October 16 -
November 13, 2022
Since it began in 1977, EST’s Marathon of One-Act Plays has presented fully produced plays by established and emerging writers alongside each other on our stage. Our 38th Marathon of One-Act Plays will celebrate work from artists who identify as Black, Indigenous & People of Color (BIPOC). Two EST Member Artists, director Colette Robert and playwright Mike Lew, are serving as Co-Artistic Directors, and have curated a lineup of 11 new short plays written by BIPOC playwrights.
Still...
written by Harron Atkins, directed by Cameron Knight
featuring Ethan Joseph, Marcus Naylor, Roudlerson Calvin Pierre, Deandre Sevon, Mark Vaughn, & Eric R. Williams
Noah and Jeremy bonded over music, fell in love over music, then fell apart over music. Can music bring them back together? "Still..." is a play that follows two people over 50 years as they struggle to love two things at once: each other and their dreams.
Intro to
written by Vivian J.O. Barnes, directed by Keenan Tyler Oliphant
featuring Brenda Crawley, Denise Manning, & Cristina Pitter
Three very different women take a writing class.
Prospect Ave Or the Miseducation of Juni Rodriguez
written and directed by Dominic Colón
featuring William Jackson Harper, Ashley Marie Ortiz, Justin Rodriguez, & Ed Ventura
Two young men from the Bronx meet on a downtown number 2 train. This brief encounter sparks a meditation on life, love, and McDonald’s.
Los Complicados
written by Cusi Cram, directed by Rebecca Martinez
featuring José Espinosa, & Daniela Gonzalez y Perez
It is 1984 and 15-year old Manca is having a truly abysmal day. Will her pot-smoking, free spirited god-brother, Pedro be able to lift her up out of the dumps? The jury's out because with these two everything is muy complicado.
Younger Battles the Possible Ghost
written by Shannon Tyo, directed by nicHi douglas
featuring Catalina Chang, & Jo Yang
There is almost certainly a ghost in Younger's bedroom. What to do, what to do...
Co-Artistic Directors: Mike Lew* & Colette Robert* | Production Stage Manager: Ingrid Pierson | Asst. Stage Manager: Brillian Qi-Bell | Scenic Design: Riw Rakkulchon | Lighting Design: Christopher Wong | Costume Design: Isabella Fernandez Rasdal | Props Design: Oscar Escobedo | Sound Design: Caroline Eng
Series A’s Playwrights
Harron Atkins
Harron has been a fellow in the Sesame Workshop Writers’ Room, the WGA Made in New York Writers Room, and he is currently a member of the Obie Award-winning playwrights group, EST/Youngblood. Harron’s TV credits include “Craig of the Creek”, “Sesame Street”, “Mecha Builders”, and “Caillou”, among others. His plays have been produced at Williamstown Theatre Festival, Ensemble Studio Theatre, The Tank, and Dixon Place. Harron is so proud and elated to be a part of EST's first ever BIPOC Marathon! Woop woop!
Vivian J.O. Barnes
Vivian is a playwright from Virginia. Her plays have been produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville's 44th Humana Festival and Steppenwolf Theatre. She has developed plays at Second Stage Theater, Clubbed Thumb, Montana Repertory Theatre, and Ojai Playwrights Conference. She is a Playwrights Center Venturous Fellow and a member of Geffen Playhouse's 21-22 Writers' Room. She lives in Los Angeles.
Dominic Colón
Plays include: PROSPECT AVE OR THE MISEDUCATION OF JUNI RODRIGUEZ (Rattlestick, MTA Radio Plays). WHERE’S OUR ANGELS? (2021 Latinx Playwrights Circle & Pregones/PRTT Greater Good Commission), THE WAR I KNOW, developed by the Latinx Playwrights Circle, LAByrinth Theater Company and The Sol Project. Dominic is the inaugural recipient of the WRITE-IT-OUT Prize, a prize given to an HIV positive playwright, by founder Donja R. Love, The National Queer Theater, GLAAD & Billy Porter.
Cusi Cram
Cusi is a half Bolivian, half Scottish, native New Yorker. She writes and directs plays, screenplays, and animated shows for kids. She is a member of LAByrinth Theater and sits on the boards of the Leah Ryan Prize and Rattlestick Playwrights Theater. She is the Associate Chair of the Dramatic Writing Department at Tisch, where she gets to teach many different kinds of things, which she really enjoys. She lives in Manhattan with her husband, Peter Hirsch, and far too many orange cats.
Shannon Tyo
Shannon Tyo is mostly an actor who also occasionally writes and directs. New York credits include The Chinese Lady at The Public (Lortel and Theater World Awards, Drama Desk nomination) and Kentucky at EST. Select regional: Berkeley Rep, Baltimore Center Stage, Barrington Stage, Geva Theatre, The Old Globe, Pioneer Theatre. SOVAS Award for Audiobook Narration. @shannontyo
*Denotes EST Member Artist