Come check out this collection of wildly imaginative plays about the future!
Excited to see my short live radio play Down by the Lake in this futuristic pop-up play festival.
Hopscotch Pop-Up Plays
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Belonging Short Play Series
So excited for this show! It’s a virtual adaptation of my 10-minute play All of the Everything.
Twin Cities Horror Festival
Although we can’t gather together in fear at the theater, Twin Cities Horrorfest can still thrill and give you chills from your home.
My newest play THE RETELLING will be featured at Twin Cities Horrorfest.
Friday, 10/30 – 6:00PM
Saturday, 10/31 – 6:00PM
For more info about the show at http://www.tchorrorfestival.com/the-retelling.html
The Intersection of Art and Community
Had a great conversation with Vince Ford about how art—specifically theatre—can be used to teach, heal, strengthen, and create empathy within our community.
Check out my Community Conversation along with many other interviews with Vince on his website, www.vincefordtoo.com, or follow Community Conversations on Facebook.
RE: Plays
So excited to be working with kickass playwright Katie Ka Vang on a short play for Theater Mu’s Mu-tini hour!
Our play will be directed by the amazing H. Adam Harris!
Come see our play Breathe. Live. Move. on Friday, July 17, 2020 at 7:00pm CDT through Facebook Live.
New Leaf Reflection
So thankful for the New Leaf opportunity. I was able to produce three full drafts of Drapetomania, a play I’ve been shelving for a couple of years. During the process, we had in-depth discussions about privilege in America, who receives it, who’s punished, and how we fight for it. It was amazing to sit around a table—virtually since I was in Kansas—with a predominately black, female cast and director.
Middle Photo: Erin Farste, Dana Lee Thompson, and Vinecia Coleman
Right Photo: Mike Swan, Erin Farste, Dana Lee Thompson, Vinecia Coleman, and Morgan Holmes (Director)
We had further discussions about what it is to navigate in the world as a black woman and issues around colorism, stereotypes, and racial fetishism. I also had the amazing opportunity to work with an African drummer to help find the voice of the ancestor chorus through the play. Even in a reading, music and movement is vital to the storytelling of this play.
Photo: William TruthMaze Harris (Drummer) 
Photo: Erin Farste, Dana Lee Thompson, and Vinecia Coleman
I walked away from this workshop process feeling great about the director I’m going with this play and now feel more confident to continue developing it for future opportunities.
OOB: Top 12
I could not have asked for a better group of people. We made it to the top 12, and I’ve never been so proud. The emotional weight of All of the Everything resonated throughout the room. These phenomenally talented theatre artists worked so hard to make my words come to life, and there are not enough words to express my gratitude towards them. They believed in a play that I’ve been told is not possible or could not work on stage, and made it come to life.
Taking a new play out the drawer
So excited to be working on a play that I’ve finished, but never heard aloud before. It’s a play that’s gotten me some personalized rejection letters, but I’m so glad to take some time to deepen my exploration of the post-apocalyptic world in my play Drapetomania.
What is New Leaf?
New Leaf is a local new play development program that focuses on uplifting the work of Minnesota-based emerging playwrights. This Fall, New Leaf will launch in collaboration with the Playwright Cabal and Arts Nest to present staged readings of five new plays between September and December 2019. Each event concludes with a facilitated feedback session between the audience and artistic team. By the end of the collaboration with us, we aim to elevate the playwright to the next level of their development process. All events are free and open to the public.
Here’s what MN Playlist has to say about it!
GEMMA IRISH (September 10th) “The Co-op Wars”
HEATHER MEYER (October 8th) “Eat, Slay, Leave”
RACHEL TEAGLE (October 22nd) “Under”
ALAYNA JACQUELINE (November 19th) “Drapetomania”
KATHERINE GLOVER (December 10th)
Artistic Producer: Sophie Peyton
Eventually, Epiphany
Super excited to be teaming up again with Lucas Skjaret, Artist Director of Market Garden Theatre.
Performance Dates: 9/15, 9/20, 9/22
When: All @ 7:30 p.m
Where: The Crane Studio, 2303 Kennedy St NE #120, Minneapolis, MN 55413
OOB Samuel French Dates
So excited to have the most amazing production team a playwright could ask for… Renaissance Theatreworks will be producing my play All of the Everything for the Samuel French Short Play Festival.
When: 7:00 p.m
Where: Vineyard’s Dimson 15th Street Theater, 108 E 15th St, New York, NY
*Schedule and tickets here: https://oobfestival.com/schedule/
Finals??? Maybe??
If we make it to the finals, we will perform Saturday, August 24th at either 2:00PM or 4:30PM
Alayna Jacqueline 