I will be appearing in a new (very) short play, Modern Leper by Lucy Thurber on 10/21, 10/24 and 10/25 as part of EST/Youngblood’s fifteenth anniversary version of the Still Asking For Trouble festival of shorts. Details follow (I’m in SERIES B):

For fifteen years Youngblood has been an artistic home for the best and the brightest of New York's up and coming young playwrights.  To celebrate our fifteenth season, we've invited them all back for our biggest ever ASKING FOR TROUBLE.

Last Wednesday, the writers - current members and alumni - drew the names of a director and cast from a hat, along with a song to inspire them.  Thus artistically challenged, they wrote a short play in under a week.  And after just five days of breakneck rehearsal, next week you can come see them all in the biggest new play festival in Youngblood's history. 

FORTY-ONE brand new plays.  THIRTY-FIVE directors.  ONE HUNDRED TWENTY actors.

FIVE NIGHTS ONLY.

Tuesday, October 21 - Series A 7pm, Series B 9pm

Wednesday, October 22 - Series C 7pm, Series D 9pm

Thursday, October 23 - Series D 7pm, Series C 9pm

Friday, October 24 - Series B 7pm, Series A 9pm

Saturday, October 25 - Series A 2pm, Series B 4pm, Series C 7pm, Series D 9pm

Reservations are ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL!

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To see a breakdown of each series by play, director and cast, check back here - full schedule coming soon!

Writers: Zakiyyah Alexander, Lucy Alibar, Jesse Cameron Alick, Robert Askins, Nikole Beckwith, Delaney Britt Brewer, Eliza Clark, Emily Conbere, Joshua Conkel, Jihan Crowther, Sharon Eberhardt, Sam Forman, Amy Fox, Edith Freni, Mira Gibson, Graeme Gillis, Ann Marie Healy, Amy Herzog, Mrinalini Kamath, Jon Kern, Courtney Lauria, Michael Lew, Patrick Link, Ross Maxwell, Anna Ouyang Moench, Erin Murtaugh, Qui Nguyen, Daria Polatin, Sharyn Rothstein, Erica Saleh, Matt Schatz, Phil Schmeidl, Michael Sendrow, Crystal Skillman, Maggie Smith, Jeremy Soule, Lloyd Suh, Daniel Talbott, Lucy Thurber, Emily Chadick Weiss and Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder

Directors: Sherri Eden Barber, Abigail Zealey Bess, Michole Biancosino, Isaac Butler, Evan Cabnet, Amanda Charlot, Michelle Crouse, Shoshana Currier, Tamara Fisch, Adam Fitzgerald, Steve Fried, Barrie Gelles, John Giampetro, Graeme Gillis, Michael Goldfried, Andrew Grosso, Kel Haney, Melissa Kievman, Laura Konsin, Kitt LaVoie, Jeff Lewonczyk, Larissa Lury, Sarah Malkin, JV Mercanti, Alexa Polmer, Jamie Richards, Colette Robert, Debbie Saivetz, Erica Saleh, Marc Santa Maria, Giovanna Sardelli, R.J. Tolan, Birgitta Victorson, Kim Weild, Tom Wojtunik and Jordan Young

Featuring: Polly Adams, Ali Ahn, Jessica Andres, Jake Aron, Anna Aronson, Rob Askins, Alana Barrett, Katie Barrett, Emily Bennett, Kate Benson, Kit Bihun, Pepper Binkley, Steve Boyer, Havilah Brewster, Lucia Brizzi, Stefanie Bubnis, Kelly Anne Burns, Raul Castillo, Chris Ceraso, Jackie Chung, Matt Conlon, Paul Coffey, Curran Connor, Helen Coxe, Kibibi Dillon, Chelsey Donn, Sarah Hayes Donnell, Bjorn DuPaty, Stephen Ellis, Dana Eskelson, Helen Farmer, Christine Farrell, Eric Feldman, Nancy Franklin, Sharon Freedman, Abigail Gampel, Enzo Gentile, Graeme Gillis, Jenny Gomez, Kristen Hansen, Kristen Harlow, Delphi Harrington, Kelli Lynn Harrison, Sarah Nina Hayon, Mattie Hawkinson, Helen Highfield, Birgit Huppuch, Dave Hurwitz, Debbie Lee Jones, Mary Joy, Simon Kendall, Jenny Kirlin, Julie Kline, Natalie Knepp, Courtney Brooke Lauria, Matt Lauria, Diana LaMar, Mordecai Lawner, Fay Ann Lee, Polly Lee, Julie Leedes, Josh Lefkowitz, Nancy Lemenager, Jay Liebman, Jodi Lin, Tom Lyons, Maya MacDonald, Tara MacMullen, Jared McGuire, Lori McNally, Erin Mallon, Ellen Marenek, Sarah Matthews, Erin McMonagle, Bobby Moreno, Melanie Nicholls-King, Annie O'Sullivan, Noelle Parker, William Peden, Jane Pfitsch, Johnny Pruitt, Mary Quick, Shawn Randall, Patricia Randell, Nathan Robinson, Justin Reinsilber, David Rispoli, Delilah Rivera, Thom Rivera, Jamie Rose, Lance Rubin, Michael Rudko, Diana Ruppe, Marc Santa Maria, Ted Schneider, Katie Schorr, Tommy Schrider, Claire Siebers, Michael Smith-Rivera, Scott Sowers, Amy Staats, Teresa Stephenson, Marguerite Stimpson, Caroline Strong, Ann Talman, Caroline Tamas, Gordon Tshjian, Cori Thomas, Candace Thompson, Jacquelyn Todie, Max Van Bel, Naomi Warner, Joanna Weller-Fahy, Chris Wight, Susan Willerman, Janet Zarish and Dan Ziskie!

Stage Managers: Eliza Jane Bowman and Michal Mendelson

EST OctoberFest Producer: Annie Trizna

ASKING FOR TROUBLE is the kickoff event of ESTs OCTOBERFEST - 60 new plays and projects from our 500-person artistic ensemble!  SO BIG OCTOBER COULDN'T HOLD IT! (through November 22).  More info here.

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image: Nikole Beckwith