A Quantum Dream

Her plays include RICH GIRL (Florida Studio Theater, Old Globe, Cleveland Playhouse, George Street Playhouse), THE MEANING OF MAGGIE (Rose Theater), MERCY WATSON TO THE RESCUE (Children’s Theater Company, Marin Theater), LIVE GIRLS (Urban Stages, WHAT, Stage Left, Eternal Spiral Project), HARDBALL (Live Girls! Theater, SPF), NIGHTWATCHES (Overlap Productions), 800 WORDS: THE TRANSMIGRATION OF PHILIP K. DICK, (Caravan Theater, Hourglass Group, Live Girls! Theater, Workhaus Collective), and an adaptation of Henry James’ THE BOSTONIANS. She was one of the collaborators on FISSURES (lost and found) presented at the Humana Festival and a collaborator on CLANDESTINO, a bilingual meditation on Postville, Iowa, one of the largest immigration raids in US history which has been performed at Mixed Blood and the New York Theater Workshop. She has co-translated two Japanese plays, SLOWLY, ROLLING and ONE MAN SHOW and one Russian play THE VORSKI ARE NEAR, BUT NOT ENOUGH and her play PLANET X was performed on the stage of the Moscow Art Theater.  Her newest play DESCENT has been developed at Moving Arts and the Road Theater.

She’s written a screenplay for HBO about the recording industry’s battle with Napster, a bio-pic about Karl Rove and has developed projects at Fox and Youtube Red. Her play HARDBALL has been optioned by Safehouse Pictures. She is working on a game, working from a story by Chris Carter (of The X-Files.) She is a member of the Skylight Theater PlayLab, the Chalk Rep Writers Group, an Affiliated Writer at the Playwrights’ Center and a member of WGA West.

Director’s Note:

While I love the theater, I have experienced few plays that speak to me personally. My love of science fiction (that admittedly borders on religious faith at times) led me on a quest to find a piece that was science fiction but still worked within the confines of the poor-stage. I’ve been a fan of Philip K. Dick for a long time, and I knew his very soft approach to the genre, combined with his many film adaptations, would likely have some pieces of theatre based around it. I was right.

This play is a tragedy at heart. We know PKD isn’t alive, and we can see his obsession with 2-3-74 drive him further away from those he cares about. However, just because it might be a “tragedy” in the classical sense doesn’t mean you’re in for a melodramatic sob-fest. The playwright has taken great care to tell the story of the last years of PKD’s life in his own style. This treatment bathes it in self-aware humor and some existential joy. After all, when you peer into the void, sometimes all you can do is laugh.

This production has been a challenge to work on as an actor. It’s never clear how much Phil is aware of what is going on around him, and my choices here shape the narrative quite a lot. This play has also been a challenge as a director, especially a b/Blind director, as I’m also never quite sure how things might appear to an audience. Unlike PKD, instead of withdrawing and trying to reason my way through it, the collaborative process I’ve been able to engage in has made this production what it is. The actors, designers, and my trusted voice of reason, Charlie Oates, have taken a challenging script and sculpted it into the hilarious, thought-provoking story we are excited to share with you. Thank you so much for being here. It means the world to us.

Thanks to our sponsors:

The Missoula Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind

The Missoula Chapter is the local affiliate of the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind people in the United States.
You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams.

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BASE Missoula and Summit Independent Living Center

BASE Missoula is a community engagement center for people with and without disabilities. A subsidiary of Simmit Independent Living Center, BASE embraces the Independent Living philosophy and strives to help people achieve their goals on their own terms. BASE has a variety of creative offerings, such as a weekly improv workshop, a weekly board and video-game get together, hosted Dungeons and Dragons games, a film-making group, a visual arts group and more!

For more information or to get involved, visit summitilc.org/services/base

MissCast Productions

MissCast Productions  is a theatre and production company dedicated to diversifying the definition of theatre. Find them on Facebook at facebook.com/misscastproductions/ or Instagram at instagram.com/misscastproductions/

Open Call Auditions. ALL POSITIONS PAID

PRODUCTION – Ordinary Days, by Adam Gwon
PERFORMANCE DATES May 3,4,5 and 10,11,12 (matinee on the 11th)
PERFORMANCE LOCATION Westside Theater.

MissCast Productions is excited to announce open call auditions for Ordinary Days, by Adam Gwon. This production will be directed by Jasmine Sherman and music directed by Kristen Guidoni. Set in New York City, the musical follows four characters, Claire, Jason, Warren, and Deb,

Auditions will be held on February 10th from 10am to 4pm at the Westside Theater, with callbacks starting at 1pm or 2pm depending on turnout. We want to be as efficient with everyone’s time as possible, so please email us at misscastproductions@gmail.com to sign up for an audition spot.

ZACC Staff

800 WORDS is produced by special arrangement with THE GERSH AGENCY, 41 Madison Avenue, 29^th Floor, New York, NY 10010.

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