Rising Writers.

Photography by Karen Smith

Taylor J. Mitchell as "Deborah" in "Finding Freedom"

Photography by Karen Smith

"Everywhere" by Ang(ela) Bey Directed by Brenna Geffers 24 Hour Plays: Philadelphia

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UPCOMING
Full-Length
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Ever - a play with music, commissioned by Azuka Theatre & Shakespeare in Clark Park
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Collaborators: Zachariah Julian (music & lyrics) & Pax Ressler (arrangements)
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new heaven new earth, commissioned by Shakespeare in Clark Park
Development
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(Title TBD), commissioned by Temple University Institute on Disabilities
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Collaborators: Tyler Rocio Ecoña (Dramaturg)
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Research & Development Partners: Kimmika Williams Witherspoon, PhD (Senior Associate Dean and Professor at Temple University’s School of Theater, Film and Media Arts), Marcie Bramucci (Executive Artistic Director at Hedgerow Theatre Company), and Nicki Pombier (Oral Historian)
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Non-Traditional
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Good One! - an immersive performance and exhibition, commissioned by the Ministry of Awe
IN-DEVELOPMENT
Full-Length
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IFYOULIKEITILOVEIT!
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Readings: AzukaFest (dir. Ryan Rebel)
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MASC., formerly Twenty-Six
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Readings: Jouska PlayWorks (dir. Katrina Shobe), Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival (dir. Reva Stover), & Theatre Exile (dir. Reva Stover)
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Recognition: Semifinalist for Shattered Globe's Global Playwright Series, Normal Ave.'s NAPSeries, Live & in Color's June Bingham New Playwright Commission, & featured on Token Theatre Friends
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Short
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The Venus Problem
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Readings: New Manifest Theatre (dir. Indiia Wilmott), Primary Stages (dir. Kate Moore Heaney), Philadelphia Artists Collective (dir. Vanessa Ogbuehi), and Upstream Performance Collaborative (dir. Ryan Rebel)
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Recognition: Finalist for Christ Church Neighborhood House Play Festival
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Non-Traditional
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Rice & Em Fight a Lion - On-going, world-building exercise exploring the intersections of gender and race in the digital age.
COMPLETED
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On Buried Ground, produced by Christ Church Preservation Trust, funded by the Pew Center for the Arts and Heritage & The National Endowment for the Arts
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Collaborators: Shalya Vie-Jenkins (Co-Lead Artist & Choreographer) and Nia Samara Benjamin (Director)
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Finding Freedom: Deborah's Choice, produced by The Museum of the American Revolution
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Collaborators: Seth Reichgott (Director)
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COMET, produced by Upstream Performance Collaborative and the Painted Bride Art Center, funded by the Black Theatre Alliance of Philadelphia, the Painted Bride Art Center, and individual donors
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Collaborators: Ryan Rebel (Director & Story Development)
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Recognition: Winner of "Outstanding Original Performance" and Nominated for "Outstanding Leading Performance in a Play" at Theatre Philadelphia's Barrymore Awards
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Staying Power, produced by Theatre in X & Monument Lab
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WHISPER, produced by Upstream Performance Collaborative and Directors Gathering DG Jam
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Everywhere, produced by The 24 Hour Plays: Philadelphia
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Collaborators: Brenna Geffers (Director)
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A Soft Landing, produced by Elevate Theatre Company
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Collaborators: Marisol Rosa-Shapiro (Director)
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Germantown Plays Pericles, produced by Shakespeare in Clark Park
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Collaborators: Seema Sueko (Director)
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Every Everyman, produced by Shakespeare in Clark Park
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Collaborators: Kittson O'Neil (Co-Director)
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Walk the Line, produced by Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival
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Collaborators: Nicole Miller-Marks (Director)
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Dandelion, produced by Revolution Shakespeare
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Collaborators: Tai Verely (Director)
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The Medusa Play, produced by Shoe Box Theatre Collective
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Collaborators: Ryan Rebel (Co-Director)
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Barrymore-Recommended
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The White Feather Project, produced by Upstream Performance Collaborative
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Collaborators: Rachel Ceciro (Dramaturg)
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Little Dancer, produced by Ursinus College Ricochet
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Collaborators: Rayne (Director)
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Com[promising] Freedom, produced by The National Constitution Center
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Collaborators: David O'Connor (Director)
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Pedestals, produced by Philadelphia Young Playwrights
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Collaborators: Malika Oyetimein (Director)
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Sonnet 43 by Ryan Rebel

Photography by Tayarisha Poe

Photography by Karen Smith

Accompanying exhibition for "COMET" at the Painted Bride

Judy's Life's Work
Water by the Spoonful
The Bullet in the Brain
On Buried Ground


DIRECTING
Professional
Judy's Life's Work by Loy A. Webb at the Naptown African American Theatre Collective
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Cast: Xavier Jones, Cara Wilson, and Selena Jackson King. Understudies: Jada Radford and Jamillah Gonzalez
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Crew: Irorobeje Crystal Owhoso-Maddox, Emily Dougherty, Ava Kalscheur, Dawanna Taylor, Myles Strong, David Orr, Tim Dick, Laura (Laurie) Silverman, Asanta Foster, Tahj Bundy, Max Keyes, Celeste Williams, Cassie Mitchell, and Danielle Trail
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Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegría Hudes at the Eagle Theatre - Nominations for "Outstanding Ensemble in a Play" and "Outstanding Supporting Performance in a Play" at the Theatre Philadelphia Barrymore Awards 2023
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Cast: Rachel O'Hanlon Rodriguez, Robert Asencio, Janeena Piñero, Amy Boehly, Michael W. Gaines, Jed Krivisky, and Jerrod Ganesh
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Crew: Angela Longo, Mia Fabi, Jordan Chester, Autumn Blalock, Andrew Robinson, Bless Rudisill, Michael Long, Dash Williams, Anna Sorrentino, Jade Chandler, and Sophie Smyczek
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The Taming!: The Tamer, Tamed at Shakespeare in Clark Park - Nomination for "Outstanding Outdoor Production" at the Theatre Philadelphia Barrymore Awards 2023
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Cast: Kira Player, Jo Vito Ramírez, Donovan Lockett, J. Hernandez, Minou Pourshariati, Joshua Browns, Brian Anthony Wilson, Morgan Charéce Hall, Frank Jimenez, David Pica, Adam Howard, Ben Bass, Ganiah Bracy, Patrick Webb-Suksamran, Brittany Onukwugha, Shamar King, and Allysia Chaiditya
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Community Chorus: Karen Smith, Andrew Davis, Miciah Foster, E. Shelli Thomas, Robinette Jones, and Christina Grayson
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Crew: Cara Lisa Franz, Lauren Tracy, Dirk Durossette, Asaki Kuruma, Robert Kaplowitz, DeAnna Howard, Pax Ressler, Steve Wei, J. Bean Schwab, Kittson O’Neill, Celia Hutton Johns, Leah Brockman, Victoria Gill, Ilyana HuiYa, Lauren Lopez, and Allysia Chaiditya
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The White Feather Project at Upstream Performance Collaborative
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Cast: Quinton J. Alexander and Bruce Baldini
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Crew/Production Design: Rachel Cicero, Rayne, Logan Schulman, and Sophie Gioffre
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WHISPER at Upstream Performance Collaborative & DG Jam 2021
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Cast: Taylor Cawley and Ryan Rebel
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Production Design, Video Editing, and “Stage” Management: Rayne
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Every Everyman at Shakespeare in Clark Park
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Cast: Cameron DelGrosso, Ezra Ali-Dow, Marisol Rosa-Shapiro, Katrina Hall, Kaitlin Chin, Ebony Pullom, and James Whitfield
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Additional Collaborators: Eli Lynn and Jessica Money
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Crew: Kittson O'Neill, Robert Kaplowitz, Scott McMaster, Aetna Gallagher, and Jo Vito Ramirez
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Educational
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T by M. Rayne Smith at University of the Arts he Bullet in the Brain
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Cast: Fern Morehouse, Selena Luca, Rain Macedonia, Alexa Kent, Caitlin Wisneskie, and Daniel Burgess
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Crew: Julia Hancock, Erin Donovan, Lindsey Silver, Pamela White, Nora Gair, Teayra Bowden, Jaden Alvaro Gines, Savannah Reich, Marie Laster, Miles Ellis Novotny, DeAnna Howard, Ethan Paone, Becky Wetzel, Taylor Jedlinski, Troy Martin-O'Shia, Joe Fasciano, and Anna Sorrentino
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Coruscatum at Friends Select Upper School
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Cast & Crew: Friends Select Upper School Students and Staff
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Project Website
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Twelfth Night at Friends Select School
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Producer(s): Friends Select Upper School
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Cast & Crew: Friends Select Upper School Students and Staff
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Little Dancer at Ricochet at Ursinus College
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Cast: Rayne
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Production Design: Rayne
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Assistant/Associate
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The Ever Present by R. Eric Thomas at Theatre Exile
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Director: Brett Ashley Robinson
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Cast: Kimie Muroya, Nathan Alford-Tate, Pax Ressler, Eleni Delopoulos, and Cathy Simpson
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Understudy: Cynda Purnell
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Crew: Brett Ashley Robinson, Avista Custom Theatrical Services, Nat Merrill, Mary R. Williams, Lian Brody, Elizabeth Atkinson, Mark Valenzuela, Rafi Levavy, Keyonna Butler, and J. Bean Schwab
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Wolf Play by Hansol Jung at Theatre Exile
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Director: Deborah Block
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Cast: Bruce Baldini, Keith Conallen, Makoto Hirano, Kira Player, and Matteo Scammell
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Crew: Ariel Wang, Avista Custom Theatricals, Dani Cormier, Melody Wong, Sophie Smyczek, Alyssandra Docherty, DeAnna Howard, Sebastienne Mundheim, Claire Leightner, Lian Brody, Nat Merrill, Casie Weaver, Colin McIlvaine, Christopher Colucci, Ren Williams, Janet Embree, Jay Wojnorowski, Brian McCann
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PRODUCTION
Upstream Performance Collaborative
COSTUME DESIGN
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COMET at Upstream Performance Collaborative
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a hit dog will holler. by Inda Craig-Galván at Azuka Theatre
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The White Feather Project at Upstream Performance Collaborative
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The Medusa Play by Ang Bey at Shoe Box Theatre Collective

The Tamer, Tamed






The Medusa Play









The White Feather Project






Walk the Line
A Soft Landing
Finding Freedom
Dandelion


Medusa as Self
Medium(s): free-handed oil pastel.

Stuff of Stars
Commissioned by Genderfunk Philly
Medium(s): water-color paint, acrylic paint, marker, yarn, collaged-paper, glue.

Little Dancer
Medium(s): free-handed marker.

Self-Portrait
Medium(s): marker, color & graphite pencils.
Every Everyman
WHISPER
Staying Power

"Waterfalls" by TLC
"Sugar, This is Gospel: A Mashup" by Fall Out Boy & Panic! At the Disco
"Redbone" by Childish Gambino
