HUTCH
by Charles White
CHARLES WHITE (Playwright) is a founding member of Harlem Playwrights 21, a not-for-profit playwriting workshop which has been operating since 2011. Charles has developed his work in New Federal Theatre’s Playwriting Workshop under the tutelage of playwrights Michael D. Dinwiddie, Kermit Frazier, the late P.J. Gibson, Laurence Holder, Cassandra Medley and Richard Wesley.
COUNT STOVALL (Director) is a recipient of 3 AUDELCO Recognition Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award in Black Theater and the 2024 Living Legends Award from the International Black Theater Festival. countstovall.com
SEAN PHILLIPS (Paul) Theatre: Network (FST), Mother Courage with Meryl Streep, Knock Me A Kiss (New Federal Theatre). TV: FBI, Evil, Prodigal Son, Madam Secretary, The Good Wife.
AARON WATKINS (Coop) is an AUDELCO winning, two-time NY Emmy nominated television personality and actor. Follow his journey @apwatkins.
JASON NADAL (Hutch) Former US Army Paratrooper who fought in the 20 year war. He left the Army to become an actor. Follow him @jasonnadal80 on Instagram.
CYNTHIA KITT (Production Coordinator) Lover of all things theatre! Currently the Operations Manager of Woodie King, Jr.’s New Federal Theatre. Follow her @cynthia_kitt on Instagram.
MICHELE BALDWIN (Technical Director) Masterful Interdisciplinary Creative Artist. Actor; Theater and Film; Producer, Writer and Director, Projection Designer, along with learning many other skill sets. flowcode.com/page/michelebaldwin
TOURIST TRAP
by Elijah Guo
ELIJAH GUO (Playwright) is a writer/actor/musician whose playwriting credits include Button Lake Band Camp (Clubbed Thumb Winterworks), Birdigo (?!: New Works at The Brick), The Class (showcase for the Tony-winning Broadway For All) and Time and Materials (collaboration with Poet Laureate Robert Hass at UC Berkeley). IG @elijahguo | Website: elijahguo.com
DYLIN TAYLOR (Director) (she/her) is a director and multidisciplinary artist interested in creating artistic work that deconstructs identity politics.
AMY PAN (Grace) graduated from the University of Kentucky and trained at LAMDA. You can also see her at The Little Shakespeare Festival as Phebe, or amypan.net.
MISAKO YAMAGISHI (Shu-Ling) is a NYC based actor/singer, and thrilled to play the role of Shu-Ling in Tourist Trap.
KATIE MAY PORTER (Deborah) is a native New Yorker. Recent performances: AAIFF Screenplay Competition, Ma-Yi/2G, Eight Corners Publishing, National Arts Club, Cellunova Staged Reading Festival.
BRAVE PEOPLE
by Allan Staples
ALLAN STAPLES (Playwright), playwright and screenwriter, has an MFA from the New School for Drama. He’s a two-time O’Neill semifinalist and a two-time Austin Film Festival semifinalist. allanstaples.com
LORI KEE (Director) has originated new work with numerous collaborators including Lyle Kessler, Arlene Hutton, Don Nigro and John Patrick Shanley. lorikee.com
LAURA NIEVES (Andy) is an award-winning NYC-based actor and singer-songwriter known for her solo show You Hold a Pole Everyday. Emerson College, BFA. @lalauranieves / lalauranieves.com
GREG CARERE (Ben) is a Brooklyn-based actor and writer, originally from Toronto. He holds an MFA from the New School for Drama.
FIGMENT OF MANIFESTATION
by Christine Hoang
CHRISTINE HOANG (Playwright/Artistic Producer/Krystal) is a Vietnamese American playwright, screenwriter, actor and recovering lawyer based in Austin, Texas. She’s thrilled to participate in her first OOB Festival. @1christinehoang
RODRIGO ERNESTO BOLAÑOS (Director) Originally from El Salvador via California, Rodrigo directs, creates and sings in a choir. Recently directed the award-winning Eight Tales of Pedro at Queens Theatre.
ALLEN PORTERIE (Andy) (he/they) is an actor, singer, writer and scholar committed to holding safe spaces of vulnerability for Black men. @artsy.allen
JOEY RODRIGUEZ (Clark) received his Vocal Performance degree at Texas Tech University. His recent credits include Pirates of Penzance (Pirate King); Curse of the Zombie Prom.
JAMES HUGHES (Stage Directions) is a reader of bedtime stories and stage directions. He is married to playwright Christine Hoang. He’s also Vanessa’s dad.
AMMON TAYLOR (Artistic Producer) is an award-winning pianist, composer and music director. He works in scripted and improvised theatre, arts education, comedy and musical theatre. @ammontaylor
2024 OOB Festival Credits
Festival Sponsor
Concord Theatricals
2024 Festival Judges
Nan Barnett
Liza Birkenmeier
Nathan Alan Davis
Julia Izumi
Margaret Ledford
Jiehae Park
Theresa Rebeck
Madhuri Shekar
Michael Walkup
Alexis Williams
Cezar Williams
Emmanuel Wilson
Honorary Playwright
Jen Silverman
Festival Co-Artistic Directors
Garrett Anderson
Casey McLain
Client Manager
Abbie Van Nostrand
House Manager
Tyler Mullen
Box Office Manager
Rosemary Bucher
Marketing Team
Meredith Foster
Jeremiah Hernandez
Courtney Kochuba
Imogen Lloyd Webber
Katie Priscott
Festival Production Coordinator
Katie Priscott
Festival Support Staff
Ella Andrew, Max Bahneman, Victoria Bond, Ranana Chernin, Meredith Foster, Shaina Gilks, Jeremiah Hernandez, Natty Koper, Rachel Levens, Gabriela Morales, Nate Netzley, Kristen Rea, Rachel Smith
2024 Submissions Readers
Caroline Barnard, Stephanie Jane Cerino, Jim Colleran, Meredith Foster, Shaina Gilks, Ben Keiper, Rachel Levens, Amy Rose Marsh, Debbie McLean, Elizabeth Minski, Gabriela Morales, Alexander Perez, Kristen Rea, Rachel Smith, Jackson Used, Abbie Van Nostrand, Faith Williams
Special Thanks
Sean Flahaven, Bill Gaden, Concord, City Theatre Miami, Dramatists Guild of America, National New Play Network
About Concord Theatricals
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