The return of Youngblood’s signature collection of new works, THICKER THAN WATER 2007. This year’s THICKER is our biggest and best ever – featuring one-acts, shorts, and an original song cycle.
THE ROOSEVELT COUSINS, THOROUGHLY SAUCED
by Michael Lew
A historical short about a young FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt at a polio clinic in Georgia. Drunk.
Directed by Moritz von Stuelpnagel
GROUP
by Annie Baker
An aspiring writer tries to quit her writers’ group. Neurosis ensues.
Directed by Alex Timbers
TRIAGE
by Sharyn Rothstein
A man watches his wife choke to death in a hospital lobby while the American medical system points and laughs. A comedy!
Directed by R.J. Tolan
ROB
by Sam Forman
Dumped for an obnoxiously attractive, compulsively masturbating actor, a young singer-songwriter desperately tries (and fails) to restart his life.
Directed by Marlo Hunter
AND THE BABY MAKES THREE
by Courtney Brooke Lauria
A young wife, traumatized by miscarriage, gets advice on how to cope – from her home appliances.
Directed by Melissa Kievman
BIKE WRECK
by Qui Nguyen
A rookie to the world of Chinese food delivery gets schooled on the rules of the game.
Directed by John Gould Rubin
THE JAMAL LULLABIES – A SONG CYCLE
by Emily Conbere
A crew of high school girls eulogize the no-account drug dealer they loved, in song.
Directed by R.J. Tolan
*Denotes a member of EST
Cast & Creative
Featuring Arthur Acuna, Pepper Binkley, Cathy Curtin*, William Jackson Harper*, Julie Leedes*, Gregg Mozgala, Jeffrey Nauman, Justin Reinsilber, Ted Schneider, Lance Rubin* and Paco Tolson*
Set Design: Maruti Evans
Lighting Design: Evan Purcell
Costume Design: Lisa Renee Jordan
Sound Design: John D. Ivy and Graham Johnson
Production Stage Managers: Mary Kathryn Blazek and Dassance Resler
Stage Manager: Laurel Stinson
Youngblood Artistic Directors: Graeme Gillis* and R.J. Tolan*
*Denotes a member of EST
Reviews
“Ambitious… Intriguing… a refreshing dip into the pool of emerging NYC writers!” - Backstage