Get to know me! Read this editorial for Grid Magazine about my experience as a young, Black playwright.
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UPCOMING COMMISSIONS & PROJECTS
​Full-Length
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Ever, a play with music
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Commissioned by: Azuka Theatre & Shakespeare in Clark Park with We are the Seeds
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​Collaborators: Zachariah Julian (music & lyrics) & Pax Ressler (arrangements)
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new heaven new earth
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​Commissioned by: Shakespeare in Clark Park
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Development
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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
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Commissioned by: Ministry of Awe​
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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.
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COMPLETED​
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On Buried Ground
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Producer(s): Pew Center for the Arts and Heritage & Christ Church Preservation Trust​
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Collaborators: Shalya Vie-Jenkins (Co-Lead Artist & Choreographer) & Nia Samara Benjamin (Director)
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Recognition: Philadelphia Fringies Honorable Mention
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Finding Freedom: Deborah's Choice
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Producer(s): The Museum of the American Revolution
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Collaborators: Seth Reichgott (Director)
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Producer(s): Upstream Performance Collaborative, Painted Bride Art Center, and Black Theatre Alliance of Philadelphia ​
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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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Producer(s): Theatre in X & Monument Lab
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Producer(s): Upstream Performance Collaborative & Directors Gathering DG Jam
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Collaborators: Rayne (Director)
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Everywhere
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Producer(s): The 24 Hour Plays: Philadelphia
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Collaborators: Brenna Geffers (Director)
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Producer(s): Elevate Theatre Company
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Collaborators: Marisol Rosa-Shapiro (Director)
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Germantown Plays Pericles
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​Producer(s): Shakespeare in Clark Park
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Collaborators: Seema Sueko (Director)
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​Producer(s): Shakespeare in Clark Park
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Collaborators: Kittson O'Neil (Co-Director)
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​Producer(s): Philadelphia Women's Theatre Festival
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Collaborators: Nicole Miller-Marks (Director)
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Recognition: Audience Reviews
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​Producer(s): ​Revolution Shakespeare
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Collaborators: Tai Verely (Director)
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The Medusa Play
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​Producer(s): Shoe Box Theatre Collective
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Collaborators: Ryan Rebel (Co-Director) & Rayne (Co-Director)
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Recognition: Barrymore-Recommended
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​Producer(s): Upstream Performance Collaborative
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Collaborators: Rachel Ceciro (Dramaturg)
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Little Dancer
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​Producer(s): Ursinus College Ricochet ​
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Collaborators: Rayne (Director)
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Com[promising] Freedom
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​Producer(s): The National Constitution Center
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Collaborators: David O'Connor (Director)
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Recognition: CBS News
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​Producer(s): Philadelphia Young Playwrights
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Collaborators: Malika Oyetimein (Director)
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Recognition: Featured on Mouthful Podcast
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Staged-Reading of "MASC." by Ang(ela) Bey Directed by Reva Stover Azuka Theatre Rising Writers.
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
Sonnet 43 by Ryan Rebel
The Tamer, Tamed
Written/Adapted by Charlotte Northeast & the West Philadelphia community
Directed by Rayne
The Medusa Play
Written by Rayne
Directed by Ryan Rebel and Rayne
Photography by Karen Smith
Photography by Karen Smith
Photography by Tayarisha Poe
Get to know me! Read my Director's note for The Medusa Play and The Tamer, Tamed
DIRECTING
UPCOMING​​
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Water by the Spoonful by Quiara Alegría Hudes (Eagle Theatre)
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COMPLETED
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​TV Guide: A Play Festival (OMG! Studios)
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Wolf Play by Hansol Jung (assistant-director to artistic-director Deborah Block, Theatre Exile)
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abSolution by Brendan Dahl (reading; Theatre Exile Studio X-hibition Series)​​​
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The Taming!: The Tamer, Tamed (Shakespeare in Clark Park)​
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The White Feather Project (Upstream Performance Collaborative, dramaturged by Raychel Ceciro​)​
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The Prophecy Plays by Crys Clemente (Philadelphia Asian American Performing Artists; staged-reading)​
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The Ever Present by R. Eric Thomas (assistant-director to Brett Ashley Robinson; produced by Theatre Exile)​
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WHISPER! (presented at DG Jam 2021 and produced by Upstream Performance Collaborative)​
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Every Everyman (Shakespeare in Clark Park; co-directed with Kittson O'Neil)​
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The Medusa Play (Shoe Box Theatre Collective; co-directed with Ryan Rebel)​
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Little Dancer (Ricochet at Ursinus College​)​
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The Playground (Upstream Performance Collaborative at Ursinus College; staged-reading)​
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Daffodil by Arthur Robinson (Breakaway Student Productions at Ursinus College)​
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Coruscatum - Imagine a world we may not live to see. This play was devised over six weeks, in an entirely virtual process. Click here to take a look at our archive, including class videos, lesson plans, and deleted scenes. (Friends Select School)​
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Twelfth Night (Friends Select School)
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PRODUCING
I am the founder and artistic director of Upstream Performance Collaborative and co-artistic director of Shoe Box Theatre Collective.
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COMPLETED
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COMET (Upstream Performance Collaborative)
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WHISPER! (Upstream Performance Collaborative)
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The White Feather Project (Upstream Performance Collaborative)
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Paul by Ryan Rebel (Shoe Box Theatre Collective)
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The Medusa Play by Ang Bey (Shoe Box Theatre Collective; Barrymore-Reccomended)
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Shoe Box Short Theatre Festival (Shoe Box Theatre Collective)
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DESIGN
Click here to view my costume-design portfolio.
COMPLETED
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Costumes for COMET (Upstream Performance Collaborative)
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Costumes for a hit dog will holler. by Inda Craig-Galván (Azuka Theatre, Barrymore-recommended)
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Costumes (including hair & makeup) and scenic for First Quarter Moon (Gumbo Lab)
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Costumes & scenic for The White Feather Project (Upstream Performance Collaborative)
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Costumes (individual) & scenic (individual) for Paul by Ryan Rebel (Shoe Box Theatre Collective)
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Costumes for The Medusa Play by Ang Bey (Shoe Box Theatre Collective; Barrymore-recommended)
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
Written by Rayne & Ensemble
Co-Directed by Kittson O' Neil and Rayne
WHISPER
Written & Directed by Rayne
Staying Power
Written & Performed by Rayne
"Waterfalls" by TLC
Arranged by Rayne
"Sugar, This is Gospel: A Mashup" by Fall Out Boy & Panic! At the Disco
Arranged by Rayne
"Redbone" by Childish Gambino
Arranged by Rayne