Sam Chanse
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Sam Chanse’s plays include "Trigger," "The Opportunities of Extinction," "Monument, or Four Sisters (A Sloth Play)," "Fruiting Bodies," and "What You Are Now." A Lark Venturous Fellow and resident playwright at New Dramatists, her work has recently been developed with the Lark, Ma-Yi Theater, Ojai Playwrights Conference, Cherry Lane, EST/Sloan Project, and The Civilians, and is published by Kaya Press (Lydia’s Funeral Video) and TCG (The Kilroys List). She is a former fellow at MacDowell, Sundance Theatre Institute, and Playwrights’ Realm, and is an alum of Ars Nova’s Play Group and The Civilians R&D Group. http://www.samchanse.com/

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Sam Chanse on the Science of Trauma in “What You Are Now”

by Susan Yassky , Sam ChanseApril 9, 2020

In this interview, playwright Sam Chanse discusses the workshop process for her new play "What You Are Now," and shares some of the things she read, watched, and listened to while she was writing it.

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Two-Part Names & Other Joys: An Interview with Faith Zamblé

by The Civilians , Faith Zamblé , Phoebe CordeApril 16, 2024

The Civilians' Resident Dramaturg Phoebe Corde sits down (virtually) with Extended Play editor Faith Zamblé to talk dramaturgy, research, and more.

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R&D In-Process: A Totally Accurate and Very Formally Annotated Timeline of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871

by Julia Izumi June 14, 2023

R&D Group member Julia Izumi outlines the timeline of the Great Chicago Fire ahead of her new play, A RE-ENACTMENT OF THE IMAGINED TRIAL OF DAISY THE COW 🐄, WHO ALLEGEDLY CAUSED THE GREAT CHICAGO FIRE, presented in the Findings Series on June 14th.

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R&D In-Process: Andrew Saito on the Creation of BLACKANESE

by Andrew Saito June 7, 2023

R&D Group member Andrew Saito discusses the inspiration for BLACKANESE, presented in the FINDINGS Series on June 8th.

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Civilians’ R&D In Process: Chance/Chaos Encounters That Led To The Creation of “INSHALLAH”

by Divya Mangwani May 1, 2023

R&D Group member Divya Mangwani invites you into the creative process behind her project through a game of Pachisi.

Rebecca Hart Livestream Concert at 4pm EST Today

by Daniel Krane March 22, 2020

Civilians' Associate Artist Rebecca Hart will perform a livestreamed concert at 4pm EST today.